Name/Title
"Hut of California Miner"Entry/Object ID
2008.438.1.1Description
"Hut of California Miner," removed from the "Illustrated News" of 19 February 1853. The woodblock print shows five gold miners in the log structure. One is cooking over a roaring fire; three, including one with a gun in a holster, are talking at the center and the fifth is sleeping in a bunk. Barrels, mining tools, a table, a shelf and other rudimentary accoutrements of mining life are depicted. On the reverse is a portion of a page from the publication with a pencil inscription of the publication title and date. With some bumped corners and a crease or two, the condition is good.Lexicon
Search Terms
California. Department of Public Health. Bureau of Child Hygiene, United States. Department of Labor. Children's Bureau.
