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Site of the old road leading up to Simpson's Bridge
Todd, John A., 1827-1899
1883 June 19
PC-RM-Todd_008
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 No. 8 No. 2900 U.S. Circuit Court, Cal. Edwards Woodruff v. North Bloomfield Gravel Mining Co. et al. Filed September 12, 1883 L.S.B. Sawyer, Clerk. Complainants Exhibit Todd No. 8 Written on mount: Site of the old road leading up to Simpson's Bridge
Photographs Albumen prints
1 photograph : albumen print, mount 36 x 56 cm
Site of the old road leading up to Simpson's Bridge , 1883 June 19; 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
Sawyer, Lorenzo, 1820-1891 Woodruff, Edwards North Bloomfield Gravel Mining Company
California, Northern
PC-RM-Todd