Rare Books

Yankee Jims', Placer County, California, 1857

Description: Scott & Brother were bankers in Yankee Jims'. "Britton & Rey print." "Drawn from nature & lithd by Kuchel & Dresel, San Francisco." At head of lithograph: Kuchel & Dresel's California views. Vignettes: 12 vignettes of homes and businesses. MS note: 183632. Prime meridian: GM. Projection: Birds-eye view. Printing Process: Lithography. Other Features: Vignettes.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1857
Call number: 183632
Creator: Scott & Brother (Publishers)(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: 49 x 64 cm
Associated organization: Kuchel & Dresel.
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