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- Collection: California - Fall 2024 (HIST 27/127)
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Map of the gold regions of California
Highlights gold found in various regions of California during the Gold Rush.
James Marshall, discoverer of gold, at Sutter's Mill
James Marshall stands in front of Sutter's Mill where he first discovered gold.
[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 miner during the California gold rush at Auburn Ravine, Auburn, 1852
African American miner holding tool during California gold rush
African American and white gold miners at "Spanish Flat," Placerville (vicinity), 1852
White and African American miner working together during the California gold rush.
Articles of agreement, July 28, 1849
Labor (coolie) contract between Jacop P. Leese of Monterey, Calif. and Ahine Chinaman.
Pictures of Gold Rush California
Narratives of aspects of life in California during the gold rush era.
The Fugitive slave law.
The Fugitive Slave Law document passed in 1850 during President Millard Fillmore's term.
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