Images of Darwinian Democracy in the Gold Fields

All Nationalities and Races Panning for Gold in California

 

Black and White Miners Working Together

Conflict Between Chinese and Native Americans in the Gold Fields

Native American Woman Panning for Gold

Women in the Gold Fields

“In the mines, women were known to work alongside men, [sometimes] dressed in pants and red-flannel shirt” — Kevin Star, Americans and the California Dream

National Mixing in a Gold Rush Saloon