Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Rare Books
Guia e informaciones de San Francisco
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Rare Books
A tour guide to the landmarks and interesting sights of San Francisco.
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Rare Books
Image is of the general view from Nob Hill area looking east with Yerba Buena Island in the background. Two figures are standing on the hill in the foreground and an artist is sketching. Baird notes that although this image is apparently not the same stone, it is the same basic view as "San Francisco Upper California." "[Britton] & Rey Cor. Montgy. & Comml. Sts."--text, below image. "Noisy Carrier's Publishng [Hall]. 77 Long Wharf San Francisco. Charles P. Kimball Propretor [sic]."--stamped text, below image to the right. Paper color: gray.
48052:117
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Manuscripts
This letter appoints José Francisco de Ortega as syndic of the California Missions for the College of San Fernando. With pressed paper seal of the college. In Spanish.
mssHM 8061
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Manuscripts
This is a printed form, filled out by hand, documenting Argüello's promotion of ranks and deeds while serving in the Spanish army at the Presidio of San Francisco. In Spanish.
mssHM 26190
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Visual Materials
No old shelf mark. Issued by Hotel Fielding this guide map carries advertising for the hotel and associated apartments on the verso. Hotel Fielding and Braeburn Apartments both appear in San Francisco directories for the first time in 1915; the map still shows the Odd Fellows, Masonic, and Calvary Cemeteries, which had been vacated by the mid 1930s. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Advertising for Hotel Fielding.
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Visual Materials
No old shelf mark. Banking figures for 1925 on verso, hence the dating. Verso shows hand signals for turning from either left or right hand drivers position. Stamp: Map issued by San Rafael Office. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Traffic information and text about San Francisco.
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