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Illustration, "The Stamp Mill," Gold-Mining in Georgia, Harper's new monthly magazine. v. 59, September 1879
Illustration showing an advanced version of a stamp mill
Illustration, "The Proof is in the Pudding," Gold-Mining in Georgia, Harper's new monthly magazine. v. 59, September 1879
Illustration showing people panning for gold in Georgia
Illustration, "Struck a Pocket," Gold-Mining in Georgia, Harper's new monthly magazine. v. 59, September 1879
Prospectors mining and panning for gold in Georgia
Illustration, "Hydraulic Mining," Gold-Mining in Georgia, Harper's new monthly magazine. v. 59, September 1879
Illustration showing the process of hydraulic mining
Illustration, "How it would be if some ladies had their own way," Harper's Weekly, 1868 May 16
This anti-suffrage illustration shows men and women but outside their traditional gender roles.
Illustration, "Dahlonega," Gold-Mining in Georgia, Harper's new monthly magazine. v. 59, September 1879
Illustration showing Dahlonega, Georgia; date depicted unknown
Illustration, "Cutting Machine," History of the United States Mint and American Coinage, Ancient and Modern, George Evans, 1885
Image showing the use of the cutting machine in a mint. It punches circles out of a sheet of metal.
Illustration, "Casting Ingots," History of the United States Mint and American Coinage, Ancient and Modern, George Evans, 1885
Image showing the casting of ingots in a U.S. mint. Ingots are around 12 inches long, a half inch thick, and vary from one to two and a half inches wide.
Illustration, "A Giant," undated
Illustration showing the technology known as "the Giant," which was a tool integral to the hydraulic mining process
Hubert H. Humphrey scarf, silk, 1968
Frankie Welch-designed scarf created in order to promote presidential candidate Hubert Humphrey's campaign