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Title: Earth Quakey Times, San Francisco [California], Oct[ober] 8, 1865
Creator/Contributor: Jump, Edward (1832-1883), French, artist
Date: [not before 1865]
Contributing Institution: The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

The images in this group suggest that life during the Gold Rush could be harsh and unpredictable. But the ever-present risk of floods, earthquakes, shipwrecks, and other disasters did not deter determined would-be miners from continuing to seek their fortune in the Golden State.

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