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Colonel John C. Fremont as he looked on his first trip across the continent



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    John C. Fremont

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    Photograph of a painted portrait of John C. Fremont.

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    John C. Fremont

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    Image of a three-quarter-length portrait of explorer, politician, financier, and military leader John C. Fremont standing with hat in hand outdoors near a tree; Native American Indians on horseback, tipis, and mountains in background at right.

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    Photograph of an etching from a publication.

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    General John C. Fremont [portrait]

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    These lantern slides depict urban, agricultural, and nature scenes of California in the 1870s. The slides acted as a visual accompaniment to real estate developer Charles Victor Hall's traveling lecture promoting California's resources and benefits, aimed to encourage New Englanders and Europeans to relocate to California. This collection is significant in its images of Native Americans in California, mainly in the Yosemite area, and views of prospecting and mining. The majority of the lantern slides depict scenes from northern California, including Yosemite National Park and San Francisco. Some southern California views are also shown, including San Diego and Los Angeles County. Other slides of interest are views of the California ranches of F.P.F. Temple, Ellwood Cooper, F.D. Bacon, Maria Sepulveda, L.J. Rose (and family), and H.H. Moore. Portraits of General John C. Fremont and actress Maude Granger are also featured in the collection. In addition to the lantern slides, three copy negatives depicting the logging industry are also included. The originals are not in this collection. A printing plate with Hall's portrait is also included in this collection. The images were most likely taken by several different photographers, including Carleton Watkins, Eadweard Muybridge, and Bradley & Rulofson.

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  • Views of Santa Cruz and Vicinity. General Fremont

    Views of Santa Cruz and Vicinity. General Fremont

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    Photo of General John C. Fremont leaning against a large tree named after him.

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    Mission Santa Clara etching, by Henry C. Ford

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    Photo of an etching of Mission Santa Clara.

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