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The Frazer River Thermometer

Description: Image contains numerous vignettes. The scenes on the left side and the top correspond to different temperatures labeled on the thermometer in the center. They show the progression of events that occurred when news reached people about the discovery of gold in Frazer. The scenes on the right side show the harsh realities of the mining experience. In the center of the image to the right of the thermometer is the text of a poem called "The Bubble Bursted," which is about the ups and downs of a prospective miner's life. "Published by Sterett & Butler, 145 Clay Street, San Francisco, Cal. and for sale at the News Depots, The trade supplied on liberal terms."--text, above poem. "Sterett & Butler Engravers and Book and Job Printers, 145 Clay st., San Francisco."--text, below image. "Sterett Butler."--text, within the bottom center vignette. Paper color: blue.
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Miner’s Map of Frazer River and it’s Tributaries With the Gold Bearing Country

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Image is a topographical map of the area from Snoqualmoo Pass in the southeast to Big Falls in the north, and from Vancouvers Island in the west to L. Chelan in the east. Notable features on the map include the Gulf of Georgia, Puget Sound, Frazer's River, and the Cascade Mountains. Locations of coal, gold, digging sites, and Indian diggings are labeled on the map. In the upper right corner is a table of distances, and in the upper left corner is a map of Indian trails. "Whitton, Towne & Co's Print, 125 Clay St., San Francisco. Sold by J. W. Sullivan, News Agent, San Francisco. S. F. Baker. Engr. 159 Clay St."--text, below image. Paper color: blue.

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The Celebration in San Francisco, in Commemoration of Successful Laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable, Monday September 27th 1858

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Image contains several various-sized vignettes, each depicting various sections of the parade. Between these vignettes is a printed description of the celebration which continues onto the next page. Around the border of the sheet are the seals of the then thirty states, and under these seals is the population and electoral votes of each state. "Sterett & Butler, Printers, Engravers, and Publishers, 145 Clay street, San Francisco."--text, below image. Paper color: blue.

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Coining Money at the San Francisco Branch Mint

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Image contains seven vignettes depicting various stages in the coining of money. One vignette is an exterior view of the Branch Mint. "Herrick SC."--text, within the upper left and lower right vignettes. "Eastman."--text, within the upper center and lower left vignettes. "Butler."--text, within the upper right and middle left vignettes. "[A. Nahl.]"--text, within the lower left vignette. The sheet is torn on the right side, and the vignettes on the right are missing portions. It also appears that the sheet was cut along the top and bottom. The top portion of some text can be seen at the bottom of the sheet. "[Published by Hutching [sic] & Rosenfield, 201 Clay St, Plaza, San Francisco. Excelsior Print, Clay St.]"--text, below image, from Baird. Paper color: blue.

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Do They Miss Me At Home

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Image is of a woman at a piano on the left, a young woman on the bench beside her, two girls and a man behind them, and an older couple seated on the right. Beneath the image is the text of a poem or song expressing the emotions of those who traveled west to California and are separated from their families back home. "H. Eastman S.F."--text, lower right corner of image. "Published by James M. Hutchings, 201 Clay street, Plaza, San Francisco."--text, below image. Paper color: gray.

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River Mining

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Image of miners within a wooden enclosure digging a trench, shoveling gravel into a sluice box, and lifting a large bolder with a pulley. The river and a cabin on a hill are in the background. "Anthony & Baker SC. Published at the Wide West Office, 184 Clay Street, San Francisco."--text, below image. Paper color: buff.

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Long Bar, Yuba River

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Image is of men working in the river bed in the center, two tents and a campfire on the left bank of the river, and a coach and four and men approaching the river on the right bank. "Published at the Union Office."--text, below image. "Noisy Carriers Publishing Hall. Long Wharf San Francisco."--stamped text, below image. Paper color: blue.

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The Frazer River Thermometer

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