Prospector panning for gold near Sutters Mill in the American River in Coloma California. Hand-colored woodcut with a photo of the American River

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Hand colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration combined with a digital photograph of the site of the first gold discovery

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Size: 4272px × 2789px
Photo credit: © North Wind Picture Archives / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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