Gold Rush Collection (page 2)

Gold seeker washing the pebbles of a stream using a sieve to find gold pepites, North America
NWI4832518 Gold seeker washing the pebbles of a stream using a sieve to find gold pepites, North America. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Playing cards
2603930 Playing cards; (add.info.: Resentment of the Chinese in gold mining areas of the United States. The "Heathen Chinee" accused of cheating at cards)

Portrait of Samuel Brannan (1819-1889) American businessman who became rich through the gold rush in California
NWI4951326 Portrait of Samuel Brannan (1819-1889) American businessman who became rich through the gold rush in California

Montgomery Street in San Francisco during the Gold Rush, 1851
NWI4964465 Montgomery Street in San Francisco during the Gold Rush, 1851.; (add.info.: Montgomery Street in San Francisco during the Gold Rush, 1851.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Gold seekers in front of a hut in Belle Prairie, British Columbia, Canada, 1866 19th century engraving
JAB5037241 Gold seekers in front of a hut in Belle Prairie, British Columbia, Canada, 1866 19th century engraving; (add.info.: Gold seekers in front of a hut in Belle Prairie, British Columbia)

Emigrant train of gold hunters in 1849 (engraving)
8644009 Emigrant train of gold hunters in 1849 (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Emigrant train of gold hunters in 1849)

Roads from Melbourne to the diggings (engraving)
8646020 Roads from Melbourne to the diggings (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roads from Melbourne to the diggings)

Ground sluicing (engraving)
8650671 Ground sluicing (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ground sluicing)

Gold digger on horseback in California, USA (19th century)
AIS5390308 Gold digger on horseback in California, USA (19th century).

The Turon Gold Field in New South Wales
5311930 The Turon Gold Field in New South Wales; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Turon Gold Field in New South Wales: the man in the left of the picture is raising a bucket of soil which will be)

United States, Colorado State: Gold seeker. Miners bringing their gold dust to Cook's Bank, Denver
NWI4964699 United States, Colorado State: Gold seeker. Miners bringing their gold dust to Cook's Bank, Denver, years 1860.Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: United States)

United States, State of California: Gold seeker sieve on the banks of the American River in Coloma where the gold rush
NWI4964659 United States, State of California: Gold seeker sieve on the banks of the American River in Coloma where the gold rush began; (add.info.: United States)

San Francisco during the gold rush seen from Telegraph Hill, early 1851. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4964510 San Francisco during the gold rush seen from Telegraph Hill, early 1851. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: San Francisco during the gold rush seen from Telegraph Hill)

Gold diggers climbing a mountain near Jasper House, British Columbia, Canada, 1866. Engraving of the 19th century
JAB5037242 Gold diggers climbing a mountain near Jasper House, British Columbia, Canada, 1866. Engraving of the 19th century; (add.info.: Gold diggers climbing a mountain near Jasper House)

Topsy Turvey, or our Antipodes, 1854. Refined English ladies in crinolines waiting on rough
FLO4995435 Topsy Turvey, or our Antipodes, 1854. Refined English ladies in crinolines waiting on rough and unkempt gold prospectors in Australia during the Gold Rush

Alarming Prospect: Single Ladies off to the Diggings, 1853. A crowd of women in crinolines
FLO4995443 Alarming Prospect: Single Ladies off to the Diggings, 1853. A crowd of women in crinolines and bonnets stands on the dock waiting for ships to take them out to Australia and the Gold Rush

Joseph Juneau, known as Joe Juneau, (1836-1899) was a miner and a Canadian gold seeker
NWI4951082 Joseph Juneau, known as Joe Juneau, (1836-1899) was a miner and a Canadian gold seeker, discovered a corus of water golden gorge, Alaska. In his hand he holds a golden pepite

French hydraulic mine in California, 1850s. 19th century coloring engraving
NWI4828005 French hydraulic mine in California, 1850s. 19th century coloring engraving.; (add.info.: French hydraulic mine in California, 1850s)

Gold Rush in Canada: Gold seekers near the summit of Chilkoot Pass on the road to the Klondyke gold field, Alaska
NWI4837458 Gold Rush in Canada: Gold seekers near the summit of Chilkoot Pass on the road to the Klondyke gold field, Alaska, 1897

