Coal mine in England, 1850sRemoving coal in the Bradley mine, Staffordshire, England, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
Australian Gold Rush prospectors, 1850sAustralian prospectors panning for gold, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Leadville, a Colorado boom town, 1870sChestnut Street in Leadville, Colorado, during the mining boom, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Panning for gold, CaliforniaReenactor panning for gold on the American River, where the Gold Rush started, Coloma, California. Digital photograph
EVNT2A-00012Prospectors panning for gold in the California Gold Rush. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
California Gold Rush prospectorsCalifornia prospectors washing gravel in a stream, looking for gold. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Sault Sainte Marie Canal, US / Canada border, 1880sShips entering Sault Sainte Marie Canal connecting Lakes Superior and Huron on the US/Canada border, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
Lead mining in Missouri, mid-1800sExtracting lead ore in Granby, Missouri, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00126Tunnel in a California mine, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00176Miners digging and loading coal into an underground mule-drawn cart in Pennsylvania, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Coal mine disaster in England, 1860sVolunteers lowered into a coal mine to attempt rescue of trapped miners in England, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00154Natives working in the Spanish mines of Mexico. Hand-colored woodcut of a DeBry engraving
BUSN2A-00231Interior view of the salt-works in West Virginia. 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
Michigan iron mine, 1800sRepublic Iron Mine in Upper Michigan, circa 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EVNT2A-00151Prospectors finding gold in a Georgia stream, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EVNT2A-00242Prospectors working the Gregory gold diggings in the Colorado Rockies, May 1859. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EVNT2A-00311Henry Biglers diary entry marking James Marshalls gold discovery at Sutters Mill, California, 1848. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash
Prospector in the California Gold RushCalifornia prospector hoping to strike it rich. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
EVNT2C-00012Prospector panning for gold near Sutters Mill in the American River, Coloma, California. Composite of hand-colored woodcut and digital photograph
BUSN2A-00222Nevada silver miners changing the shift, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00078Coal miners tamping an explosive charge in a tunnel, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00180Coal miners emerging from the shaft after their nine hours of toil are ended, early 1900s. Hand-colored halftone of a photograph
BUSN2A-00071Women screening coal coming out of a mine in England, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EVNT2A-00220Gold Rush prospectors washing sediments from a stream to find nuggets in California. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Prospector trespassing on the Ute Reservation, 1870sWhite miner caught illegally prospecting on the Ute reservation, Colorado, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EVNT2A-00175Prospectors finding gold in a stream during the California Gold Rush. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EVNT2A-00106Prospectors panning for gold during the California Gold Rush. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
EVNT2A-00096Sutters Mill, site of James Marshalls discovery of gold in California, 1848. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EVNT2A-00005Prospector washing pebbles from a stream using a cradle device to sparate gold nuggets. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
BUSN2A-00236Mule train going into the silver mines of Colorado. Hand-colored haltone of a 19th-century Frederic Remington illustration
