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Background imageMiner Collection: Mormons cutting stone for their temple, Utah

Mormons cutting stone for their temple, Utah
Quarrying stone for the Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMiner 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 imageMiner 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 imageMiner 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 imageMiner Collection: Prospectors panning for gold in the California Gold Rush

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

Background imageMiner Collection: Black Hills gold rush, South Dakota, 1870s

Black Hills gold rush, South Dakota, 1870s
Deadwood City during the Black Hills gold rush, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMiner Collection: Denver in the 1870s

Denver in the 1870s
Busy downtown Denver, Colorado, late 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMiner Collection: Russian prisoners forced to work in Siberia, 1880s

Russian prisoners forced to work in Siberia, 1880s
Russian convicts returning at night from the mines in Siberia, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMiner Collection: Michigan iron mine, 1800s

Michigan iron mine, 1800s
Republic Iron Mine in Upper Michigan, circa 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMiner 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 imageMiner 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 imageMiner 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 imageMiner 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 imageMiner 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 imageMiner 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 imageMiner Collection: Swan Hotel in the diamond-mining region of South Africa

Swan Hotel in the diamond-mining region of South Africa, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century photograph

Background imageMiner Collection: Lead mining in Missouri, mid-1800s

Lead mining in Missouri, mid-1800s
Extracting lead ore in Granby, Missouri, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMiner Collection: Gold seekers en route to the California Gold Rush on a clipper ship in fair

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 imageMiner Collection: Coal miners tamping an explosive charge in a tunnel

Coal miners tamping an explosive charge in a tunnel, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMiner Collection: Tunnel in a California mine, 1850s

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

Background imageMiner Collection: Coal mine disaster in England, 1860s

Coal mine disaster in England, 1860s
Volunteers lowered into a coal mine to attempt rescue of trapped miners in England, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMiner Collection: Prospectors traveling to the California gold regions crossing through jungle

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 imageMiner 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 imageMiner Collection: Interior view of the salt-works in West Virginia

Interior view of the salt-works in West Virginia. 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageMiner Collection: Gold Rush prospectors washing sediments from a stream to find nuggets in

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

Background imageMiner Collection: Prospectors finding gold in a Georgia stream

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

Background imageMiner Collection: Prospectors working the Gregory gold diggings in the Colorado Rockies

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

Background imageMiner Collection: California Gold Rush miners in a gambling saloon playing faro

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

Background imageMiner 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 imageMiner Collection: Prospector panning for gold near Sutters Mill in the American River

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

Background imageMiner Collection: Miners smashing into a saloon

Miners smashing into a saloon
Western miners smashing into a saloon. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMiner Collection: Sutters Fort in the 1840s when it became the center of the California Gold Rush

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

Background imageMiner Collection: Klondike miners weighing their gold in a Dawson City bank

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

Background imageMiner Collection: Miners ball during the California Gold Rush

Miners ball during the California Gold Rush. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th century painting

Background imageMiner Collection: Prospectors cabins, California Gold Rush

Prospectors cabins, California Gold Rush
Miners camp in Boston Ravine, Grass Valley, during the California Gold Rush, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMiner Collection: Prospectors working the diamond diggings near Colesberg

Prospectors working the diamond diggings near Colesberg, South Africa, 1872. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMiner Collection: Native workers descending into a diamond mine near Johannesburg

Native workers descending into a diamond mine near Johannesburg, South Africa, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageMiner Collection: Nevada silver miners changing the shift

Nevada silver miners changing the shift, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMiner 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 imageMiner Collection: Whimsey engine drawing coal in the Staffordshire mines

Whimsey engine drawing coal in the Staffordshire mines, England, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMiner Collection: Prospectors nearing summit of the Chilkoot Pass on their way to the Klondyke

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 imageMiner Collection: Prospectors finding gold in a stream during the California Gold Rush

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

Background imageMiner Collection: Town of Marysville, California

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

Background imageMiner Collection: Prospectors traveling a rough road to the gold regions of California

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

Background imageMiner Collection: Prospectors panning for gold during the California Gold Rush

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

Background imageMiner Collection: Prospectors risking the White Horse Rapids of the Yukon River going to

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

Background imageMiner Collection: Sutters Mill, site of James Marshalls discovery of gold in California

Sutters Mill, site of James Marshalls discovery of gold in California, 1848. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMiner Collection: Prospectors looking for new diggings during the Gold Rush

Prospectors looking for new diggings during the Gold Rush, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageMiner Collection: Prospector washing pebbles from a stream using a cradle device to sparate gold

Prospector washing pebbles from a stream using a cradle device to sparate gold nuggets. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageMiner Collection: Mule train going into the silver mines of Colorado

Mule train going into the silver mines of Colorado. Hand-colored haltone of a 19th-century Frederic Remington illustration


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