1848-1865: Gold Rush Era > Environmental Impact
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Title: California gold diggers, a scene from actual life at the mines Creator/Contributor: Andrew, John (1815-1875), British, engraver Date: [18--] Contributing Institution: The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley The images in this group show mines, miners at work, and the tools they used. They also illustrate the effect of the mines and the mining industry on California's landscape. Rivers were dammed or became clogged with sediment, forests were logged to provide needed timber, and the land was torn up — all in pursuit of gold. For the complete selection of images, visit: http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/themed_collections/subtopic1d.html Learn more about the Gold Rush Era at: http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/themed_collections/topics1.html Calisphere is the University of California's free public gateway to a world of primary sources. More than 150,000 digitized items — including photographs, documents, newspaper pages, political cartoons, works of art, diaries, transcribed oral histories, advertising, and other unique cultural artifacts — reveal the diverse history and culture of California and its role in national and world history. Calisphere's content has been selected from the libraries and museums of the UC campuses, and from a variety of cultural heritage organizations across California. Visit Calisphere at: http://www.calisphere.org Comments No comments have been left for this image.Leave a comment This image does not allow anonymous comments.
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