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View of Minnesota with Orleans Flat in the distance, taken from the hill in rear of the Spring house

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Image is a view of the small frame buildings on the main street at the right, a flume and pipes for hydraulic mining at the left, and hills in the background. There are a few people in the street and several miners working near one of the pipes in the center. "drawn & Published by Wm. B. Monmonier, Downieville Cal. June 1st, 1856. Lith. Britton & Rey."--text, below image. Paper color: buff.
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Date
Published June 1, 1856
Call number
48052:184
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