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Background imageGold Collection: Medieval goldsmith at work

Medieval goldsmith at work
Workshop of Etienne Delaulne, a goldsmith in Paris, 1500s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 16th-century illustration

Background imageGold Collection: Australian Gold Rush prospectors, 1850s

Australian Gold Rush prospectors, 1850s
Australian prospectors panning for gold, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGold Collection: Leadville, a Colorado boom town, 1870s

Leadville, a Colorado boom town, 1870s
Chestnut Street in Leadville, Colorado, during the mining boom, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGold Collection: Sutters Mill, site of the first gold discovery in California

Sutters Mill, site of the first gold discovery in California
Sutters Mill replica on the American River, where the Gold Rush began, Coloma, California. Digital photograph

Background imageGold Collection: Panning for gold, California

Panning for gold, California
Reenactor panning for gold on the American River, where the Gold Rush started, Coloma, California. Digital photograph

Background imageGold Collection: EVNT2A-00012

EVNT2A-00012
Prospectors panning for gold in the California Gold Rush. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageGold Collection: Natives of Malaysia and the Celebes

Natives of Malaysia and the Celebes
Malaysians from Sumatra and on the far right, a man from Celebes, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageGold Collection: Making coins in the Middle Ages

Making coins in the Middle Ages
Medieval coiners in their workshop. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a medieval illustration

Background imageGold Collection: Worship of a golden calf by the Hebrews

Worship of a golden calf by the Hebrews
Worship of a golden calf by the Israelites in the time of Moses. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGold Collection: Worship of a golden calf idol

Worship of a golden calf idol
Animals sacrificed to worship a golden calf in Biblical times. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGold Collection: Chilkoot Pass during the Alaska / Klondike Gold Rush

Chilkoot Pass during the Alaska / Klondike Gold Rush
Alaska/Klondike prospectors climbing to the summit of the Chilkoot Pass, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGold Collection: Klondyke Gold Rush riverboat in Dawson City, 1898

Klondyke Gold Rush riverboat in Dawson City, 1898
First steamer carrying gold out of Dawson City, Yukon Territory, 1898. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGold Collection: California Gold Rush prospectors

California Gold Rush prospectors
California prospectors washing gravel in a stream, looking for gold. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGold Collection: Dogsled traveling to the Alaska Gold Rush, 1898

Dogsled traveling to the Alaska Gold Rush, 1898
Prospectors dogsled in a snowstorm to get to the Klondike goldfields, 1898. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGold Collection: Archaeologists remove artifacts from a pyramid at Dashur, Egypt

Archaeologists remove artifacts from a pyramid at Dashur, Egypt
M. de Morgan lifts a golden crown from the mummy of Queen Khnemit at Dahshur, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGold Collection: Covered wagons crossing the mountains

Covered wagons crossing the mountains
Covered wagons crossing the Sierra Nevada mountains into California. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGold Collection: BUSN2A-00126

BUSN2A-00126
Tunnel in a California mine, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGold Collection: EXPL2A-00154

EXPL2A-00154
Natives working in the Spanish mines of Mexico. Hand-colored woodcut of a DeBry engraving

Background imageGold Collection: GASI2A-00066

GASI2A-00066
King, queen, and young prince of Siam and a Buddhist monk, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageGold Collection: Ceylon women elegantly dressed, 1800s

Ceylon women elegantly dressed, 1800s
Women of Jaffna, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), in their finest traditional clothing. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageGold Collection: Siamese (Thai) actors and actresses

Siamese (Thai) actors and actresses
Native actors and actresses in traditional costume, Siam, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageGold Collection: Dawson in 1900, when capital of the Yukon

Dawson in 1900, when capital of the Yukon
Miners and new settlers crowding Dawson City during the Klondyke Gold Rush, 1900. Halftone reproduction of a photograph

Background imageGold Collection: Gold ornament of the Celtic sun-wheel

Gold ornament of the Celtic sun-wheel
Hammered gold spangle with pagan Celtic sun-cross, from Ireland. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGold Collection: GANC2A-00282

