Rare Books

Petaluma Sonoma Cy., Cal. October 1855

Description: Image is of buildings on the far side of a small river with rolling hills in the background. There are several boats on the river. The small vignette at the bottom of the image depicts the Office of Rancho Arroyo De San Antonio. J.F. Stuart. "L.W. Worth del. Lith. Britton & Rey S. F."--text, below image. Paper color: buff.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1855
Call number: 48052:140
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[Untitled. Baird title: Miners’ Life]

Rare Books

Image contains four vignettes. The upper left vignette depicts miners panning for gold. The upper right vignette depicts one miner being lowered into a mine shaft by another. The lower left vignette depicts three miners working. The lower right vignette depicts two miners outside a tent cooking over their fire. A monogram is in one of the lower corners of each vignette. "Lith. of Britton & Rey California St. corn. Montgomery St. S-Francisco."--text, below image. The number 20 is in the upper right corner, indicating that this image may be part of a series. Paper color: buff.

48052:139

Day & Night of a Miner’s Life

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Image contains four vignettes. The top vignette depicts men marching through a forest to the mines with mules. The center left vignette depicts miners plodding up a hill. The center right vignette depicts one man being lowered into a vertical shaft with a windlass while two other men stand nearby. The bottom vignette depicts men sitting around a campfire at night in the forest. "Lith. & Pub. by Britton & Rey, San Francisco."--text, below image. The number 24 is in the upper right corner indicating that this image may be part of a series. Paper color: buff.

48052:084

Sundry Amusements in the Mines

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Image contains four vignettes depicting activities in the daily life of miners. The vignette on the top left is of three miners washing their clothes in a stream. The vignette on the top right is of two miners cooking in a tent. The vignette on the bottom left is of two miners mending their boots and clothes in a tent. The vignette on the bottom right is of two miners discovering a bear in their tent. The number 23 is in the upper right corner, indicating that this image may be part of a series. "Lith. & Published by Britton & Rey."--text, below image. Paper color: buff.

48052:043

Grass Valley, Nevada County California

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Image is of the town with scattered buildings at the right and in the center background. There are trees and rolling hills surrounding the town. A lumber mill is in the right foreground and a farm is to the left. "R.E. Ogib[by]y [sic: y over b; should be Ogilby] del. Lith. Britton & Rey San Francisco."--text, below image. Paper color: buff.

48052:107

The Mining Business In Four Pictures

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Image is of four vignettes which depict four common experiences in the life of a miner. The upper left vignette depicts two miners resting with their packs and a stream in the background. The upper right vignette depicts one miner with a pan of gold and the other jumping joyously. The lower left vignette depicts two discouraged miners looking into a large hole they have dug. The lower right vignette depicts two miners trudging toward a village in the distance. "Lith. & Published by Britton & Rey, corner of Montgomery & Commercial Sts. S.F."--text, below image. The number 9 is in the upper right corner, indicating that this image may be part of a series. Paper color: buff.

48052:009

Life in the Mines

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Image contains four vignettes depicting different aspects of life in the mines. The upper left vignette depicts a man flipping pancakes outside of a tent while other men sit and stand around. The upper right vignette depicts a parade of miners trudging over the hills headed for new diggings with mules, horses, and carts. The lower left vignette depicts a man up a tree with a bear after him. The lower right vignette depicts a man tending a fire while three others eat by a tent. "Lith. Britton & Rey San Francisco."--text, below image. The number 6 is in the upper right corner of the sheet, indicating that this image may be part of a series. Paper color: buff.

48052:106

Petaluma Sonoma Cy., Cal. October 1855

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