Exhibit of Gold Nugget, National Museum of Natural History

Summary

Exhibit in the Gems and Minerals Hall showing a flake of the first gold discovered at Sutter's Mill, California, February 1848, by James W. Marshall, photo of James W. Marshall, and a copy of the letter of authentication. Also, from the Roebling Collection, the largest gold nugget found in many years near Greenville, Plumas County, California, at Union Placer Mine, owned by two old miners, Joe Dacoala and Bill Roedde.

Subject

• United States National Museum
• Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.)

Notes

• Also known as 2011-00038 and MNH-33476
• See also Record Unit 95, Box 44, Folder 18.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Acc. 12-492, Image No. SIA2012-6514

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

• 1926
• Between 1926 and 1934

Restrictions & Rights

• No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
• No Known Copyright Restrictions

Topic

Form/Genre

Lantern slides

Local number

SIA Acc. 12-492 [SIA2012-6514]

Physical description

4 x 3.25;

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