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San Francisco Upper California. In November 1851

Description: Image of the view of San Francisco from Nob Hill east to the bay. Telegraph Hill is to the left and a Methodist church is depicted in the center foreground. "Noisy Carrier's Publishing [?]. Long Wharf San Francisco. Charles P. Kimball, Proprietor. Lith. Britton & Rey."--text, below image. Paper color: blue.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Date: Issued before May 18, 1852
Call number: 48052:018
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San Francisco Upper California, In November 1851

Rare Books

Image of the view of San Francisco from Nob Hill east to the bay. Telegraph Hill is to the left and a Methodist church is depicted in the center foreground. "Engraved by C. Quirot. Lith. & Published by Quirot & Co., California St. corner Montgomery St. S.F."--text, below image. Line of handwritten text at the bottom of the sheet. Paper color: blue.

48052:018a

San Francisco - From the Hills West

Rare Books

Image of the view of San Francisco from Nob Hill over a Methodist church to Yerba Buena Island. There are three hills depicted on the left that are where Telegraph Hill now lies. Two small figures are in the left foreground. "Published at the "Noisy Carrier's" Publishing Hall."--text, below image. Paper color: gray.

48052:003

San Francisco, 1854

Rare Books

Image is of the general view from Nob Hill area looking east with Yerba Buena Island in the background. Two figures are standing on the hill in the foreground and an artist is sketching. Baird notes that although this image is apparently not the same stone, it is the same basic view as "San Francisco Upper California." "[Britton] & Rey Cor. Montgy. & Comml. Sts."--text, below image. "Noisy Carrier's Publishng [Hall]. 77 Long Wharf San Francisco. Charles P. Kimball Propretor [sic]."--stamped text, below image to the right. Paper color: gray.

48052:117

Miners Coat of Arms

Rare Books

Image is of various articles associated with miners. These range from mining tools to cooking tools to clothing to forms of entertainment such as playing cards. Below these articles is a vignette of four men in a cabin; two play cards while the other two watch. "Lith. & Pub. by Britton & Rey San Francisco."--text, below image. "Noisy Carrier's Publishing Hal[l]. Long Wharf San Francisco. Charles P. Kimball Proprietor."--stamped text, lower right corner of image. Paper color: gray.

48052:085

San Francisco, 1854. Fire of July 11th

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Image is of the general view of San Francisco from Nob Hill looking east with Yerba Buena Island in the background. Part of the city is in flames (Jackson Street, as Baird notes). There are several figures in the foreground viewing the fire. "Lith. of Britton & Rey Cor Montg. & Comm. Sts."--text, below image. Paper color: gray. Baird notes that this image is a variant state of the stone used for "San Francisco, 1854."

48052:049

San Francisco

Rare Books

Image contains a larger central illustration surrounded by nine vignettes. The large central illustration is a view to the harbor from Nob Hill. The surrounding vignettes are images of buildings and places in the San Francisco area. "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1852 by Cook & Le Count in the Clerks Office of the Dist. Court of the North Dist. of California. Pub. by Cooke & LeCount. Lith. of Pollard & Britton."--text, below image. Paper color: gray.

48052:020

San Francisco Upper California. In November 1851

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