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Daniel Gano Gold Rush Scrapbook, 1846-1850
Creator
Gano, Daniel, 1794-1873
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Format
Manuscript
Language
English
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1 box
0.2 linear feet
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Special Collections - Manuscripts Archival. Special Collections Use Only
C1398
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Gold miners
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California
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19th century
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Correspondence
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Gold mines and mining
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California
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19th century
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Overland journeys to the Pacific
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Clippings (information artifacts)
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19th century
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Letters
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1849-1850
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Scrapbooks
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19th century
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Compiled/Created
1846-1850
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The collection is open for research.
Summary note
Consists of a scrapbook compiled by Daniel Gano, documenting the California Gold Rush (1849-1850), including his son Stephen's journey to the gold fields of California and his subsequent experiences in "the diggings" there. "Images of this collection are available online at Digital PUL .
The collection consists of a scrapbook (old barrister book) compiled by Daniel Gano, documenting the California Gold Rush (1849-1850), including his son Stephen's journey to the gold fields of California and his subsequent experiences in "the diggings" there. It holds 17 contemporary letters--eleven sent home by Stephen, two by his cousin Samuel Jones who followed a different route west, and four by friends interested in Stephen's fate--as well as 87 pages of pasted-in contemporary news clippings, a hand-colored print depicting "California Gold Diggers" at work in a Sacramento gold field, a broadside addressed "To California Emigrants," and a photographic portrait labeled on verso "Stephen Gano, My Grandfather." In addition, the book contains approx. 51 pages of listings of court cases for 1846, arranged by docket number, presumably relating to Daniel"s position as county clerk.
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