Vertical hand-colored lithograph showing an oddly equipped prospector on the plains, 350 miles west of St. Louis, walking to California. The caption beneath the title reads: 'I neither borrow nor lend'. The image satirizes the gold fever which sent thousands to California in 1849-1850. Title: 'The Independent Gold Hunter on His Way to California.'. . circa 1849. N. Currier

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Size: 1891px × 2642px
Photo credit: © The Picture Art Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: id=n22015, mhm