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Metadata
Object ID |
000.28.2 |
Object Name |
Vest |
Description |
1849 "Gold Nugget" vest owned by Benjamin Balch Dodge, who sailed to California 21 November 1849 aboard the "Metropolis". Benjamin Balch Dodge was born 5 January 1828 son of Azor and Elizabthe Dodge. See also BHS Ship's Log #984.12.3 for information this vessel; this is where Benjamin B. Dodge's name is listed. Also see the "Argonauts of Forty-nine" by O. T. Howe, for information on the Metropolis & the Essex County and California Company. |
People |
Dodge, Benjamin Balch |
Search Terms |
gold rush California Metropolis vest gold nugget vest |
Accession number |
000.28 |