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Hutchings' Illustrated California Magazine [c.1949]. 5 items
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The research material includes the material that Read and Gaines collected for their publication of the Bruff journal. The majority of it is arranged alphabetically by topic. This series is made up mostly of research notes by Read and Gaines. The research material also includes copies of the book's acknowledgement, bibliography, introduction, and index as well as Read and Gaines' correspondence with Columbia University Press. There are a few folders of material organized by type: miscellaneous notes (4 folders) and research notebooks (7 items, one of which is in oversize). Correspondence by Read and Gaines are mostly their retained, unsigned, copies. The correspondence is chiefly letters written between them and research libraries or other scholars to obtain information for or to obtain permission to publish material in their book. Notable participants are: Herbert Eugene Bolton, Frederick Coykendall, Edward Eberstadt, Francis Farquhar, Max Farrand, Frederick Webb Hodge, C. Hart Merriam, Herbert Priestley, the Bancroft Library, California Historical Society, California State Library, Henry E. Huntington Library, Library of Congress, United States National Archives, the Newberry Library, Smithsonian Institution, Southwest Museum and Yale University Library.
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Hutching’s, James Mason, 1820-1902. Hutchings’ Table of Distances, for the State of California
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Image is of a table of distances listed in seven columns within a ruled border. The table gives the distances from various international points to San Francisco, and routes and distances within the mining country. There are over 500 towns and mining camps named. "Persons observing any inaccuracy or omission in the above Table, will confer a favor by informing the Publishers of the same. Please address Hutchings & Wadsworth, Express Book Store, 150 Sacramento Street, San Francisco."--text, at bottom of table. "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by James M. Hutchings, in the Clerk's office of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California."--text, below image. Paper color: blue.
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Hutchings’ California Scenes. The Mammoth Trees
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Image of a giant redwood tree in the center, a large redwood stump with several people standing on it, a large rock and a cabin to the right, and other smaller trees in the background. The text around the image describes Mammoth Tree Grove of Calaveras County. "Sun Print. Anthony & Baker SC. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1854, by James M. Hutchings, in the Clerks' Office of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California."--text, below image. Paper color: buff.
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Hutchings’ California Scenes. The Mammoth Trees
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Image of a giant redwood tree in the center, a large redwood stump with several people standing on it, a large rock and a cabin to the right, and other smaller trees in the background. The text around the image describes Mammoth Tree Grove of Calaveras County. "Anthony & Baker SC. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1854, by James M. Hutchings, in the Clerks' Office of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California."--text, below image. Paper color: buff.
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Hutching’s Panoramic Scenes - Northern California
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Image contains six vignettes, each of a different view of locations in northern California. These include Shasta, Jacksonville, Yreka [sic], Mount Shasta, Scott's Bar, and Weaverville. There is descriptive text under each vignette. "C.C. Kuchel-Dressel Del."--text, lower left corner of upper two vignettes. "W.C. Butler, S.F."--text, lower corner of all vignettes. "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by James M. Hutchings, in the Clerk's Office of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Published by Jas. M. Hutchings, San Francisco."--text, below image. Paper color: buff.
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Hutchings’ California Scenes.-Methods of Mining
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Image contains twelve vignettes each depicting different methods of mining. To the right is a list of sixty-four names of mining localities. "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by Jas M. Hutchings, in the Clerk's Office of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Published by J. M. Hutchings, San Francisco."--text, below image. Paper color: blue.
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