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Gold Mining Collection

Background imageGold Mining Collection: U.S. Assay Office Fifty Dollar, 1852. Creator: Numismatics, American Coins

U.S. Assay Office Fifty Dollar, 1852. Creator: Numismatics, American Coins
U.S. Assay Office Fifty Dollar, 1852. Private Collection

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Peasants panning for gold in a river, 17th century. Creator: Anonymous

Peasants panning for gold in a river, 17th century. Creator: Anonymous
Peasants panning for gold in a river, 17th century. Private Collection

Background imageGold Mining Collection: The life of the gold diggers. (Harper's Weekly), 1860. Creator: Anonymous

The life of the gold diggers. (Harper's Weekly), 1860. Creator: Anonymous
The life of the gold diggers. (Harper's Weekly), 1860. Private Collection

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Gold Washing in Australia, 1853. Creator: Anonymous

Gold Washing in Australia, 1853. Creator: Anonymous
Gold Washing in Australia, 1853. Private Collection

Background imageGold Mining Collection: California gold diggers, a scene from actual life at the mines

California gold diggers, a scene from actual life at the mines. Private Collection

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Star of the East Gold Mine, Ballarat, 1901. Creator: Unknown

Star of the East Gold Mine, Ballarat, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Star of the East Gold Mine, Ballarat, 1901. Ballarat on the Yarrowee River in the Central Highlands of Victoria, was transformed during the Victorian gold rush. From " Federated Australia"

Background imageGold Mining Collection: The Sutherlandshire Gold Diggings: Kildonan Burn, 1869. Creator: Unknown

The Sutherlandshire Gold Diggings: Kildonan Burn, 1869. Creator: Unknown
The Sutherlandshire Gold Diggings: Kildonan Burn, [in Scotland], 1869

Background imageGold Mining Collection: The Sutherlandshire Gold Diggings: Baile N Oir, Kildonan, 1869. Creator: Unknown

The Sutherlandshire Gold Diggings: Baile N Oir, Kildonan, 1869. Creator: Unknown
The Sutherlandshire Gold Diggings: Baile N Oir, Kildonan, [in Scotland], 1869

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Scene from 'Never Too Late To Mend

Scene from "Never Too Late To Mend, " at the Princess's Theatre, 1865. London stage production. That interesting drama of modern social life founded upon Mr

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Nova Scotian Goldfields: horizontal formation of auriferous quartz at Laidlaw's Farm

Nova Scotian Goldfields: horizontal formation of auriferous quartz at Laidlaw's Farm, [Canada], 1862. Engraving of a photograph by Captain W. D. Tompson, of the 17th Regiment

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Nova Scotian Goldfields: Laidlaw's Farm, near Halifax, 1862. Creator: Smyth

Nova Scotian Goldfields: Laidlaw's Farm, near Halifax, 1862. Creator: Smyth
Nova Scotian Goldfields: Laidlaw's Farm, near Halifax, [Canada], 1862. Engraving of a photograph by Captain W. D. Tompson, of the 17th Regiment

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Anvil Creek gold mine, 1916. Creator: Lomen Brothers

Anvil Creek gold mine, 1916. Creator: Lomen Brothers
Anvil Creek gold mine, 1916

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Tarradale Viaduct, on the Melbourne and Sandhurst Railway

Tarradale Viaduct, on the Melbourne and Sandhurst Railway
Tarradale [sic] Viaduct, on the Melbourne and Sandhurst Railway, Australia, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by Morris and Co. of Elizabeth-street, Melbourne

Background imageGold Mining Collection: The Chaudière Gold-Fields, Canada: the diggings on a tributary of the Chaudière

The Chaudière Gold-Fields, Canada: the diggings on a tributary of the Chaudière
The Chaudiere Gold-Fields, Canada: the diggings on a tributary of the Chaudiere, 1864

Background imageGold Mining Collection: The Chaudière Gold-Fields, Canada: the gold-diggers dwellings, 1864. F Creator: Unknown

