Miners washing for gold in the Californian gold fields, 1853. Artist: Unknown
/1155331.jpg "Miners washing for gold in the Californian gold fields, 1853. Artist: Unknown")
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Miners washing for gold in the Californian gold fields, 1853. The apparatus they are using is called a Long Tom. The discovery of gold in 1848 led to mass immigration into California, with over half a million people from all over the world pouring into the state in search of riches. From L'Illustration. (Paris, 18 June 1853).
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World North and Central America United States California
- 37 00 00 N , 119 00 00 W
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- 0390002908
- 1-155-331
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