"The Independent Gold Hunter on His Way to California.", Nathaniel Currier, circa 1849

Vertical hand-colored lithograph showing an oddly equipped prospector on the plains, 350 miles west of st. Louis, walking to california. The caption beneath the title reads: "i neither borrow nor lend". The image satirizes the gold fever which sent thousands to california in 1849-1850. Title: "the independent gold hunter on his way to california. ". Date: circa 1849.