The Chaudière Gold-Fields, Canada: the gold-diggers dwellings, 1864. F Creator: Unknown
The Chaudiere Gold-Fields, Canada: the gold-diggers dwellings, 1864

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Washing gold, 1916. Creator: Unknown

Washing gold, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Washing gold, 1916

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Gold mine, between c1900 and 1916. Creator: Unknown

Gold mine, between c1900 and 1916. Creator: Unknown
Gold mine, between c1900 and 1916

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Miner panning gold, 1916. Creator: Unknown

Miner panning gold, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Miner panning gold, 1916

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Washing gold, 1916. Creator: Unknown

Washing gold, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Washing gold, 1916

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Gold dredge, 1915. Creator: Unknown

Gold dredge, 1915. Creator: Unknown
Gold dredge, 1915

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Miner's festive costume, 1911. Creator: Unknown

Miner's festive costume, 1911. Creator: Unknown
Miner's festive costume, 1911. From a collection which includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Victoria, the Chief Town of Vancouver's Island, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Victoria, the Chief Town of Vancouver's Island, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Victoria, the Chief Town of Vancouver's Island, 1858

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Blacksmith in the Goldfields, 1848-1855. Creator: Felix Octavius Carr Darley

Blacksmith in the Goldfields, 1848-1855. Creator: Felix Octavius Carr Darley
Blacksmith in the Goldfields, 1848-1855

Background imageGold Mining Collection: L'exploitation des mines d'or dans le Witwaterstrand (Transvaal meridional); Afrique

L'exploitation des mines d'or dans le Witwaterstrand (Transvaal meridional); Afrique Australe, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Mines d'or de l'Australie occidentale; Les Terres Du Pacifique

Mines d'or de l'Australie occidentale; Les Terres Du Pacifique, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Background imageGold Mining Collection: The Great Seal of California, 1850. Creator: Unknown

The Great Seal of California, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Great Seal of California, 1850. Around the bevel of the ring are represented thirty-one stars, being the number of the states of which the Union will consist, upon the admission of California

Background imageGold Mining Collection: San Francisco, from the south-west, 1850. Creator: Unknown

San Francisco, from the south-west, 1850. Creator: Unknown
San Francisco, from the south-west, 1850

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Sacramento - General View, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Sacramento - General View, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Sacramento - General View, 1850

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Royal Institution - Sir Roderick Murchison's Lecture on the Distribution of Gold Ore

Royal Institution - Sir Roderick Murchison's Lecture on the Distribution of Gold Ore, 1850. Geological talk in London

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Miner washing gold, between c1900 and c1930. Creator: Unknown

Miner washing gold, between c1900 and c1930. Creator: Unknown
Miner washing gold, between c1900 and c1930

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Hydraulic gold mining, between c1900 and 1923. Creator: Unknown

Hydraulic gold mining, between c1900 and 1923. Creator: Unknown
Hydraulic gold mining, between c1900 and 1923

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Tunnel at Juneau Mine, between c1900 and c1930. Creator: Unknown

Tunnel at Juneau Mine, between c1900 and c1930. Creator: Unknown
Tunnel at Juneau Mine, between c1900 and c1930

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Taking gold from Chatanika, sluice-box, between c1900 and c1930. Creator: Unknown

Taking gold from Chatanika, sluice-box, between c1900 and c1930. Creator: Unknown
Taking gold from Chatanika, sluice-box, between c1900 and c1930

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Frank G. Carpenter in middle of bucket at gold mine

Frank G. Carpenter in middle of bucket at gold mine, between c1900 and 1916

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Pioneer Mine, between c1900 and 1916. Creator: Unknown

Pioneer Mine, between c1900 and 1916. Creator: Unknown
Pioneer Mine, between c1900 and 1916

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Pioneer Mine, between c1900 and 1916. Creator: Unknown

Pioneer Mine, between c1900 and 1916. Creator: Unknown
Pioneer Mine, between c1900 and 1916

