Gold rush from C.E.1848 until 1855 in California

Gold prospectors constructing a long box with a filter for panning gold. Process print after H.M. Paget, 1899.

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Gold prospectors constructing a long box with a filter for panning gold. Process print after H.M. Paget, 1899.