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  • [El Dorado] August 1851

    [El Dorado] August 1851

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    Image is of San Francisco's four-story El Dorado building east of the Plaza and seen from the northwest. "Published by C.P. Kimball. Noisy Carrier's Publishing Hall. Long Wharf, San Francisco, Cal."--text, below image. Paper color: buff.

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  • Wreck & Burning of the Independence

    Wreck & Burning of the Independence

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    Image is of the vessel with flames and smoke coming from it. There are survivors on the cove below a cliff background and there are people in the water. "Published at the Union Office."--text, below image. "Noisy Carrier's Publishing Hall. 77 Long Wharf San Francisco. Charles P. Kimball Proprietor."--stamped text, below image to the left. Paper color: blue.

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  • Infancy

    Infancy

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    Image is of 5 young children and a cat. The children express a variety of emotions. "Lith. of B.F. Butler, San Francisco. J.H. Peirce del. Published at the Noisy Carrier's Hall, Long Wharf, San Francisco."--text, below image. Paper color: buff.

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  • Sacramento City, from the R Street levee

    Sacramento City, from the R Street levee

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    Image is of a view of the city in the background and to the right, and the river in the foreground. "Noisy Carrier's Publishing Hal[l]. 77 Long Wharf San Francisco. Charles P. Kimball Propretor [sic]."--stamped text, below image. Paper color: gray.

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  • Execution of Jose Forner, Dec 10, 1852

    Execution of Jose Forner, Dec 10, 1852

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    Image is of a body dangling from a scaffold which is surrounded by armed militia and a multitude of people. The bay with some ships in it is in the background. Text under the image describes the execution. "Noisy Carrier's Publishing Hall. 77 Long Wharf San Francisco."--stamped text, below image on the lower left. Paper color: gray.

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  • Entrance to the “Golden Gate”, San Francisco

    Entrance to the “Golden Gate”, San Francisco

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    Image of a generalized view looking northeast across the water. There is a sailing ship with a flock of birds in the center and a rock arch to the right. "Noisy Carrier's Publishing Hall. Long Wharf San Francisco."--stamped text, below image. Paper color: gray.

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