Gold Rush Collection (page 6)

On the Road to Klondyke Gold Fields (b / w photo)
1039639 On the Road to Klondyke Gold Fields (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: On the Road to Klondyke Gold Fields)

To Klondyke by the All-Canadian Route, crossing a Snowdrift on the Stikine River (litho)
1063744 To Klondyke by the All-Canadian Route, crossing a Snowdrift on the Stikine River (litho) by Fripp, Charles Edwin (1854-1906); Private Collection; (add.info)

To Klondyke by the All-Canadian Route, the Fourth of July in Dawson City (litho)
1063743 To Klondyke by the All-Canadian Route, the Fourth of July in Dawson City (litho) by Fripp, Charles Edwin (1854-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: To Klondyke by the All-Canadian Route)

On the Road to Klondyke, mounting the Summit of the Divide above Telegraph Creek (litho)
1063688 On the Road to Klondyke, mounting the Summit of the Divide above Telegraph Creek (litho) by Fripp, Charles Edwin (1854-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: On the Road to Klondyke)

California (chromolitho)
974519 California (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: California. Educational card, late 19th or early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Klondike, looking up Bonanza Creek from Discovery Claim (litho)
1598696 Klondike, looking up Bonanza Creek from Discovery Claim (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Klondike, looking up Bonanza Creek from Discovery Claim)

Canadian Scenes (b / w photo)
1598431 Canadian Scenes (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Canadian Scenes. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 28 January 1899)

On the Way to Klondike, Packers fording a River on the Overland Route to the Gold-Fields (litho)
1597915 On the Way to Klondike, Packers fording a River on the Overland Route to the Gold-Fields (litho) by McCormick, Arthur David (1860-1943) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

California, 1858 (marble)
3493116 California, 1858 (marble) by Powers, Hiram (1805-73); 180.3 high cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info)

James W Marshall, American sawmill operator whose discovery of gold at Coloma, California
3620769 James W Marshall, American sawmill operator whose discovery of gold at Coloma, California, in 1848 sparked the California Gold Rush (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after)

Mining Life in California: Chinese miners, pub. 1857 (engraving)
1144575 Mining Life in California: Chinese miners, pub. 1857 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

Gold Hill, Virginia City, Nevada, c. 1870 (b / w photo)
PNP246274 Gold Hill, Virginia City, Nevada, c.1870 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Western Americana; American, out of copyright

Poster advertising Le Pays d Or ( The Land of Gold ), c
485255 Poster advertising Le Pays d Or ( The Land of Gold ), c.1880 (colour litho) by Lemaresquier, Louis (fl.1870-80); Private Collection; (add.info)

Gold prospectors travelling to the Klondike (chromolitho)
2788840 Gold prospectors travelling to the Klondike (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gold prospectors travelling to the Klondike)

On the Way to Klondike, Scene near the Landing-Stage, Dyea (litho)
1615838 On the Way to Klondike, Scene near the Landing-Stage, Dyea (litho) by Overend, William Heysham (1851-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: On the Way to Klondike)

The Gold Region of Upper California, Encampment in the Sacramento Valley (engraving)
1617922 The Gold Region of Upper California, Encampment in the Sacramento Valley (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Gold Region of Upper California)

Gold mining: indigenous people sift the river in search of gold
GIA4783889 Gold mining: indigenous people sift the river in search of gold. Engraving from the book " Historia general de las Indias

Prospecting for Gold in British Columbia, a Portage (litho)
1597072 Prospecting for Gold in British Columbia, a Portage (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prospecting for Gold in British Columbia)

Gold Mining in Alaska, illustration from Lectures pour tous, c
CHT213013 Gold Mining in Alaska, illustration from Lectures pour tous, c.1898-99 (photo) (b/w photo) by American Photographer

An uncommon crew: A New York newspaper merchant and his family migrated to California for
XEE4185518 An uncommon crew: A New York newspaper merchant and his family migrated to California for gold, built his hitch with his hands

Topsy Turvey, or, our Antipodes (coloured engraving)
2818058 Topsy Turvey, or, our Antipodes (coloured engraving) by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Topsy Turvey, or, our Antipodes)

