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Prospecting Collection

Background imageProspecting Collection: Gold Diggers at Work near Beechworth, Victoria, 1901. Creator: Unknown

Gold Diggers at Work near Beechworth, Victoria, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Gold Diggers at Work near Beechworth, Victoria, 1901. Beechworth in the north-east of Victoria, Australia, saw major growth during the gold rush of the mid-1850s

Background imageProspecting 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 imageProspecting 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 imageProspecting Collection: Prospector and dog ready for the summer trail, between c1900 and c1930. Creator: Unknown

Prospector and dog ready for the summer trail, between c1900 and c1930. Creator: Unknown
Prospector and dog ready for the summer trail, between c1900 and c1930

Background imageProspecting Collection: Prospector and dog ready for the summer trail, between c1900 and 1916. Creator: Unknown

Prospector and dog ready for the summer trail, between c1900 and 1916. Creator: Unknown
Prospector and dog ready for the summer trail, between c1900 and 1916

Background imageProspecting 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 imageProspecting Collection: A search party of 7 people on Askold Island, 1865-1871. Creator: VV Lanin

A search party of 7 people on Askold Island, 1865-1871. Creator: VV Lanin
A search party of 7 people 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 imageProspecting Collection: Prospectors conducting a triangulation survey from the bank of the Zeya River

Prospectors conducting a triangulation survey from the bank of the Zeya River, 1909. Amur Oblast Museum of Regional History and Folklife

Background imageProspecting Collection: Lunch for prospectors on the banks of the Zeya River

Lunch for prospectors on the banks of the Zeya River, 1909. Amur Oblast Museum of Regional History and Folklife

Background imageProspecting Collection: Prospector with dog team, between c1900 and 1923. Creator: Unknown

Prospector with dog team, between c1900 and 1923. Creator: Unknown
Prospector with dog team, between c1900 and 1923

Background imageProspecting Collection: David Colbreth Broderick of California, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown

David Colbreth Broderick of California, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Hon. David C. Broderick of Cal. between 1855 and 1865. [Lawyer and politician

Background imageProspecting Collection: Senator Horace Tabor of Colorado, 1870-1880. Creator: Unknown

Senator Horace Tabor of Colorado, 1870-1880. Creator: Unknown
Senator Horace Tabor of Colorado, 1870-1880. Tabor, Hon. of Colorado (Senator), between 1870 and 1880

Background imageProspecting Collection: Lead Prospectors Ore Pick, 1939. Creator: Albert Geuppert

Lead Prospectors Ore Pick, 1939. Creator: Albert Geuppert
Lead Prospectors Ore Pick, 1939

Background imageProspecting Collection: Tools, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Rose Campbell-Gerke

Tools, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Rose Campbell-Gerke
Tools, 1935/1942

Background imageProspecting 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 imageProspecting Collection: South African Natives - Bound for the Gold-Fields, 1900. Creator: George Washington Wilson

South African Natives - Bound for the Gold-Fields, 1900. Creator: George Washington Wilson
South African Natives - Bound for the Gold-Fields, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. I", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900]

Background imageProspecting Collection: Prospecting a Lease, 1901. Creator: Unknown

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

Background imageProspecting Collection: Fossickers at Work, 1901. Creator: Unknown

Fossickers at Work, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Fossickers at Work, 1901. Fossicking is prospecting for minerals as a recreational pursuit without intention to sell for commercial purpose and is governed by law in Australian states

Background imageProspecting 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 imageProspecting Collection: Kentzer (Chercheurs D Or En Promenade), (Prospecting for Gold), 1900. Creator: Unknown

Kentzer (Chercheurs D Or En Promenade), (Prospecting for Gold), 1900. Creator: Unknown
Kentzer (Chercheurs D Or En Promenade), (Prospecting for Gold), 1900. From " Autour du Monde - Fascicule XLVI". [L. Boulanger, Paris, 1900]

Background imageProspecting 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 imageProspecting Collection: Digging and Washing For Gold In Australia In 1851, c1930. Creator: Unknown

Digging and Washing For Gold In Australia In 1851, c1930. Creator: Unknown
Digging and Washing For Gold In Australia In 1851, c1930

