A collection of primary source photos from 19th-century California which portray what everyday life was like during the California Gold Rush.

Primary source images depicting the rapid growth of small settlements into big cities as people continued to come to California from all over the world during the Gold Rush.

A collection of primary source materials and informational text that looks at law and order in the "wild west" of California, identifying changing ethnicity in a growing population seeking gold and other resources.

This exhibition explores the Gold Rush, a group of related gold rushes to Western territories in the second half of the nineteenth century, and its impact on American history and culture.

Take a look at and lend an ear for primary sources featuring the California Gold Rush. Men and women from around the world landed in the United States and flocked to the west coast in search of nuggets of gold.

This site contains information on the dramatic impact of the California Gold Rush. From "The History of California," published in 1897.

Learn some interesting facts about the California Gold Rush through images, personal stories and other writings.

This site contains a poster of a new bank started by Sam Brannen in San Francisco during the gold rush.