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The Marshall Monument cabinet card

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Description: The photograph depicts the 10 foot six inch bronze statue of James W. Marshall (1810-1885) atop a 31 foot high granite monument erected in 1886. Marshall, a millwright to Captain John A. Sutter is credited with being the first Anglo settler to discover gold in Coloma, California at Sutter's Mill in 1848. The verso of the cabinet card contains a printed history of the monument along with the panel inscriptions in gold font against a black background. Also noted in pencil near the right bottom corner, "Hardy 1945."
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Production date: approximately 1886.
Call number: photPF 3829
Creator: Stewart, George D(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Acquired from various sources.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

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The Marshall Monument cabinet card

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