Gold Rush Collection (page 2)

California News, ca. 1850. Creator: Gabriel Harrison
California News, ca. 1850

Fountain, Pall Mall, Bendigo, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Fountain, Pall Mall, Bendigo, 1901. Alexandra Fountain designed by William Vahland, named in honour of Alexandra, Princess of Wales in 1881

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]

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]

Prospecting a Lease, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Prospecting a Lease, 1901. From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

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]

La Grange Mine Crew, California, 1900s. Creator: Anonymous
La Grange Mine Crew, California, 1900s. Private Collection

La Grange Mine Crew, California, 1890s. Creator: Anonymous
La Grange Mine Crew, California, 1890s. Private Collection

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]

Digging and Washing For Gold In Australia In 1851, c1930. Creator: Unknown
Digging and Washing For Gold In Australia In 1851, c1930. The first Australian gold rush began in May 1851 after prospector Edward Hargraves claimed to have discovered payable near Orange in New

General view of Ouray and the Rockies, USA, 1895. Creator: Unknown
General view of Ouray and the Rockies, USA, 1895. The town of Ouray, Colorado, was established by miners looking for silver and gold in the surrounding mountains

Sultan Mountain, near Silverton, Colorado, USA, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Sultan Mountain, near Silverton, Colorado, USA, c1900. View of the San Juan mountain range in the Rocky Mountains. The area is part of the Colorado Mineral Belt of ore deposits

Main Street, Manhattan, Nevada, early 1900s. The town of Manhattan was founded in 1867 when silver was discovered nearby. When gold was found in 1905 over 4000 people moved into the area

Panning for gold during the Californian Gold Rush of 1849. The discovery of gold in 1848 led to mass immigration into California

Leadville, in Colorado, 19th century. From The Colonial Portfolio. [The Werner Company, London]

Mount Shasta, 19th century. From The Colonial Portfolio. [The Werner Company, London]

Gold-Digging in Australia, 19th century. From The Colonial Portfolio. [The Werner Company, London]

Off to the Gold-Fields, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
Off to the Gold-Fields, 1912. During the Australian gold rushes, significant numbers of workers from other areas within Australia

A market place in San Francisco, California, USA, mid 19th century (c1880). The discovery of gold in 1848 and the ensuing California gold rush caused San Francisco to grow rapidly

Gold washing in California, c1840s (c1880). After gold was discovered at Sutters Mill in 1848, some 300, 000 people flooded into California in what became known as the California Gold Rush

Departure For El Dorado, 19th century (1937). Artist: C Quirot
Departure For El Dorado, 19th century (1937). From Old California, In Pictures and Story, by Stewart Edward White and published by Doubleday, Doran and Company (New York, 1937)

Gambling in the mines, Faro, California, 19th century (1937). Artist: Britton & Rey
Gambling in the mines, Faro, California, 19th century (1937). From Old California, In Pictures and Story, by Stewart Edward White and published by Doubleday, Doran and Company (New York, 1937)

Gambling in the mines, Monte, California, 19th century (1937). Artist: Britton & Rey
Gambling in the mines, Monte, California, 19th century (1937). From Old California, In Pictures and Story, by Stewart Edward White and published by Doubleday, Doran and Company (New York, 1937)

Sutters Fort, Sacramento, California, 1847 (1937). Artist: Snyder
Sutters Fort, Sacramento, California, 1847 (1937). From Old California, In Pictures and Story, by Stewart Edward White and published by Doubleday, Doran and Company (New York, 1937)

Scenes from the California gold rush, 1849 (1937). Artist: Cooke & Le Count
Scenes from the California gold rush, 1849 (1937). Scenes include: the Eliza heading for California; the arrival at San Francisco; travelling about the mines; camping out; miners preparing their

Gambling during the Californian gold rush, 19th century (1937). Artist: Britton & Rey
Gambling during the Californian gold rush, 19th century (1937). From Old California, In Pictures and Story, by Stewart Edward White and published by Doubleday, Doran and Company (New York, 1937)

Californian gold miners, 19th century (1937). Artist: Britton & Rey
Californian gold miners, 19th century (1937). From Old California, In Pictures and Story, by Stewart Edward White and published by Doubleday, Doran and Company (New York, 1937)

Sunday Amusements in the Mines, 19th century (1937). Artist: Britton & Rey
Sunday Amusements in the Mines, 19th century (1937). From Old California, In Pictures and Story, by Stewart Edward White and published by Doubleday, Doran and Company (New York, 1937)

The Mining Business in Four Pictures, 19th century (1937). Artist: Britton & Rey
The Mining Business in Four Pictures, 19th century (1937). From Old California, In Pictures and Story, by Stewart Edward White and published by Doubleday, Doran and Company (New York, 1937)

The Way They Come From California, 1849 (1937). Artist: Nathaniel Currier
The Way They Come From California, 1849 (1937). From Old California, In Pictures and Story, by Stewart Edward White and published by Doubleday, Doran and Company (New York, 1937)

San Francisco in November, 1848, 1858 and the end of the 19th century, (1901). San Francisco grew dramatically after the discovery of gold in California in 1849 led to a gold rush

Gold Mining in California, 1849 (1871). Artist: Currier and Ives
Gold Mining in California, 1849 (1871). Scenes of the 1849 Californian Gold Rush showing cradling, panning, washing with a long tom and hydraulic mining

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

Prospectors on their way to the Californian gold fields, 1853. Hopefuls off to the Californian gold fields with their belongings and equipment loaded on their horses and carrying pistols and a rifle

Mining prospector in the Californian gold fields, 1853. The discovery of gold in 1848 led to mass immigration into California

Miners in the Californian gold fields relaxing in their log cabin at night, 1853. The discovery of gold in 1848 led to mass immigration into California

Californian gold miners, c1880. Miners in the Californian gold fields inspecting the result of their digging by the light of a camp fire

Gold mining, California, USA, c1868. Miners using a hydraulic method invented in California, washing down gold-bearing ore with a jet of water

The Californian Balloon Railway, a novel way of travelling to the Californian Gold Rush, 1849. A prospector riding on the back of a large bird, flying towards California

Waterfall gold mine, Boorara, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, 1896. The town of Kalgoorlie grew up after gold was discovered in the area in June 1893

Prospector, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, 1886. The area around Gippsland was the scene of several short-lived gold rushes in the 19th century

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