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Sonora, January, 1852
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Sonora, January, 1852
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Image is of the town of Sonora in the valley with hills in the background. There are several miners on the hill in the left foreground. "G.H. Goddard del. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1852 by G.H. Goddard in the Clerks Office of the Dist. Court of the Northern Dist. of Calafornia [sic]. Pollard & Brittons Lith. Merchant Str. S.F."--text, below image. Paper color: buff.
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Columbia January, 1852
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Image is of a town in a forest setting with hills in the background. There are people engaged in various activities or taking their leisure on the hillside in the foreground. The main street of the town can be seen at the right center. "G. H. Goddard del. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1852 by G. H. Goddard in the Clerks Office of the Dist. Court of the Northern Dist. of California. Pollard & Britton's Lith, Merchant Str. S. F."--text, below image. Paper color: gray.
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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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Sonora Jany. 1853
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Image is of the view of the town from a nearby hill. The main street runs more or less diagonally across the scene. There are scattered building beyond the main street and hills in the background. There are two men in the lower left foreground. Baird notes that it is quite different from "Sonora January 1852." "George H. Goddard del. Lith. by Britton & Rey San Francisco."--text, below image. Paper color: gray.
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“Celebration of Washington’s Birth Day” San Francisco Feby 23d 1852
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San Francisco
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Image contains a larger central illustration surrounded by nine vignettes. The large central illustration is a view to the harbor from Nob Hill. The surrounding vignettes are images of buildings and places in the San Francisco area. "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1852 by Cook & Le Count in the Clerks Office of the Dist. Court of the North Dist. of California. Pub. by Cooke & LeCount. Lith. of Pollard & Britton."--text, below image. Paper color: gray.
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