English: "Photomechanical reproduction of the 1850(?) daguerreotype by R. H. Vance shows James Marshall standing in front of Sutter's sawmill, Coloma, California, where he discovered gold."
Person depicted is most likely not actually Marshall.
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James Marshall in Coloma, California, in front of John Sutter's sawmill, where he discovered gold on January 24, 1848. The event that sparked the gold rush.
James Marshall à Coloma, Californie, devant la scierie de John Sutter, où il découvrit quelques pépites d'or le 24 janvier 1848, événement à l'origine de la ruée vers l'or.