Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Visual Materials
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Visual Materials
Photograph of a painting of Juan Bautista de Anza on horseback.
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Visual Materials
Landscape view of canyon and rock walls on either side. A small adobe building and men on horseback are seen in the distance.
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Visual Materials
Photo of a drawing of men on horseback.
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A view of charros/caballeros riding in La Fiesta with throngs of spectators on either side.
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Visual Materials
Photo of a lithograph of three men on horseback lassoing a bear.
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![The Pictorial News Letter of California. For The Steamer Sonora, May 5, 1858. No. 4.[p.1] the Excitement in San Francisco. Rush for the Mines!![p.4]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Frail.huntington.org%2FIIIF3%2FImage%2F22APN4KXW8DX%2Ffull%2F%5E360%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg&w=750&q=75)
Rare Books
Page 1 contains a small illustration of the news letter's heading which depicts a steamer, a train, and a man riding what appears to be a camel. There is a larger illustration at the bottom of p.1 which depicts several top-hatted men reading about the news of the Frazer River gold mines. The text on the page contains various pieces of California news. "Charles F. Robbins, Printer, cor. Clay and battery sts., San Francisco. Published Semi-Monthly, by Hutchings & Rosenfield, 146 Montgomery St., San Francisco."--text, below image. Page 4 contains two images. The upper image depicts people boarding a side-wheeler and loading it with goods. The side-wheeler appears to be very full. The lower image depicts men doing chores around a log cabin. "A. N."--text, within lower left corner of upper image. Paper color: blue.
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