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  • Placerville

    Placerville

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    Image of a village nestled in a ravine. There are several oxen-drawn carts and horsemen in the foreground and sparse tall trees on the low hills in the background. "Lith. & Published by Quirot & Co. corner Montgomery & California Sts. S. Francisco."--text, below image. Paper color: gray.

    48052:041

  • Past & Present of California

    Past & Present of California

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    The two large circles at the center of this image enclose a side-wheeler, loaded with passengers, docking (on the left), and an ocean-going sailing ship being loaded from a row boat (on the right). At the top center of the image is an elephant. There are smaller scene around the two encircled illustrations depicting miners, mining processes, a public school, a stagecoach, another side-wheeler, and a man plowing with two oxen. "Lith. & Pub. by Britton & Rey S. Francisco."--text, below image. The number 11 is in the upper right corner, indicating that this image may be part of a series. Paper color: buff.

    48052:087

  • Grand Manifestation in Honor of the Success of the Allies in Crimea, Given at South Park, San Francisco, Nov. 26, 1855th

    Grand Manifestation in Honor of the Success of the Allies in Crimea, Given at South Park, San Francisco, Nov. 26, 1855th

    Rare Books

    Image is of a view within a slightly flattened circle surmounted by British and French flags with the heading: "Victory of the Allies." The view is of South Park, with houses at the right, a windmill in the center, a parade led by a mounted man around the enclosure, spectators in the foreground, and a large tent topped with flags with a sign for "Sebastopol" at the left. "Engraved, Drawn, and Published, by T. C. Boyd, N. E. corner of Clay and Montgomery Streets, San Francisco."--text, below image. Paper color: buff.

    48052:143

  • Encampment of U. St. troops at Newport News, Va. 1861 & 1862

    Encampment of U. St. troops at Newport News, Va. 1861 & 1862

    Visual Materials

    Image of an aerial view of a military camp along the shore in Newport News, Virginia; rows of buildings with several American flags flying on flagpoles spread out over the shore; ships and rowboats sail to and from docks offshore, including a steamship lettered "Express" at pier at right.

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  • Jenny Lind Theatre, San-Francisco

    Jenny Lind Theatre, San-Francisco

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    Image is of three buildings. Only the El Dorado (to the left) and The Union (to the right) are labeled; the center building is not labeled. There are many people, horses, carts, and carriages in the streets outside of the buildings. "Lith. & Publ. by Quirot & Co. corner California & Montgomery Sts. S-Francisco."--text, below image. "S. E. corner of the Plaza as at present."--handwritten text, bottom of sheet. Paper color: blue.

    48052:147

  • W. Baker & Co. ... American and vanilla chocolates prepared cocoa, broma and homeopathic cocoa

    W. Baker & Co. ... American and vanilla chocolates prepared cocoa, broma and homeopathic cocoa

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    Image of an advertisement for cocoa and chocolate manufacturers Walter Baker & Company of Boston, Massachusetts; cacao plantation laborer in native dress at left; frontier hunter and dog with covered wagon at right; bald eagle with Union shield, "Established 1780" banner, and American flags at top center; lower vignettes show the W. Baker & Co. cocoa mill building in Dorchester, Massachusetts, shipments being transported by train, and boxes being loaded from ship docks onto horse-drawn carts.

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