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Mr. Lindeberg panning gold at Pioneer Mine with a shovel

Mr. Lindeberg panning gold at Pioneer Mine with a shovel, between c1900 and 1916

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Mr. Kah smelting gold at the Assay Office, between c1900 and 1916. Creator: Unknown

Mr. Kah smelting gold at the Assay Office, between c1900 and 1916. Creator: Unknown
Mr. Kah smelting gold at the Assay Office, between c1900 and 1916

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Gold in pan, 1916. Creator: Unknown

Gold in pan, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Gold in pan, 1916

Background imageGold Mining Collection: $1, 250, 000 in gold bullion at Miners and Merchants Bank, 1906. Creator: Lomen Brothers

$1, 250, 000 in gold bullion at Miners and Merchants Bank, 1906. Creator: Lomen Brothers
$1, 250, 000 in gold bullion at Miners and Merchants Bank, 1906

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Man panning gold on Nome Beach, between c1900 and c1930. Creator: Lomen Brothers

Man panning gold on Nome Beach, between c1900 and c1930. Creator: Lomen Brothers
Man panning gold on Nome Beach, between c1900 and c1930

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Men panning gold, between c1900 and 1927. Creator: Lomen Brothers

Men panning gold, between c1900 and 1927. Creator: Lomen Brothers
Men panning gold, between c1900 and 1927

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Gold Fever Prospectors going to the new Gold Field, 1889. Creator: John C. H. Grabill

Gold Fever Prospectors going to the new Gold Field, 1889. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Gold Fever Prospectors going to the new Gold Field, 1889. Five men (some holding pick axes) standing next to a wagon pulled by oxen

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Transporting workers to the mines, 1890. Creator: Unknown

Transporting workers to the mines, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Transporting workers to the mines, 1890. The album "Views of the Yakutsk Region" contains 151 photographs

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Interior view of a geologist's living room at gold mines in the Minusinsk mining district

Interior view of a geologist's living room at gold mines in the Minusinsk mining district, 1890

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Celebrating Deadwood people celebrating the building of the largest reduction works of

Celebrating Deadwood people celebrating the building of the largest reduction works of
Celebrating. Deadwood people celebrating the building of the largest reduction works of the kind (for gold and silver ores) in the world []

Background imageGold Mining Collection: We have it rich Washing and panning gold

We have it rich Washing and panning gold
We have it rich. Washing and panning gold, Rockerville, Dak. Old timers, Spriggs, Lamb and Dillon at work []. Showing three men, with a dog, panning for gold in a stream. Title transcribed from item

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Gold Dust Placer mining at Rockerville

Gold Dust Placer mining at Rockerville, Dak Old timers, Spriggs, Lamb and Dillon at work, 1889. Three men placer mining with shovels, picks and pan

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Gold washing machine on Askold Island, 1865-1871. Creator: VV Lanin

Gold washing machine on Askold Island, 1865-1871. Creator: VV Lanin
Gold washing machine on Askold Island, 1865-1871. This album contains 154 photographs taken in the second half of the 1860s and 1870s by a local photographer from the Far East, V. V. Lanin

Background imageGold Mining Collection: A Golden work Hydroulic [sic] mining at Rockdrville [ie Rockerville]

A Golden work Hydroulic [sic] mining at Rockdrville [ie Rockerville], Dak, 1889. Three men overseeing hydraulic equipment

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Gold-Mining Worker. A Spirtonos

Gold-Mining Worker. A Spirtonos, or Alcohol Smuggler, Imprisioned for Selling Alcohol at the Mines, 1904

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Karta I?A?kutskoi? oblasti chasti Olekminskago okruga i Irkutskoi? guberni¯i? Kirenskogo

Karta I?A?kutskoi? oblasti chasti Olekminskago okruga i Irkutskoi? guberni¯i? Kirenskogo [sic] chast okrugas pokazani¯em zolotosoderzhashchikh pri¯i?skov razrabatyvaemyi?a? : gg

