Prospectors Collection

Gold Prospecting
Gold prospectors in Australia panning water and silt in search of small nuggets of the precious metal. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

Yukon-Klondike Gold Rush, Dawson City, 1898 (b / w photo)
PNP340145 Yukon-Klondike Gold Rush, Dawson City, 1898 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: ghost town; ); Peter Newark American Pictures; American

Klondike Gold Rush
THE KLONDIKE GOLD RUSH - the stream of prospectors making their way across the Chilcot Pass on their way to the diggings

Dawson City during the Klondike Gold Rush (1897-98) 1898 (b / w photo)
PNP245978 Dawson City during the Klondike Gold Rush (1897-98) 1898 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Topsy Turvey, or our Antipodes, 1854. Refined English ladies in crinolines waiting on rough
FLO4995435 Topsy Turvey, or our Antipodes, 1854. Refined English ladies in crinolines waiting on rough and unkempt gold prospectors in Australia during the Gold Rush

Prospector sits in front of his prospectors hut in the gold rush in Australia, 1892
3480409 Prospector sits in front of his prospectors hut in the gold rush in Australia, 1892; (add.info.: Prospector sits in front of his prospectors hut in the gold rush in Australia)

Four Prospectors, 1897
1574296 Four Prospectors, 1897; (add.info.: Photographic prints of four prospectors posed on a trail, Alaska. Dated 1897); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Prospectors conducting a triangulation survey from the bank of the Zeya River, 1909. Creator: Unknown
Prospectors conducting a triangulation survey from the bank of the Zeya River, 1909. Amur Oblast Museum of Regional History and Folklife

Lunch for prospectors on the banks of the Zeya River, 1909. Creator: Vladimir Ivanovich Fedorov
Lunch for prospectors on the banks of the Zeya River, 1909. Amur Oblast Museum of Regional History and Folklife

Land prospectors, Newfoundland, Canada

Canada Newfoundland land prospectors early 1900s

Welsh Gold Prospectors early 1900s

Welsh gold prosepctors

Night Scene in Australia, Gold Diggers
A Night Scene Australia, Gold Diggers playing cards and drinking Date: 1853

Steamer Resolute, from One Man's Gold Rush: A Klondike Album by Murray Cromwell Morgan, 10th March
JHL358815 Steamer Resolute, from One Man's Gold Rush: A Klondike Album by Murray Cromwell Morgan, 10th March, 1900 (b/w photo) by Hegg, Eric A. (1867-1947); Private Collection

Packers ascending summit of Chilkoot Pass, during the Klondike Gold Rush (1897-98) 1898 (b/w photo)
PNP245989 Packers ascending summit of Chilkoot Pass, during the Klondike Gold Rush (1897-98) 1898 (b/w photo) by Hegg, Eric A

Alaskan gold rush, from One Man's Gold Rush: A Klondike Album by Murray Cromwell Morgan (b/w photo)
JHL358820 Alaskan gold rush, from One Man's Gold Rush: A Klondike Album by Murray Cromwell Morgan (b/w photo) by Hegg, Eric A

Men from the Alaskan gold rush, from One Man's Gold Rush: A Klondike Album by Murray Cromwell Morgan (b/w photo)
JHL358831 Men from the Alaskan gold rush, from One Man's Gold Rush: A Klondike Album by Murray Cromwell Morgan (b/w photo) by Hegg, Eric A. (1867-1947); Private Collection

Rocking on Nome Beach, from One Man's Gold Rush: A Klondike Album by Murray Cromwell Morgan (b/w photo)
JHL358819 Rocking on Nome Beach, from One Man's Gold Rush: A Klondike Album by Murray Cromwell Morgan (b/w photo) by Hegg, Eric A

Scales and summit of Chilkoot Pass, from One Man's Gold Rush: A Klondike Album by Murray Cromwell Morgan
JHL358821 Scales and summit of Chilkoot Pass, from One Man's Gold Rush: A Klondike Album by Murray Cromwell Morgan, 1898 (b/w photo) by Hegg, Eric A

View showing the mode of the travel on the Chilkoot, from One Man's Gold Rush
JHL358829 View showing the mode of the travel on the Chilkoot, from One Man's Gold Rush: A Klondike Album by Murray Cromwell Morgan (b/w photo) by Hegg, Eric A

Packers ascending the summit of Chilkoot Pass, from One Man's Gold Rush
JHL358822 Packers ascending the summit of Chilkoot Pass, from One Man's Gold Rush: A Klondike Album by Murray Cromwell Morgan, 1898 (b/w photo) by Hegg, Eric A

Scenes Californiennes, Aux mines d argent (engraving)
2789283 Scenes Californiennes, Aux mines d argent (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scenes Californiennes, Aux mines d argent)

The beginnings of the city of Johannesburg, Transvaal, after the discovery of gold deposits, 1885 (b / w photo)
5229604 The beginnings of the city of Johannesburg, Transvaal, after the discovery of gold deposits, 1885 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Punch cartoon: California, The Country for Convicts (engraving)
6034626 Punch cartoon: California, The Country for Convicts (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: California, The Country for Convicts)

Klondike gold miners at work, Yukon, Canada, 1890s (engraving)
5997400 Klondike gold miners at work, Yukon, Canada, 1890s (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Klondike gold miners at work, Yukon, Canada, 1890s)

