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Mr. Gringo’s Experience as a Ranchero



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  • Mr. Gringo’s Experience as a Ranchero

    Mr. Gringo’s Experience as a Ranchero

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    Image contains a series of six vignettes depicting the attempts and failure of "Mr. Gringo" to become a ranchero. He is seen struggling with his horse and lasso in many of the vignettes. Part of the sixth vignette has been torn away in the lower right corner. "Published at the Wide West Office, Court Block, Clay Street, San Francisco."--text, below image. Paper color: buff.

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  • Adventures of a Pike in California

    Adventures of a Pike in California

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    Image contains seventeen vignettes depicting various aspects of a miner's experiences in California. These include vignettes of arriving in California, engaging in various processes of mining, getting into trouble, finding some gold, and leaving California. "Lith. & Published by Britton & Rey Cor. Comm. & Montgy. Sts. S. Francisco."--text, below image. The number 8 is in the upper right corner, indicating that this image may be part of a series. Paper color: buff.

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  • Scenes In A Miners Life

    Scenes In A Miners Life

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    Image contains six vignettes depicting different aspects of life as a miner. The top two vignettes show how miners live, and the bottom four show various moments in the mining process. "Lith. & Pub. by Britton & Rey. Cor. Montg. & Comml. Sts. S. Fo."--text, below image. The number 23 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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  • Great Earthquake in San Francisco, October 8th, 1865. [No. 1]

    Great Earthquake in San Francisco, October 8th, 1865. [No. 1]

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    Image contains 3 vignettes. The left vignette depicts a woman holding up a naked baby by its left foot. The center vignette depicts a four-story building with its right half fallen in and a seemingly undamaged two-story building next to it. The right vignette depicts a servant girl leaving a house with a trunk on her back and a Bible in her hand. Under each vignette is text further describing each scene. "Scene on Bush Street. Wreck of Building S. E. Corner of Third and Mission Streets. Scene on O'Farrell Street."--text, below image. Below the image is text describing the events of the earthquake that occurred on October 8th, 1865. This text continues onto the next page of the sheet. Paper color: buff.

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  • A Fight with a Grizly [sic]

    A Fight with a Grizly [sic]

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    Image contains four vignettes depicting a hunter's almost deadly encounter with a grizzly bear and her cub. "Lith. & Pub. by Britton & Rey S. Franco."--text, below image. The number 18 is in the upper right corner, indicating that this image may be part of a series. Paper color: buff.

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  • Two Roads In California

    Two Roads In California

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    Image contains eight vignettes depicting Jones and Brown, two men who arrive in California to work. The vignettes show Brown becoming successful because he works hard and doesn't gamble, while Jones ends up in ruin because he doesn't like to work hard and gambles away his money. "Lith. & Pubd. by Britton & Rey Cor. Montgomery & Commercial Sts. S. Fco."--text, below image. The number 3 is in the upper right corner, indicating that this image may be part of a series. Paper color: buff.

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