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FormatJournal Article
Title, AnalyticWho Were the Hurdy-Gurdy Girls? Is There One In Your Tree?
Journal TitleDer Blumenbaum
Date of PublicationFall 2022-June 2023
Volume ID40
Issue ID2-3
Location in Work14-15, ill.
AbstractExamines the practice of introducing "hurdy-gurdy girls" into gold camp barrooms. The girls could be German, Mexican, Chinese, or French, though those from Germany were most often mentioned in contemporary reports. They provide dances for money to the mostly male gold prospectors.
Call NumberMKI Periodicals
MKI TermsGerman Americans -- California/ California -- History/ Women