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The Late Hon. David C. Broderick, United States Senator From California

Description: Image is a memorial bust portrait in three-quarter view. Below the portrait is text reporting the circumstances of Broderick's death and how he is being mourned. "From a Photograph by Selleck, being the only one ever taken from life."--text, above image. "Butler."--text, below image. "From the "California Police Gazette," of September 17th, 1859."--text, below title of image. Paper color: buff.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1859
Call number: 48052:116a
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The Late Hon. David C. Broderick, United States Senator From California

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Image is a memorial bust portrait in three-quarter view. Below the portrait is text reporting the circumstances of Broderick's death and how he is being mourned. "Butler."--text, below image. Paper color: buff.

48052:116

San Francisco news letter and California advertiser. Illustrated Postscript to the S.F. News Letter

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Image is of a tumultuous wreck of two trains with some of the cars derailed, upended, and in flames. Victims are being removed from the wreck. "G. T. Brown. Lith. From a scetch [sic] made on the spot One Hour after the Collision."--text, below image. Paper color: buff.

48052:161

Sunday in the California Diggings

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Image is of miners engaged in various activities: fighting, horse racing, drinking, reading, writing, and washing clothes. "Published at the Wide West Office. Anthony & Baker."--text, below image. "C. Nahl."--text, within image, lower left. "Noisy Carriers, San Francisco."--stamped text, below image to the right. Paper color: buff.

48052:054

Shipment of the Prisoners

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Image is of prisoners, with an armed Vigilante escort, being taken aboard a ship by torchlight. Beneath the image is text listing the names of the prisoners. "T.C. Boyd."--text, below image. Paper color: buff.

48052:115a

Shipment of the Prisoners

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Image is of prisoners, with an armed Vigilante escort, being taken aboard a ship by torchlight. Beneath the image is text listing the names of the prisoners. "T.C. Boyd. Published by the Noisy Carrier's Book and Stationery Co., 87 Battery Street, San Francisco."--text, below image. Paper color: buff.

48052:115

James King of William - The Patriot Martyr of California, Editor of the San Francisco Evening Bulletin, who was murderously assassinated by James P. Casey, May 14th, 1856 [upper] Portrait of Mr. King After Death, Showing the Entrance and Exit of the Fatal Ball [lower]

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Upper image is a portrait of James King in life (clothed). Lower image is of James King in death (nude, under a sheet). "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1856, by James M. Hutchings, in the Clerk's Office of the U.S. District Court, for the Northern District of California."--text, below image. Paper color: buff.

48052:039

The Late Hon. David C. Broderick, United States Senator From California

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