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    The City by the Bay : a magical journey around San Francisco

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    A tour guide to the landmarks and interesting sights of San Francisco.

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  • San Francisco, 1854

    San Francisco, 1854

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    Colegio Apostólico de Propaganda Fide de San Fernando letter to José Francisco de Ortega

    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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    Record of military service at the Presidio of San Francisco

    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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    Guide map of San Francisco

    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.

    ephMPCALIF0142

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    Map of San Francisco : showing principal streets and roads used by automobiles

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    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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