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Sonora from The North

Description: Image is of the main street of Sonora with a church at the far end and hills in the background. "G.H. Goddard del. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1853 by G.S. Wells in the Clercks [sic] Office of the district Court of the Northern Dt. of California. Published by G.S. Wells, Sonora May 1853. Lith. Britton & Rey San Francisco."--text, below image. Baird notes that this image is either p.1 or p.4 of a letter sheet that also contains "Springfield, Tuolumne County." Paper color: gray.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Date: c. 1853
Call number: 48052:101
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Springfield, Tuolumne County

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Image is of the town square with a fagpole in the center surrounded by scattered dwellings. There are goats on the low knoll in the foreground, and small hills in the background. "G.H. Goddard del. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1853 by G.S. Wells in the Clercks [sic] Office of the Dist. Court of the Northern Dist. of California. Published by G.S. Wells, Sonora May 1853. Lith. Britton & Rey, San Francisco."--text, below image. Baird notes that this image is either p.1 or p.4 of a letter sheet that also contains "Sonora from the North." Paper color: gray.

48052:101a

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.

48052:141

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.

48052:067a

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. "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. "Noisy Carrier's Publishing Hall. 77 Long Wharf San Francisco. Charles P. Kimball Proprietor."--stamped text, lower left corner below image. Paper color: blue.

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Southern Approach to Jamestown Tuolumne County Cal

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Image is of a town in the distance at the foot of rolling hills. There is a small stream in the center foreground with a bridge over it. A Victorian Gothic house is to the left, and a coach is passing the house. "G.H. Goddard. del. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1853 by L. Jones in the Clerks Offce of the district Court of the Northern dist. of California. Lith. Britton & Rey S. Francisco."--text, below image. Paper color: gray (green according to Baird)

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Petition regarding the Stockton and Sonora Turnpike Road Company

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Petition by Eugene C. Kelty, Angeline Reynolds, Gibbard C. Reynolds, Herman Camp, and Chauncy Johnson of the Stockton and Sonora Turnpike Road Company regarding the construction of a turnpike from Stockton to Sonora. Sent to the Court of Sessions, Tuolumne County, California.

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Sonora from The North

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