Winter panning at Dawson, c. 1897-1900 (b / w photo)
DPL415575 Winter panning at Dawson, c.1897-1900 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Denver Public Library

Hydraulic Mining, c. 1860-80 (b / w photo)
495496 Hydraulic Mining, c.1860-80 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Probably California)

Handbill advertising steamer voyages to the gold mines of Idaho, 1865 (print)
PNP269569 Handbill advertising steamer voyages to the gold mines of Idaho, 1865 (print) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Handbill advertising steamer voyages to the gold mines of Idaho, 1865 (print)
PNP269568 Handbill advertising steamer voyages to the gold mines of Idaho, 1865 (print) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ho)

Bound for Klondyke (litho)
1042549 Bound for Klondyke (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bound for Klondyke. Illustration for The Graphic)

On the Way to Klondyke, shooting Rapids on the Yukon (b / w photo)
1063846 On the Way to Klondyke, shooting Rapids on the Yukon (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: On the Way to Klondyke)

To Klondyke for Gold (litho)
1063713 To Klondyke for Gold (litho) by Fripp, Charles Edwin (1854-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: To Klondyke for Gold)

On the Road to Klondyke (b / w photo)
1063761 On the Road to Klondyke (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: On the Road to Klondyke)

The rush to Klondyke (litho)
1039496 The rush to Klondyke (litho) by Fripp, Charles Edwin (1854-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: The rush to Klondyke)

Gold Washing at the Diggings (engraving)
1096553 Gold Washing at the Diggings (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gold Washing at the Diggings)

Gold Diggers in French Guyana, cover of school exercise book, c. 1880 (colour litho)
CHT211476 Gold Diggers in French Guyana, cover of school exercise book, c.1880 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Institut National de Recherche Pedagogique, Paris

Digger on the Tramp, from The History of Australasia by David Blair, McGrady, Thomson
619578 Digger on the Tramp, from The History of Australasia by David Blair, McGrady, Thomson, and Niven, 1879 (engraving) by Australian School

North American gold diggers, c. 1849 (b / w photo)
NUL111399 North American gold diggers, c.1849 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Eureka Stockade riot, Ballarat, Australia, 1854 (w / c)
NSW71416 Eureka Stockade riot, Ballarat, Australia, 1854 (w/c) by Henderson, J.R. (19th century); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; Mitchell Library

Punch cartoon: The Californian Movement (engraving)
6034622 Punch cartoon: The Californian Movement (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Californian Movement)

"Klondike"from Century Magazine, March 1898, (colour lithograph)
5902943 " Klondike" from Century Magazine, March 1898, (colour lithograph) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

Scenes at Klondike (b / w photo)
1606904 Scenes at Klondike (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scenes at Klondike. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 31 December 1898)

Calculation of the quantity of gold contained in the sea, 1927
LSE4085522 Calculation of the quantity of gold contained in the sea, 1927. by French School, (20th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

To Klondyke for Gold, at the Foot of the Chilcoot Pass (litho)
1063928 To Klondyke for Gold, at the Foot of the Chilcoot Pass (litho) by Hall, Sydney Prior (1842-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: To Klondyke for Gold)

To Klondyke by the All-Canadian Route, a Block on the Stikine River (litho)
1063946 To Klondyke by the All-Canadian Route, a Block on the Stikine River (litho) by Fripp, Charles Edwin (1854-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: To Klondyke by the All-Canadian Route)

Life in the Klondyke Gold Fields, the Dark Side of the Picture, the Camp Doctors Daily Work (litho)
1063681 Life in the Klondyke Gold Fields, the Dark Side of the Picture, the Camp Doctors Daily Work (litho) by English School

The Summit of the Chilkoot Pass (litho)
1042459 The Summit of the Chilkoot Pass (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Summit of the Chilkoot Pass)

On the Road to Klondyke, a Party of Prospectors at the Foot of Chilkoot Pass (litho)
1042738 On the Road to Klondyke, a Party of Prospectors at the Foot of Chilkoot Pass (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: On the Road to Klondyke)

California (chromolitho)
1094441 California (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: California. French educational card, late 19th or early 20th century)

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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.