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    Upper image is of three miners seated around a crude table. One miner is weighing his gold while the other watch. The lower image is of a miner sleeping by a fire with his weapons nearby. Three vignettes above him depict his dreams. "Lith. & Published by Quirot & Co. corner Montgomery & California Sts. S. Francisco." Paper color: gray.

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  • Explosion of the American Eagle. [upper] Explosion of the Steamer Stockton. [lower]

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  • Gambling in the Mines. Monte [upper] Faro [lower]

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    Upper image is one miner in a tent drinking soup while another miner is lying on the grass reading a book or a letter. Lower image is of two men standing in front of a log cabin with enormous logs at the bottom right and left. There are hills and trees in the background. "Lith. & Published by Britton & Rey San Francisco Cal."--text, below image. Paper color: gray.

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  • San Francisco, 1858. [upper] San Francisco. 1849 & 1850. From Telegraph Hill. [lower]

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