Off to the Gold Fields, prospectors starting to explore Mount Malcolm, West Australia (litho)
1036815 Off to the Gold Fields, prospectors starting to explore Mount Malcolm, West Australia (litho) by Dadd, Frank (1851-1929) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Off to the Gold Fields)

Prospector cleaning up after a days work, c. 1898 (colour litho)
1199918 Prospector cleaning up after a days work, c.1898 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

Gold-Washing at the Diggings, from The Illustrated London News
STC434059 Gold-Washing at the Diggings, from The Illustrated London News, 1849 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Dry-Blowing at Coolgardie (b / w photo)
2813538 Dry-Blowing at Coolgardie (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dry-Blowing at Coolgardie)

The Way they come from California, pub. 1849 (litho)
2646240 The Way they come from California, pub. 1849 (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

View of the Main Street, Deadwood, Dakota Territory, 1877 (b / w photo)
PNP340146 View of the Main Street, Deadwood, Dakota Territory, 1877 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Deadwood)

Newly Discovered Mines in the Rocky Mountains, from Frank Leslie
BAL111620 Newly Discovered Mines in the Rocky Mountains, from Frank Leslies Illustrated Newspaper, 1879 (engraving) (b&w photo) by Jump, E

Climbing the Dyea Trail on the way to the Chilkoot Pass during the Klondike Gold Rush
PNP245984 Climbing the Dyea Trail on the way to the Chilkoot Pass during the Klondike Gold Rush (1897-98) (b/w photo) by American Photographer

The Honest Miners Songs, from the Californian Gold Rush of 1849 (litho)
PNP245893 The Honest Miners Songs, from the Californian Gold Rush of 1849 (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Western Americana; American, out of copyright

Silver Mining in the Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Nevada, 1877 (engraving)
PNP246276 Silver Mining in the Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Nevada, 1877 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Western Americana; American, out of copyright

Typical Forty-Niners, 1849 (b / w photo)
PNP246167 Typical Forty-Niners, 1849 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

The Divining Rod, from Bergwerk Buch by Georg Agricola, Frankfurt 1580
STC202511 The Divining Rod, from Bergwerk Buch by Georg Agricola, Frankfurt 1580, illustrated in a History of Magic, published late 19th century (litho) by German School

Comfort, from the Tipos Californianos series, 1850 (colour litho)
NYH182460 Comfort, from the Tipos Californianos series, 1850 (colour litho) by Ferran, Augustus or Augusto (fl.1850); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

The Bar of a Gambling Saloon, engraved by J. Brandard, 1855 (colour litho)
NYH188422 The Bar of a Gambling Saloon, engraved by J. Brandard, 1855 (colour litho) by Marryat, Francis Samuel (1826-55) (after); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Gold seekers crossing the Chilkoot Pass during the Alaskan Gold Rush, 1896-1899 (coloured photo)
813323 Gold seekers crossing the Chilkoot Pass during the Alaskan Gold Rush, 1896-1899 (coloured photo) by American Photographer

Chinese Immigrants working on the gold fields, 1849 (coloured engraving)
PNP246171 Chinese Immigrants working on the gold fields, 1849 (coloured engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Klondike Outfitters store, Cordova Street, Vancouver 1897 (b / w photo)
PNP245986 Klondike Outfitters store, Cordova Street, Vancouver 1897 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Last Chance Mine, California, 1882 (b / w photo)
PNP246271 The Last Chance Mine, California, 1882 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Western Americana; American, out of copyright

Gold Miners at Deadwood City, South Dakota, c. 1877 (b / w photo)
PNP340137 Gold Miners at Deadwood City, South Dakota, c.1877 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The way they wait for "The Steamer"at Panama, published by N Currier, New York
AQS336645 The way they wait for " The Steamer" at Panama, published by N Currier, New York, 1849 (litho) by Cameron, John (1830-76) (after); 28.5x44.1 cm; American Antiquarian Society

Gold mining in the goldfields of Australia (colour litho)
3621015 Gold mining in the goldfields of Australia (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gold mining in the goldfields of Australia)

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In the late 19th century, a feverish pursuit of wealth swept across continents, as prospectors embarked on daring adventures in search of precious gold. The Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-98 brought thousands to Dawson City, Yukon, where dreams were forged and fortunes were won or lost. In the black and white photographs capturing this era, one can witness the determination etched on the faces of these intrepid individuals. Canada became a hub for gold prospectors from all walks of life. Land prospectors in Newfoundland ventured into uncharted territories during the early 1900s, driven by their insatiable thirst for discovery and riches. Welsh gold it also left their homeland behind to seek fortune abroad during this time. The allure of gold was not confined to North America alone; it reached far-flung corners of the world. Night scenes in Australia depicted bustling communities filled with hopeful gold diggers who tirelessly sifted through soil and rivers in hopes of striking it rich. In Kyebi (Kibi), Ghana, West Africa, gold dredging became a common sight as locals joined forces with international miners to extract precious minerals from riverbeds. Yet amidst this relentless quest for wealth lay tales that remind us of its perilous nature. A haunting image captured within a doctor's surgery serves as a poignant reminder that not all who sought treasures emerged unscathed from their endeavors. Prospectors epitomize an era defined by ambition and risk-taking; they embody both triumphs and tragedies woven into history's tapestry. Their stories continue to captivate our imagination even today – reminding us that sometimes it is not just about finding treasure but also about what we learn along the way.