GANC2A-00282
Ancient Hebrews worshipping a calf of molten gold after escaping Egypt. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGold Collection: EVNT2A-00151

EVNT2A-00151
Prospectors finding gold in a Georgia stream, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGold Collection: EVNT2A-00242

EVNT2A-00242
Prospectors working the Gregory gold diggings in the Colorado Rockies, May 1859. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGold Collection: EVNT2A-00256

EVNT2A-00256
California Gold Rush miners in a gambling saloon playing faro. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGold Collection: EVNT2A-00311

EVNT2A-00311
Henry Biglers diary entry marking James Marshalls gold discovery at Sutters Mill, California, 1848. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash

Background imageGold Collection: Prospector in the California Gold Rush

Prospector in the California Gold Rush
California prospector hoping to strike it rich. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageGold Collection: Dawson City during the Klondyke Gold Rush, 1890s

Dawson City during the Klondyke Gold Rush, 1890s
Gold prospectors crowding Dawson City, Yukon Territory, 1898. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGold Collection: EVNT2C-00012

EVNT2C-00012
Prospector panning for gold near Sutters Mill in the American River, Coloma, California. Composite of hand-colored woodcut and digital photograph

Background imageGold Collection: EVNT2A-00158

EVNT2A-00158
Sutters Fort in the 1840s when it became the center of the California Gold Rush. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGold Collection: EVNT2A-00114

EVNT2A-00114
Klondike miners weighing their gold in a Dawson City bank, 1898. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th century illustration

Background imageGold Collection: Prospectors bringing gold to a Denver bank, 1860s

Prospectors bringing gold to a Denver bank, 1860s
Miners bringing their gold dust to Cooks Bank, Denver, Colorado, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGold Collection: EVNT2A-00199

EVNT2A-00199
Gold seekers en route to the California Gold Rush on a clipper ship in fair weather, 1849 or 1850. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGold Collection: EXPL2A-00075

EXPL2A-00075
Seizure of Spanish treasure ships by the English fleet of Sir Francis Drake. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGold Collection: EVNT2A-00213

EVNT2A-00213
Prospectors traveling to the California gold regions crossing through jungle on the isthmus of Panama, 1849 or 1850. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGold Collection: GASI2A-00053

GASI2A-00053
Men of Jaffna, Ceylon ( Sri Lanka ) in their finest clothing. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageGold Collection: BUSN2A-00169

BUSN2A-00169
Pandemonium in the New York Gold Room on Black Friday, September 24, 1869. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th century illustration

Background imageGold Collection: EVNT2A-00220

EVNT2A-00220
Gold Rush prospectors washing sediments from a stream to find nuggets in California. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGold Collection: EVNT2A-00283

EVNT2A-00283
Prospectors nearing summit of the Chilkoot Pass on their way to the Klondyke gold fields during the Alaska Gold Rush, 1897. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century photograph

Background imageGold Collection: Prospector trespassing on the Ute Reservation, 1870s

Prospector trespassing on the Ute Reservation, 1870s
White miner caught illegally prospecting on the Ute reservation, Colorado, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGold Collection: PUSA2A-00026

PUSA2A-00026
Joseph Juneau, discoverer of the Gold Creek and Basin Mines, Alaska, holding a gold nugget. Hand-colored woodcut of an illustration

Background imageGold Collection: EVNT2A-00175

EVNT2A-00175
Prospectors finding gold in a stream during the California Gold Rush. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGold Collection: EVNT2A-00176

EVNT2A-00176
Town of Marysville, California, during the California Gold Rush, 1850. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageGold Collection: EVNT2A-00173

EVNT2A-00173
Prospectors traveling a rough road to the gold regions of California. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageGold Collection: EVNT2A-00106

EVNT2A-00106
Prospectors panning for gold during the California Gold Rush. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageGold Collection: EVNT2A-00099

EVNT2A-00099
Prospectors risking the White Horse Rapids of the Yukon River going to the Klondike gold rush 1898. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration



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