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The Independent Gold Hunter on His Way to California

Publisher Kelloggs & Comstock American
Publisher Ensign & Thayer American
1848–9
Not on view
A caricature of a prospector laden with tools and supplies. A signpost pointing in two directions in the background is lettered: "To St. Louis 350 Miles / To California 1700 Ms"

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Independent Gold Hunter on His Way to California
  • Publisher: Kelloggs & Comstock (American, active Hartford, Connecticut, 1848–50)
  • Publisher: Ensign & Thayer (Buffalo, New York)
  • Date: 1848–9
  • Medium: Hand-colored lithograph
  • Dimensions: Image: 12 3/8 × 8 3/8 in. (31.4 × 21.2 cm)
    Sheet: 13 11/16 × 9 1/4 in. (34.7 × 23.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Albert Ten Eyck Gardner, 1967
  • Object Number: 67.618.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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