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Tremendous Conflagration of Columbia, July 10th 1854

Description: Image is of buildings burning lustily with great billowing clouds of fire and smoke engulfing the town. Crowds of men are running or looking at the fire in the foreground. "Pub. by Britton & Rey."--text, below image. Baird notes that the image is exciting because of its use of extreme contrasts to achieve night and fire effects. Paper color: gray.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1854
Call number: 48052:050
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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.

48052:005

San Francisco, 1854. Fire of July 11th

Rare Books

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

Explosion of the American Eagle. [upper] Explosion of the Steamer Stockton. [lower]

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Upper image is of the side-wheeler, American Eagle, exploding and burning. Lower image is of the stern-wheeler, Stockton, exploding and burning. Both tragedies occurred on October 18th, 1853. "Lith & Pub. by Britton & Rey, Cor. Montg. & Commercial S. Francisco."--text, below image. Paper color: gray.

48052:074

Map of the Burnt District Sixth Great Conflagration in San Francisco. June 22nd 1851

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Image is a view of the harbor and town from Telegraph Hill. The town is burning at right, the harbor full of ships is at left, and crudely-drawn people are on the hill in the foreground. Baird notes that this is a reworking of the "View of the Conflagration...May 3rd 1851." "J. De Vere del."--text, below image. "Noisy Carrier's Publishing Hal[l]. 77 Long Wharf San Francisco. Charles P. Kimball Propretor [sic]."--stamped text, lower right corner. Paper color: gray. This is only the illustration; the portion of the sheet containing a map of the burnt district is missing (according to Baird's notes).

48052:134

View of the Conflagration from Telegraph Hill San Francisco, Night of May 3rd 1851. [upper] Map of Burnt District of San Francisco. [lower]

Rare Books

Upper image is of a scene with roaring fire in the city and burning ships in the harbor. Lower image is a map of the area from Pine St. to Vallejo St. (left to right) and Dupont St. to Battery St. (top to bottom). The map indicates the location of four grounded ships as well as buildings that were saved. Upside-down stamp in lower right corner below image. Paper color: gray.

48052:072

Brilliant Naval Victory on the Mississippi River, Near Fort Wright, May 10th 1862

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Image of Union and Confederate naval gunboats engaged on Mississippi River near Fort Wright, Tennessee, during the American Civil War; ships fire on each other on the river with explosions and billowing smoke rising into the sky.

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