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Prospector panning for gold, by Paul von Klieben, Ghost Town, Knott's Berry Place, Buena Park, California

Subject
Workers & Occupations
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1915 (White Border)
Front of Prospector panning for gold, by Paul von Klieben, Ghost Town, Knott's Berry Place, Buena Park, California, c. 1915 lithograph postcard
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Back of Prospector panning for gold, by Paul von Klieben, Ghost Town, Knott's Berry Place, Buena Park, California, c. 1915 lithograph postcard
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About this subject

An older bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat, blue shirt, and overalls crouches by a stream, holding a gold pan filled with gravel and water. He is panning for gold in a Western landscape with distant hills and a leafless branch.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

One of the most intriguing & educational attractions in Ghost Town is the Gold Mine. Here the old prospector helped us pan actual gold nuggets near the Sluice box at the Creek. We felt like those real pioneers during the Days of Old, the Days of Gold, the Days of '49.

PublisherLithochrome
Paul von Klieben --- Post Card PLACE 2 CENT STAMP HERE GHOST TOWN Knott's Berry Place, Buena Park, California Kodachrome Reproduction by LITHOCHROME, Los Angeles
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Postcard record

ConditionExcellent
Place mentionedKnott's Berry Place, Buena Park, CA
PublisherLos Angeles, CA
NotesWhite border; artist signature in lower left; smooth surface. No postmark; unused card. Divided back with 'PLACE 2 CENT STAMP HERE' box. Chrome-era Kodachrome/Lithochrome card, likely 1950s. White border. Light foxing/toning; dealer pencil '#59' lower right.

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Prospector panning for gold, by Paul von Klieben, Ghost Town, Knott's Berry Place, Buena Park, California, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/prospector-panning-for-gold-by-paul-von-klieben-ghost-town-k. Accessed October 5, 2026.