Masters Thesis

Archaeology of the dam-keeper's house

This thesis will address the research question: “What can the archaeological and historical record for the Searsville (CA) dam-keeper house site tell us about the historically hidden lives of San Francisco Bay area working class families during the Gilded Age?” My research offers insight into the often-invisible subaltern lives of the working class, including analysis of the similarities and differences between generations of dam-keepers and their families, their relationship with the corporation that employed them (the Spring Valley Water Company), and the way in which their lives were structured and transformed by trends of corporatization and the changing landscape of resource - both natural and human - exploitation.

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