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San Francisco Upper California, In November 1851



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  • San Francisco Upper California. In November 1851

    San Francisco Upper California. In November 1851

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    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.

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  • View of the Last Great Conflagration in San Francisco on the 22d of June 1851

    View of the Last Great Conflagration in San Francisco on the 22d of June 1851

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    Image of the burning city with the bay in the background. The view is from Nob Hill diagonally over the Plaza to Telegraph Hill. Text below the image describes the damage caused by the fire. "Pub. & Lith. by Justh Quirot & Co California St. corner Montgomery, S.F."--text, below image. Blue text printed below the image in the bottom left corner. Paper color: blue.

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  • Fire in San Francisco. Jn [sic] the Night from the 3-d 4th May. 1851. Loss $20,000,000

    Fire in San Francisco. Jn [sic] the Night from the 3-d 4th May. 1851. Loss $20,000,000

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    Image is of the view looking east from the Nob Hill area with the fire raging near the waterfront, south of Telegraph Hill. There are people climbing the hill in the foreground with possessions on their backs. "Publ. & Lith. by Justh, Quirot & Co. Califa. corner Montgy St. S.F."--text, below image. There is a line of handwritten text at the bottom of the page. Paper color: blue.

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  • View of the Plaza of San-Francisco, on the 4th of July 1851

    View of the Plaza of San-Francisco, on the 4th of July 1851

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    Image is of the Plaza filled with people watching a parade of horse-drawn boat and barrel floats. In the background, despite the terrible fires of May and June of this year (as Baird notes), are several buildings facing the Plaza. These include a post office and a court. There are many United States flags flying throughout the scene. "Publ. & Lith. by Quirot & Co. Califa. corner Montgy. St. S. F."--text, below image. There is a handwritten word in the lower left corner of the sheet and above the image. Paper color: gray.

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  • The First Trial & Execution in S. Francisco on the Night of 10th of June at 2 O’Clock

    The First Trial & Execution in S. Francisco on the Night of 10th of June at 2 O’Clock

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    Image of a crowd surrounding John Jenkins who is hanging from the rafters of the adobe Custom House in the Plaza. Text below the illustration describes this 1851 event. "del. after the nature by W.C.K. Pub. and Lith. Justh Quirot & Co. Cor. Calif. & Mont. Sts. S.F."--text, below image. Paper color: blue.

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  • Map of the Southern Mines by Charles Drayton Gibbes

    Map of the Southern Mines by Charles Drayton Gibbes

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    Image is of a map from Jackson, Mokelumne Hill, and Cosumnes River in the north to Ft. Washington and Lost Mt. in the south, and from the Bay of Monterey in the east to Sierra Nevada in the west. "Lith. & Published by Quirot & Co. corner Montgomery & California Sts. S.F."--text, below image. "Noisy Carrier's Publishing Hall."--stamped text, below image. Paper color: blue.

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