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The way they go to California

Gold rush cartoon, showing dock crowded with men with picks and shovels, and men jumping from the dock to reach departing ship; a crowded airship and…

The Fugitive slave law.

The Fugitive Slave Law document passed in 1850 during President Millard Fillmore's term.

The autobiography of Charles Peters, in 1915 the oldest pioneer living in California, who mined in ... the days of '49 ... Also historical happenings, interesting incidents and illustrations of the old mining towns in the good luck era, the placer mining days of the '50s

Portuguese Charles Peters' accounts and stories of seeking gold in California.

Six months in the gold mines : from a journal of three years' residence in Upper and Lower California. 1847-8-9

Edward Gould Buffum writes a short passage about attacks of whites versus Indians.

Pictures of Gold Rush California

Narratives of aspects of life in California during the gold rush era.

Peter Hardeman Burnett - circa 1860

[Peter Hardeman Burnett (1807-1895), first Governor of California]

Map of the gold regions of California

Highlights gold found in various regions of California during the Gold Rush.

Laws of the State of California An act for the government and protection of Indians.

Act for the Government and Protection of Indians which was passed in California in 1850.

James Marshall, discoverer of gold, at Sutter's Mill

James Marshall stands in front of Sutter's Mill where he first discovered gold.

Gold Rush Era Chinese Emigrant

A Chinese emigrant from the Gold Rush Era.