Alaska Gold Rush: First steamer to transport gold from the city of Dawson, Yukon, Canada in 1898
NWI4838016 Alaska Gold Rush: First steamer to transport gold from the city of Dawson, Yukon, Canada in 1898. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Alaska Gold Rush)

Yahoola River, Georgia, Site excavated by gold seekers, 19th century. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4836292 Yahoola River, Georgia, Site excavated by gold seekers, 19th century. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Yahoola River, Georgia, Site excavated by gold seekers)

Alaska Gold Rush: Gold seekers settling in the town of Dawson, Yukon, Canada in 1898
NWI4838040 Alaska Gold Rush: Gold seekers settling in the town of Dawson, Yukon, Canada in 1898. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Alaska Gold Rush)

Gold mine in the United States: Gold researchers finding gold pepites in a quarry in Georgia in the 19th century
NWI4835134 Gold mine in the United States: Gold researchers finding gold pepites in a quarry in Georgia in the 19th century

Klondike miners in Canada weighing their gold pepites at a bank in Dawson, Alaska, 1898
NWI4834525 Klondike miners in Canada weighing their gold pepites at a bank in Dawson, Alaska, 1898. Colouring engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Prospector sits in front of his prospectors hut in the gold rush in Australia, 1892
3480409 Prospector sits in front of his prospectors hut in the gold rush in Australia, 1892; (add.info.: Prospector sits in front of his prospectors hut in the gold rush in Australia)

USA, Californian Gold Rush, engraving, 1850
2603972 USA, Californian Gold Rush, engraving, 1850; (add.info.: Washing for gold, California, c1850. The Californian Gold Rush begand in 1849. Wood engraving).

Four Prospectors, 1897
1574296 Four Prospectors, 1897; (add.info.: Photographic prints of four prospectors posed on a trail, Alaska. Dated 1897); Universal History Archive/UIG.

San Francisco, 1884 (colour print) (colour print)
1574462 San Francisco, 1884 (colour print) (colour print); (add.info.: Colour print of San Francisco, formally Yerba Buena during the 1840s, prior to the discovery of gold)

Miners prospecting (engraving)
8644015 Miners prospecting (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miners prospecting)

An Australian gold prospector with camels, c.1935 (print)
6116620 An Australian gold prospector with camels, c.1935 (print) by English School, (20th century); (add.info.: An Australian gold prospector with camels)

Cartoon commenting on the Californian Gold Rush
5308809 Cartoon commenting on the Californian Gold Rush; (add.info.: Cartoon commenting on the Californian Gold Rush. During this time urban rubbish was taken to dust yards to be sifted and sorted)

Gold seekers in British Columbia (Canada) 1866 19th century engraving
JAB5037240 Gold seekers in British Columbia (Canada) 1866 19th century engraving.; (add.info.: Gold seekers in British Columbia (Canada) 1866 19th century engraving.); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

Bivouac of gold-diggers in British Columbia in 1866, a sentry guard against the Crees Indians
JAB5037236 Bivouac of gold-diggers in British Columbia in 1866, a sentry guard against the Crees Indians. Engraving of the 19th century; (add.info)

Statue of James Marshall, whose discovery of gold on the American River started the California Gold Rush, Coloma
NWI4952199 Statue of James Marshall, whose discovery of gold on the American River started the California Gold Rush, Coloma, California; (add.info.: Statue of James Marshall)

Portrait of James Wilson Marshall who discovered gold in California with his signature
NWI4951265 Portrait of James Wilson Marshall who discovered gold in California with his signature. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Klondyke Gold Rush (Yukon Territory, Canada): the city of Dawson City, the main street crowded by miners
NWI4838049 Klondyke Gold Rush (Yukon Territory, Canada): the city of Dawson City, the main street crowded by miners and prospectors. circa 1900

Introduction of Henry Bigler's diary of James Marshall's discovery of the gold mine at Sutter's Mill
NWI4837741 Introduction of Henry Bigler's diary of James Marshall's discovery of the gold mine at Sutter's Mill, California, 1848

Gold Rush: Gold and Silver Mine in a Rocky Mountain ravine west of the United States circa 1890
NWI4827549 Gold Rush: Gold and Silver Mine in a Rocky Mountain ravine west of the United States circa 1890. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Gold Rush)

Gold Rush: Gold Seekers in the Klondike River, Canada, 1896. 19th century (chromolithograph)
ELD4906220 Gold Rush: Gold Seekers in the Klondike River, Canada, 1896. 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive.

