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William Swain’s letter to his wife Sabrina
Tags: 19th century, California, Gold Rush
Photograph ‘Miners at the head of Auburn Ravine’
Tags: 19th century, California, Gold Rush, Miners, Mining, Photograph
‘The Ballard of Sweet Betsy from Pike’
Tags: 19th century, Ballad, California, Folk Music, Gold Rush, Women
‘Recollections of a 49er’
Tags: 19th century, California, Gold Rush, Memoir, Mining
Gold nugget
Tags: 19th century, California, Gold, Gold Rush, Material Object, Migration, Mining
Rigged model of the Gold Rush clipper ‘ Challenge’
Tags: California, Gold Rush, Material Object, Migration, Model, ship, ship building, Shipping, Transport
Engraving of a pack train en route to a mining camp
Tags: 19th century, California, Engraving, Gold Rush, Mining, Transport
Panama Star newspaper
Tags: 19th century, California, Gold Rush, Newspaper, Panama, San Fransisco, Shipping, Transport
Mary Ballou’s letter to her son
Tags: 19th century, California, Gold Rush, Letter, Supply Chain, Women
Steam engine
Tags: 19th century, California, Gold Rush, Industry, Mining, Photograph, Steam Engine