Rossland’s Gold Rush

Dublin Core

Title

Rossland’s Gold Rush

Subject

British Columbia
Gold Rush
Mining Town
Watercolour
Art

Description

This source is a watercolour image set in Rossland, a mining town, in 1891. It shows a miner holding a pick axe on his shoulder, showing to the viewer of the image what can be assumed as a golden nugget. In the background is a row of wooden buildings, suggesting the sketch was centred around the main area of commerce and settlement. During the gold rush, British Columbian authorities encouraged would-be miners to travel to the mines in search of fortune and wealth. By promoting the endeavour as a form of lottery, in which you may or may not get lucky, the authorities encouraged mostly male miners to dig for gold.

Creator

Robert John Banks

Publisher

Royal British Columbia Museum, Archives, Painting Drawing and Print Collection, item PDP00817

http://search-bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/rosslands-gold-rush-1891-25

Date

1891

Contributor

Robert Catarinicchia

Rights

Images courtesy of BC Archives Collections
Provided for research purposes only. Other use requires permission

Language

N/A

Type

Visual - watercolour, illustration

Identifier

19th century British Columbia

Files

Rossland.png

Collection

British Columbia

Citation

Robert John Banks, “Rossland’s Gold Rush,” The American Pacific Rim: Colonisation, Conflict and Connections, 1800-Present, accessed May 13, 2024, https://theamericanpacificrim.omeka.net/items/show/92.