Coloma, 1857. El Dorado County, California.

Kuchel & Dresel

Date

1857
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Toned lithograph
Contributors

Published by Kuchel & Dresel
Dimensions

Image: 8 x 14 5/8 in.
Sheet: 16 7/16 x 20 15/16 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
u.c.: KUCHEL & DRESEL'S CALIFORNIA VIEWS.
l.c.: Entered according to Act of Congress, in the Year 1857 by Kuchel & Dresel, in the Clerk's Office of the U.S. District Court for the North[n]. District of Cal. \ COLOMA, 1857. \ EL DORADO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. \ First discovery of Gold in Cal. was made at this place early in February 1848 by Ja[s]. Marshall & P.L. Wimmer, in the Tailrace of Sutters Sawmill, situated at the extreme lower end of the Town. The Mill was torn down in 1856. \ [key symbol] Place where Sutters Mill stood.
l.r. gum label: 71.
l.r. in graphite: 3157 rigta #2
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

1972.57
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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