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Five men stand near log dam in dry river bed
Todd, John A., 1827-1899
1882-1883
PC-RM-Todd_001
In 1882 J.A. Todd was commissioned to take photographs documenting damaging effects of hydraulic mining to be used in the case of Edwards Woodruff v. the North Bloomfield Gravel Mining Company.
Written on mount: Todd 1 No. 2900 U.S. Circuit Court, Cal. Edwards Woodruff v. North Bloomfield Gravel Mining Co. et al. Filed November 16, 1882 L.S.B. Sawyer, Clerk, by J.F. O'Beime, Deputy Clerk. Title supplied by cataloger.
Photographs Albumen prints
1 photograph : albumen print, mount 36 x 56 cm
Five men stand near log dam in dry river bed, 1882-1883; Photographs of the effects of hydraulic mining in Nevada, Sutter, and Yuba counties, PC-RM-Todd; California Historical Society.
No Known Copyright
Materials in this collection, which were created between 1882-1900, are in the public domain in the United States. Permission to publish or reproduce is not required.
Environmental degradation Hydraulic mining Dams
Sawyer, Lorenzo, 1820-1891 Woodruff, Edwards O'Beime, J.F. North Bloomfield Gravel Mining Company
California, Northern
PC-RM-Todd