Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Rare Books
Rare Books
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Rare Books
Image is of a view to the west of San Francisco. It is a scene of complete devastation; only a few brick shells of buildings are standing in the center and to the right. The buildings in the right foreground appear to be intact, and they are labeled with signs. Some people can be seen trying to clean up or find items that survived. "J. P. del."--text, below image. "1850 [crossed out]. 1851."--handwritten text, below image. Paper color: gray.
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Image of a vessel with broken masts shipwrecked against rocks. A man stands on the wreck's rear deck, there are rowboats pulling between the ship and the shore, and a small team tug is standing by. "Anthony & Baker del. sc. Published at the Wide West Office, Clay Street, Portsmouth Square."--text, below image. "Noisy Carrier's Publishing Hall. 77 [L]ong Wharf San Francisco. Charles P. Kimball Propretor [sic]."--stamped text, below image to the right. Paper color: gray.
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Image of a map from Oregon border to Monterey and Tulare Counties, and from the Pacific Coast to the Utah desert. In the upper right corner is a "Table of Distances from the Capital." On the right side is a list of the population of California and several cities. "Drawn & Compiled by Geo H. Baker. Published by Barber & Baker, Sacramento, Cal. Fishbourne's Lithog. San Francisco, Cal."--text, below map title. "Entered According to Act of Congress, in the Year 1854, by Barber & Baker, in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Northern District of California. Fishbourne Lithogy. California."--text, below image. "Noisy Carriers, San Francisco."--stamped text, above image. Paper color: blue.
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![The Wreck of the Yankee Blade, as she apeared [sic] on the evening of October 1st 1854](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Frail.huntington.org%2FIIIF3%2FImage%2F22APN4KXWN31%2Ffull%2F%5E360%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg&w=750&q=75)
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Image is of the side-wheeler foundering, partially submerged, close to shore. There are several spectators on the shore. "Britton & Rey Lith. From a drawing made upon the spot by one of the passengers, A.T. Harrison."--text, below image. "Noisy Carriers, San Francisco."--stamped text, below image to the right. Paper color: gray.
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Image contains four vignettes depicting different aspects of life in the mines. The upper left vignette depicts a man flipping pancakes outside of a tent while other men sit and stand around. The upper right vignette depicts a parade of miners trudging over the hills headed for new diggings with mules, horses, and carts. The lower left vignette depicts a man up a tree with a bear after him. The lower right vignette depicts a man tending a fire while three others eat by a tent. "Lith. Britton & Rey San Francisco."--text, below image. The number 6 is in the upper right corner of the sheet, indicating that this image may be part of a series. Paper color: buff.
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Image is of the general view from Nob Hill area looking east with Yerba Buena Island in the background. Two figures are standing on the hill in the foreground and an artist is sketching. Baird notes that although this image is apparently not the same stone, it is the same basic view as "San Francisco Upper California." "[Britton] & Rey Cor. Montgy. & Comml. Sts."--text, below image. "Noisy Carrier's Publishng [Hall]. 77 Long Wharf San Francisco. Charles P. Kimball Propretor [sic]."--stamped text, below image to the right. Paper color: gray.
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