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View of Agua Fria Town

Description: Image of buildings at the foot of rolling hills. Signs for several of the buildings are marked. There is a fence in the foreground and miners are digging in the dry river bed between the fence and the town. "Lith. & Published by Quirot & Co. corner of Montgomery & California Sts. S. Francisco."--text, below image. Paper color: gray.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Date: Undated
Call number: 48052:040
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View of the Agua Fria Valley

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Image is of three log cabins, a tent, men at the foot of a mountain, oxen and a wagon, and men mining in a stream. "C. Riehn del. Lith & Published by Quirot & Co. corner Montgomery & California Sts. S.F."--text, below image. Paper color: gray.

48052:032

Mariposa City

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Image of a wide main street stretching back with buildings on both sides. Rolling hills with a few scattered trees are in the background. "Lith. & Published by Quirot & Co. corner of California & Montgomery Sts S-Francisco."--text, below image. Paper color: gray.

48052:035

Tremendous Excitement! Samuel Whittaker and Robert McKenzie rescued from the authorities and hanged by the Vigilance Committee, on Sunday, August 24th at 3 o’clock P. M. in the presence of Fifteen thousand people

Rare Books

Image is of a crowd in the foreground gathered outside several buildings and bodies hanging from the rafters of two buildings in the background. Several buildings are labeled. Text below image describes the events of August 24th. "Lith. & Publ. by Justh, Quirot & Co. Calif. corner Montg. Sts. S.F."--text, below image. Paper color: blue.

48052:016

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

View of Fire in Sacramento City

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Image of a tremendous fire on Front St. and in the background on J, K, and L streets. There are people, barrels, and crates covering the levee foreground. Text under the image describes the events of November 2nd and 3rd, 1852, and the cost of the damage. "Lith. & Pub. by Quirot & Co. corn. Montgomery & California Sts. S.F."--text, below image. "Noisy Carrier's Publishing Hall. Lon[g] Wharf San Francisco. Charles P. Kimball Proprietor."--stamped text, lower right corner. Paper color: gray.

48052:046

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

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