Background imageProspecting Collection: Mining Prospectors, 1923. Creator: Unknown

Mining Prospectors, 1923. Creator: Unknown
Mining Prospectors, 1923. From " Australia, New Zealand and Oceania in Pictures", by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. Blitt. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1923]

Background imageProspecting Collection: Prospector or guide, Yellowstone National Park

Prospector or guide, Yellowstone National Park
Wyo. - Yellowstone National Park: prospector or guide, 1903

Background imageProspecting Collection: All Day Long The Sound of the Pick and the Rumble of the Cradle Were Heard

All Day Long The Sound of the Pick and the Rumble of the Cradle Were Heard, c1908, (c1920). An illustration of men mining for gold. From Our Empire Story, by H. E. Marshall

Background imageProspecting Collection: Prospecting for metals, 1556 (1956)

Prospecting for metals, 1556 (1956). From Georgius Agricolas De re Metallica

Background imageProspecting Collection: Gambling in the mines, Faro, California, 19th century (1937). Artist: Britton & Rey

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)

Background imageProspecting Collection: Gambling in the mines, Monte, California, 19th century (1937). Artist: Britton & Rey

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)

Background imageProspecting Collection: Scenes from the California gold rush, 1849 (1937). Artist: Cooke & Le Count

Scenes from the California gold rush, 1849 (1937). Artist: Cooke & Le Count
Scenes from the California gold rush, 1849 (1937)

Background imageProspecting Collection: Gambling during the Californian gold rush, 19th century (1937). Artist: Britton & Rey

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)

Background imageProspecting Collection: Sunday Amusements in the Mines, 19th century (1937). Artist: Britton & Rey

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)

Background imageProspecting Collection: The Mining Business in Four Pictures, 19th century (1937). Artist: Britton & Rey

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)

Background imageProspecting Collection: The Prospector, 1908-1909. Artist: Jan Hendrik Scheltema

The Prospector, 1908-1909. Artist: Jan Hendrik Scheltema
The Prospector, 1908-1909. From Penroses Pictorial Annual 1908-1909, An Illustrated Review of the Graphic Arts, volume 14, edited by William Gamble and published by AW Penrose (London, 1908-1909)

Background imageProspecting Collection: Hydraulic Mining, California, 1859. Artist: Gustave Adolphe Chassevent-Bacques

Hydraulic Mining, California, 1859. Artist: Gustave Adolphe Chassevent-Bacques
Hydraulic Mining, California, 1859. A print from le Tour du Monde, 1859

Background imageProspecting Collection: French miners working a long tom sluice

French miners working a long tom sluice, California, 19th century. A print from le Tour du Monde

Background imageProspecting Collection: Excavating and washing of sands at the bottom of a river

Excavating and washing of sands at the bottom of a river, California, 19th century. A print from le Tour du Monde

Background imageProspecting Collection: Gold Miner, California, 19th century

Gold Miner, California, 19th century. A print from le Tour du Monde

Background imageProspecting Collection: Swedish peasants prospecting for lake ore, c1880. Artist: Mairray

Swedish peasants prospecting for lake ore, c1880. Artist: Mairray
Swedish peasants prospecting for lake ore, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)

Background imageProspecting Collection: Manner of Washing for Gold in the Brazilian Mountains, 1814. Artist: Lester

Manner of Washing for Gold in the Brazilian Mountains, 1814. Artist: Lester
Manner of Washing for Gold in the Brazilian Mountains, 1814. Negro slaves washing for alluvial gold watched over by a slave master brandishing a whip

Background imageProspecting Collection: Gold Mining in California, 1849 (1871). Artist: Currier and Ives

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

Background imageProspecting Collection: Miners washing for gold in the Californian gold fields, 1853

Miners washing for gold in the Californian gold fields, 1853. The apparatus they are using is called a Long Tom

Background imageProspecting Collection: Prospectors on their way to the Californian gold fields, 1853

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

Background imageProspecting Collection: Mining prospector in the Californian gold fields, 1853

Mining prospector in the Californian gold fields, 1853

Background imageProspecting Collection: The Californian Balloon Railway

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

Background imageProspecting Collection: Waterfall gold mine, Boorara, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, 1896

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

Background imageProspecting Collection: Prospector, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, 1886

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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