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Topographical sketch of the gold & quicksilver district of California

Topographical sketch of the gold & quicksilver district of California, 1848

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Millroy's map of Alaska and the Klondyke gold fields, 1897. Creator: J. J. Millroy

Millroy's map of Alaska and the Klondyke gold fields, 1897. Creator: J. J. Millroy
Millroy's map of Alaska and the Klondyke gold fields, 1897

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Map of the Alaskan gold fields, 1897. Creator: T. S. Lee

Map of the Alaskan gold fields, 1897. Creator: T. S. Lee
Map of the Alaskan gold fields, 1897

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Going to Klondyke, 1897. Creator: May Bloom

Going to Klondyke, 1897. Creator: May Bloom
Going to Klondyke, 1897. The Klondike Gold Rush of 1898 was one of the largest gold frenzies in history

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Map of the United States, the British provinces

Map of the United States, the British provinces, Mexico &c. 1849. Shows California's gold region and western trails

Background imageGold Mining Collection: The Moorabool Viaduct on the Melbourne and Ballarat Railway

The Moorabool Viaduct on the Melbourne and Ballarat Railway, Australia, 1862. In 1851, gold was discovered near Ballarat, sparking the Victorian gold rush

Background imageGold Mining Collection: The Tuapeka Goldfields, Otago, New Zealand, 1862. Creator: W Thomas

The Tuapeka Goldfields, Otago, New Zealand, 1862. Creator: W Thomas
The Tuapeka Goldfields, Otago, New Zealand, 1862

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Secret gold panning. 'Predators'

Secret gold panning. "Predators", 1904-1917. National Library of Russia

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Washing gold in trays, 1904-1917. Creator: Unknown

Washing gold in trays, 1904-1917. Creator: Unknown
Washing gold in trays, 1904-1917. National Library of Russia

Background imageGold Mining Collection: The Vigra Gold Mines, North Wales: the Crushing Mill, 1862. Creator: Unknown

The Vigra Gold Mines, North Wales: the Crushing Mill, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Vigra Gold Mines, North Wales: the Crushing Mill, 1862

Background imageGold Mining Collection: On the way to the Transvaal Gold Fields; The Bank of Africa

On the way to the Transvaal Gold Fields; The Bank of Africa, Johannesburg; as it was in 1887, 1887. 1890

Background imageGold Mining Collection: The Transvaal Gold Fields and how to reach them--Civilised and Uncivilised--An Illicit

The Transvaal Gold Fields and how to reach them--Civilised and Uncivilised--An Illicit Diamond Buyer and his victims, 1890

Background imageGold Mining Collection: The Transvaal Gold Fields and how to reach them--Ladies visit to the Jumpers Gold Mining

The Transvaal Gold Fields and how to reach them--Ladies visit to the Jumpers Gold Mining Company--Going down in the cage, 1890

Background imageGold Mining Collection: The Transvaal Gold Fields and how to reach them--Scene in the Open-Air Change

The Transvaal Gold Fields and how to reach them--Scene in the Open-Air Change, Johannesburg, 1890

Background imageGold Mining Collection: The Transvaal Gold Fields and how to reach them--The Marabastad Post Arrives

The Transvaal Gold Fields and how to reach them--The Marabastad Post Arrives, 1890

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Mountain streams in Ouray County, Colorado, 1940. Creator: Russell Lee

Mountain streams in Ouray County, Colorado, 1940. Creator: Russell Lee
Mountain streams in Ouray County, Colorado run yellow because of the tailings from the gold mills

Background imageGold Mining Collection: The Transvaal Gold Fields and how to reach them--The Kimberly Route

The Transvaal Gold Fields and how to reach them--The Kimberly Route, 1890

Background imageGold Mining Collection: The Transvaal Goldfields and how to reach them--by Coach

