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"Negro Bar" gold mining spot on the American River, Folsom (vicinity), circa 1849

Description:
Negro Bar, was a large gravel bar on the south side the American River named for the African-American gold miners who discovered gold there during the 1849 California Gold Rush. For a few years, it rewarded the prospectors with a steady yield of coarse gold dust. Now part of Negro Bar State Recreation Area.
Date:
[circa 1849]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
"Negro Bar" gold mining spot on the American River, Folsom (vicinity), circa 1849

John Grider, Color Bearer, circa 1849

Description:
John Grider, a Tennessee native and former slave who arrived in Vallejo in 1850, was one of the city’s earliest residents and a veteran of the California Bear Flag Revolt of 1846. He was a horse trainer, a self-taught veterinary surgeon and worked in livery stables in Vallejo. Known as a formidable horseman, his friend F. W. Derrick, a former Pony Express rider and expert horseman, said Grider was one of the best rough riders he had ever known.
Date:
[circa 1849]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
John Grider, Color Bearer, circa 1849