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- Collection: California - Fall 2024 (HIST 27/127)
The Fugitive slave law.The Fugitive Slave Law document passed in 1850 during President Millard Fillmore's term.
Pictures of Gold Rush CaliforniaNarratives of aspects of life in California during the gold rush era.
Articles of agreement, July 28, 1849Labor (coolie) contract between Jacop P. Leese of Monterey, Calif. and Ahine Chinaman.
City Bonds Once More.Newspaper article about 3 African Americans arrested for being fugitive slaves in California.
African American and white gold miners at "Spanish Flat," Placerville (vicinity), 1852White and African American miner working together during the California gold rush.
African American miner during the California gold rush at Auburn Ravine, Auburn, 1852African American miner holding tool during California gold rush
A letter from a gold miner, Placerville, California, October, 1850, with an introduction by Robert Glass ClelandA letter by S. Shufelt, a gold miner, to their cousin about their journey and life in California.
[Gold miners, El Dorado, California]Miners standing near a ditch with a log cabin in the background.
James Marshall, discoverer of gold, at Sutter's MillJames Marshall stands in front of Sutter's Mill where he first discovered gold.
Map of the gold regions of CaliforniaHighlights gold found in various regions of California during the Gold Rush.