The Transvaal Goldfields and how to reach them--by Coach, Eight in Hand, 1890

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Hydraulic Gold Mining, Near Dutch Flats, California, C. P. R. R. 1868 / 69

Hydraulic Gold Mining, Near Dutch Flats, California, C. P. R. R. 1868 / 69
Hydraulic Gold Mining, Near Dutch Flats, California, C. P. R. R. 1868/69. Albumen print, pl. xxx from the album " Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery" (1870)

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Miners in the Sierras, 1851-1852. Creators: Charles Christian Nahl, August Wenderoth

Miners in the Sierras, 1851-1852. Creators: Charles Christian Nahl, August Wenderoth
Miners in the Sierras, 1851-1852

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Gold Mining, Cripple Creek, 1929. Creator: Ernest Lawson

Gold Mining, Cripple Creek, 1929. Creator: Ernest Lawson
Gold Mining, Cripple Creek, 1929

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Malakoff Diggins, North Bloomfield, Nevada County, 1871. Creator: Carleton Emmons Watkins

Malakoff Diggins, North Bloomfield, Nevada County, 1871. Creator: Carleton Emmons Watkins
Malakoff Diggins, North Bloomfield, Nevada County, 1871

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Mosman Street, Charters Towers, 1901. Creator: Unknown

Mosman Street, Charters Towers, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Mosman Street, Charters Towers, 1901. A town in northern Queensland, Australia, founded in the 1870s when gold was discovered From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Charters Towers Goldfield, 1901. Creator: Unknown

Charters Towers Goldfield, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Charters Towers Goldfield, 1901. Mine shafts built from 1883 to 1916 during a period of intense gold mining. From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Long Tunnel Gold Mine, Walhalla, 1901. Creator: Unknown

Long Tunnel Gold Mine, Walhalla, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Long Tunnel Gold Mine, Walhalla, 1901. Long Tunnel Gold Mine was one of the richest and profitable mines of Walhalla. From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Saint-Elie. Le Schluss (Rigole Pour L Or), (The Sluice, Prospecting for Gold), 1900

Saint-Elie. Le Schluss (Rigole Pour L Or), (The Sluice, Prospecting for Gold), 1900. French Guiana From " Autour du Monde - Fascicule XLVI". [L. Boulanger, Paris, 1900]

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Mining Camp, Nevada, c1897. Creator: Unknown

Mining Camp, Nevada, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Mining Camp, Nevada, c1897. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R. Cromwell. [C. N. Greig & Co. London, c1897]

Background imageGold Mining Collection: The 'Welcome' Nugget, 1858

The "Welcome" Nugget, 1858....this huge nugget, stated to be the largest piece of virgin gold ever discovered...Mr

Background imageGold Mining Collection: In a Rand Mine - An end Tipler, early 20th century. Creator: Unknown

In a Rand Mine - An end Tipler, early 20th century. Creator: Unknown
In a Rand Mine - An end Tipler, early 20th century. A miner and equipment in a South African gold mine. [Sallo Epstein & Co. Johannesburg]

Background imageGold Mining Collection: A Gold Mine, Johannesburg, early 20th century. Creator: Unknown

A Gold Mine, Johannesburg, early 20th century. Creator: Unknown
A Gold Mine, Johannesburg, early 20th century. Smoking chimneys of a factory in the gold mining area of South Africa. [G. B. & Co. Cape Town]

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Mining Camp, Nevada, USA, c1900. Creator: Unknown

Mining Camp, Nevada, USA, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Mining Camp, Nevada, USA, c1900. Nevada is one of the largest sources of gold in the world, and gold mining is a major industry. From Scenic Marvels of the New World edited by Prof. Geo.R. Cromwell

Background imageGold Mining Collection: Gold mining in the Urals, Mid of the 19th century. Artist: Anonymous

Gold mining in the Urals, Mid of the 19th century. Artist: Anonymous
Gold mining in the Urals, Mid of the 19th century. Found in the collection of Russian State Library, Moscow



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