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St. Mary’s Church. San Francisco Cal

Description: Image is of a view of the Victorian Gothic church from the southeast (ca. 1855 according to Baird) with a spire which was never built (also according to Baird). There are inscriptions visible on the lower part of the tower. There are a few small buildings to the right of the church and larger buildings to the left. There are a few people and carriages in the street. "Lithd. & Publd. by Britton & Rey. San Francisco."--text, below image. Paper color: gray.
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Date: Undated
Call number: 48052:028
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View of San Francisco, in 1871

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This image is a modification of the illustration used for "San Francisco in 1861" (according to Baird). The houses at the lower left and right replace the foliage and fence of the earlier state. St. Francis Church on Vallejo Street, Grace Church, the correct spires of St. Mary's, and several other additions have been made to the view of the city. The harbor can be seen in the distance. Baird also notes that this variant is the same illustration as the one in "View of San Francisco, in 1869," just with the date changed. Paper color: blue.

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San Francisco, Cal. Burning of St Charles and Hillman's Hotel on the Morning of Feby. 18th 1855

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Image is of the general view from the Nob Hill area looking east with Yerba Buena Island in the background at night. Part of the city is in flames. Two figures are standing on the hill in the foreground. Baird notes that this is a "rough but effective" reworking of the stone used for "San Francisco, 1854." "Lith. of Britton & Rey Cor Montgy. & Comml. Sts."--text, below image. Paper color: gray.

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San Francisco in 1849

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Image of town buildings, the harbor with several ships in it to the left, the hills in the background, and several tents and small figures in the foreground. Buildings and places of particular interest are numbered in the image, and these numbers correspond to a list beneath the image. "Drawn and Engraved by Thomas Armstrong, in the Fall of 1849, and re-published by A. Rosenfield, (late of Hutchings and Rosenfield), No. 602 Montgomery Street, near Clay, San Francisco."--text, below image. Baird notes that the topography and details of the image are incorrect, and that this is apparently an issue of the early 1860's and not 1849. Paper color: buff.

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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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San Francisco, 1858. [upper] San Francisco. 1849 & 1850. From Telegraph Hill. [lower]

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Upper image is a view from the Plaza, exactly the same as "San Francisco 1854." "Lith. of Britton & Rey Cor. Montg & Comm. Sts."--text, below image. Lower image is a view looking south from Telegraph Hill with the Plaza near the center, wharves and ships to the left, and two or three streets of buildings to the right. Baird notes that this image is apparently based on Swan's "View of San Francisco, From Telegraph Hill." Paper color: blue.

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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."

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St. Mary’s Church. San Francisco Cal

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