Scope and Content
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Preferred Citation
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
California Historical Society
Title: Group of miners
Identifier/Call Number: DAG 9G
Physical Description:
1 photograph
Date (inclusive): circa 1850s
Scope and Content
One whole-plate daguerreotype measuring 15.5 x 20.5 cm. Plate has been enclosed in a
contemporary mount. Group portrait of nine miners, all men. Four men stand at back, five men
sit at front. Man at front right holds a book; two men sitting at front hold mining
equipment, including a shovel. Portrait was probably taken between 1849 and 1860.
Conditions Governing Access
Conditions Governing Use
Materials in this collection are in the public domain in the United States. Permission to
publish or reproduce is not required.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item]; Group of miners, 1849-1860, DAG 9G; California Historical
Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Provenance unknown.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Gold miners -- California
Group portraits
Daguerreotypes