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The Miners’ Lamentations

Description: Illustration is of a cabin inscribed with "Lucky Miners House But No Wife" above the door. To the right of the cabin is a man seeping in a lean-to, and to the left of the cabin is another man doing laundry in a lean-to. Beneath the illustration is text describing the laments of miners who miss their ladies. "Anthony & Baker del. sc. Published by H.R. Stiles, Nevada Book Store."--text, below illustration. "Nevada Democrat - Print."--text, below image. There is handwriting to the right of the illustration. Paper color: gray.
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Date: Undated
Call number: 48052:093a
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The Miners’ Lamentations

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Image of eleven vignettes depicting The Miners' Ten Commandments and an elephant pointing with its trunk to a sign for Ten Commandment [sic] on a cabin. The commandments deal with mining practices, moral issues, and family matters. The vignettes surround the text at the center of the image which describes the commandments. "H. Eastman del."--text, below the first vignette. "Eastman. [Anthony & Baker]."--text, below tenth vignette. "Sun Print, San Francisco. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1853, by James M. Hutchings, in the Clerk's Office of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Orders, pre paid, addressed "[Box H Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal."]."--text, below image. Part of the right side of the image has been torn away on the right side. Paper color: blue.

48052:093

The Miner’s Ten Commandments

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Upper illustration is of an elephant lifting its trunk to point at a paper on a tree that says: "Miners [sic] Ten Commandment [sic]. A miner is also looking at the sign. Baird notes that this illustration is related to the top central vignette of "Hutchings Miners' Ten Commandments." The text printed below the illustration outlines the ten commandments. Baird notes that the text is also related to "Hutchings Miners' Ten Commandments," but Commandment VI is abbreviated and Commandment X is rephrased and abbreviated. "Published at "Noisy Carrier's," 77 Long Wharf, San Francisco, Cal."--text, below image title. "Potter. HE. Anthony."--block letters within image. "O'Meara & Painter, printers, San Francisco."--text, below image. Paper color: blue.

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The Miners’ Ten Commandmens

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Miners Coat of Arms

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Image is of various articles associated with miners. These range from mining tools to cooking tools to clothing to forms of entertainment such as playing cards. Below these articles is a vignette of four men in a cabin; two play cards while the other two watch. "Lith. & Pub. by Britton & Rey San Francisco."--text, below image. "Noisy Carrier's Publishing Hal[l]. Long Wharf San Francisco. Charles P. Kimball Proprietor."--stamped text, lower right corner of image. Paper color: gray.

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The Winter of 1852 & 3

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Image contains four illustrations. The upper left illustration depicts two miners in a store. The upper right illustration depicts two miners trudging through heavy snow toward a cabin. The lower left illustration depicts a town scene with horses and wagons mired , and pedestrians with umbrellas. The lower right illustration depicts a country scene with a mule-train knee-deep in mud and slush with a miner lashing them with a whip. "Lith. & Publd. by Britton & Rey, corner Montgomy. & Califa. Sts. S. Francisco."--text, below image. Baird notes that this is probably the earlier issue of "The Winter in California." Paper color: gray.

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