Paddle wheel mining operation for gold no known location or date-2009
by David Lee Guss
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Paddle wheel mining operation for gold no known location or date-2009
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David Lee Guss
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Photograph - Photography
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The 1849 discovery of gold in Sutter's Creek, California set off an orgy of greed in the American West.
That frenzy can be seen today in the insanity of a lottery when the top prize is several million. The winners/winners become instant celebrities not for any real accomplishment.
The mining of gold or silver needed a water supply. The lone prospector with his sluice pan was quickly obsolete as he was bought out by mining conglomerates with deep pockets.
@2009 David Lee Guss Film homage, JW, paddle wheel, mining operation, location & date unknown, 180 degree image, 2009
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April 17th, 2013
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