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- Collection: California - Fall 2024 (HIST 27/127)
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[Gold miners, El Dorado, California]
Miners standing near a ditch with a log cabin in the background.
A letter from a gold miner, Placerville, California, October, 1850, with an introduction by Robert Glass Cleland
A letter by S. Shufelt, a gold miner, to their cousin about their journey and life in California.
African American and white gold miners at "Spanish Flat," Placerville (vicinity), 1852
White and African American miner working together during the California gold rush.
African American miner during the California gold rush at Auburn Ravine, Auburn, 1852
African American miner holding tool during California gold rush
Articles of agreement, July 28, 1849
Labor (coolie) contract between Jacop P. Leese of Monterey, Calif. and Ahine Chinaman.
California Gold Diggers, Mining Operations on the Western Shore of the Sacramento River
A group of miners along a river.
Chinese Camp in the Mines
A group of Chinese miners in California.
City Bonds Once More.
Newspaper article about 3 African Americans arrested for being fugitive slaves in California.
Discovery of the Yosemite, and the Indian war of 1851, which led to that event
An account of discovering Yosemite Valley by Lafayette Houghton Bunnell, a member of the Mariposa Battallion. Tells encounters with native tribes
Foreign Miners Tax documents, 1850-1867.
A foreign miners tax license.