Gold Rush: Gold seekers trying to find a new mine, 1850's. Colourful engraving of the 19th century
NWI4833928 Gold Rush: Gold seekers trying to find a new mine, 1850's. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Gold Rush: Gold seekers trying to find a new mine, 1850's)

Store and Hut at the Mines (engraving)
8647974 Store and Hut at the Mines (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Store and Hut at the Mines. Victoria)

Gold mining during California Gold Rush 1848 - 1855. (print)
7419953 Gold mining during California Gold Rush 1848 - 1855. (print); (add.info.: Gold mining during the California Gold Rush of 1848 - 1855)

Gold seekers crossed the river in British Columbia, Canada in 1866. Engraving of the 19th century
JAB5037243 Gold seekers crossed the river in British Columbia, Canada in 1866. Engraving of the 19th century; (add.info.: Gold seekers crossed the river in British Columbia, Canada in 1866)

Advertisement for Liebig's Extract of Meat
5307248 Advertisement for Liebig's Extract of Meat.; (add.info.: Advertisement for Liebig's Extract of Meat using the excitement of the discovery of gold in the Klondike)

Sutter Fort in the 1840s when it became the center of California's gold rush
NWI4835229 Sutter Fort in the 1840s when it became the center of California's gold rush. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Gold Rush: Miners' Ball in California. 19th century coloring engraving
NWI4832885 Gold Rush: Miners' Ball in California. 19th century coloring engraving.; (add.info.: Gold Rush: Miners' Ball in California)

Gold seekers traveling on a rough road in the parts of California where there was a lot of gold at that time
NWI4835489 Gold seekers traveling on a rough road in the parts of California where there was a lot of gold at that time. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Gold Rush in America, 1898: Gold seekers venturing into the White Horse Rapids in the Yukon River leading to Klondike
NWI4834272 Gold Rush in America, 1898: Gold seekers venturing into the White Horse Rapids in the Yukon River leading to Klondike

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The gold rush phenomenon captivated people around the world, from Australian Gold Rush prospectors in the 1850s to Leadville, a Colorado boom town in the 1870s. The allure of striking it rich drew countless individuals to venture into uncharted territories, hoping to uncover precious nuggets and change their lives forever. In California, where dreams were made and shattered alike, lithographs by Currier & Ives immortalized the chaotic scenes of gold mining in 1871. West Coast towns like Jacksonville in Oregon became bustling hubs as fortune seekers flocked to these promising lands. Even Hollywood couldn't resist the charm of this historical event. In Charlie Chaplin's iconic film "The Gold Rush" from 1925, he humorously portrayed a prospector resorting to eating his own shoe out of desperation - a comical representation of the lengths people would go for that elusive treasure. Sutters Mill holds significant importance as it marks the site where California's first gold discovery took place. It was here that James Marshall stood proudly before Sutters Mill in 1850, forever etching his name into history as an influential prospector. Panning for gold became synonymous with this era; hopeful miners meticulously sifted through riverbeds and streams with pans in hand, praying for that glimmering yellow metal to reveal itself. This laborious process symbolized both determination and uncertainty - each stroke bringing them closer or further away from their ultimate goal. A land-rush frenzy gripped America during this time period; crowds anxiously waited for their chance at staking claim on new territory. The promise of untapped riches fueled their anticipation while also highlighting how quickly fortunes could be won or lost within these newly opened frontiers. Contemporary colored engravings depicted California gold miners hard at work during this transformative era. Their perseverance amidst harsh conditions showcased not only their unwavering spirit but also shed light on the immense sacrifices made in pursuit of wealth.