1849 View of California Gold Rush, Sacramento River
California Gold Diggers, Mining Operations on the Western shore of the Sacramento River. 1849 (undated) 8.5 x 12.5 in (21.59 x 31.75 cm) A fa...
California Gold Diggers, Mining Operations on the Western shore of the Sacramento River. 1849 (undated) 8.5 x 12.5 in (21.59 x 31.75 cm) A fascinating c. 1849 early view of the California Gold Rush, prepared by Kellogg and Comstock and printed by Ensign and Thayer. Displaying a portion of the Sacramento River, it reveals the ad hoc and multicultural environment of the Gold Rush.This hand-colored view portrays the California Gold Rush in its earliest stage, and much like its subject matter the print itself has a somewhat inchoate quality.