The Independent Gold Hunter on his way to California, circa 1850

Description

Framed chromolithograph titled "The Independent Gold Hunter on His Way to California," created by Nathaniel Currier circa 1850. Chromolithograph depicts an inappropriately dressed prospector wearing knee high boots, a knee length coat, a tin pot for a hat, and carrying a suitcase and various tools such as a gold processor and shovel, cookware, and food. A sign in the background reads "To St. Louis, -- 350 Miles. To California, 1700 Ms." The chromolithograph was published by Kelloggs & Comstock in Hartford, Connecticut, and lithographed by D. Needham in Buffalo, New York.