Mr. Golightly, bound to California – Historic Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare antique lithograph captures Mr. Golightly, bound to California in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Mr. Golightly, bound to California
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Mr. Golightly, the title figure, is shown setting off for California on a rocket, a joke about how quickly a man might hope to get rich in the goldfields. The color lithograph dates to about 1849, the first full year after gold was found at Sutter's Mill drew tens of thousands of prospectors west. Cartoons like this one used exaggeration and quick humor to comment on the rush and the eagerness that drove it. The print carries a copyright line in the name of A. Donnely and belongs to the Bella C. Landauer collection of American prints.
| Created / published | c1849. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Cartoons (Commentary) 1840-1850.Lithographs Color 1840-1850. |
| Notes | Copyright by A. Donnely. Bella C. Landauer collection. |
| Subjects | Sales personnel--1840-1850. Rockets--1840-1850. Gold rushes--California--1840-1850. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,119 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-162052 |
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