2010.54.5910

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Some people used the money
Some people used the money
c. 1998
21.12 in HIGH x 22.12 in WIDE
(53.66 cm HIGH x 56.20 cm WIDE)
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
2010.54.5910

Along the bottom edge is a list of sponsors, the Clorox logo, the National Endowment for the Humanitites logo and "Photo courtesy of California State Library."





Poster consists of brown print on a cream background. Image in the center is a daguerreotype of an African American gold miner with a shovel in his hand. Text reads "Some people used the money / they made from mining / to buy things for their families. / Like their Freedom. / Gold Rush! California's Untold Stories / Discover the Real History of California / Oakland Museum of California / Jan. 24-July 26, 1998."

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