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Jackson, Amador Co

Description: Image contains three general views. The upper view is of the town of Jackson, the lower left view is of Butte Cuty, and the lower right view is of The Gate. "Printed by Britton & Rey. Published by Wesly Jackson, Jackson News Depot. From Nature & on Stone by Kuchel & Dresel, 146 Clay St. S. F."--text, below image. Paper color: gray.
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Date: Undated
Call number: 48052:124
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Columbia, southern mines, California

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A two-color lithograph depicting a view of Columbia in Tuolumne County, California set during the Gold Rush. The foreground of the central image includes factories, a horse-drawn wagon driving across town, and miners working in flumes, depicted against a view of town buildings with hilly landscape in the background. Twelve vignettes of building facades surround the central image; includes views of storefronts, churches, government buildings, hotels, and banks. Townsfolk and individuals on horses and horse-drawn wagons are illustrated in front of the building facades. The title is printed in the lower center of the image. The text below the title reads, "Published by Towle & Leavitt. Columbia, Tuolumne County, Cal." Printed signatures on the lower half of print from left to right read, "From nature on stone by Kuchel & Dresel, 146 Clay St. S.F."; "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1855 by Kuchel & Dresel in the Clerk's Office of District Court of the Northern District of Cal."; and "Printed by Britton & Rey."

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Forrest Hill, Placer County, 1857

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East of Auburn. "Kuchel & Dresel, San Francisco. " "Britton & Rey print." At head of lithograph: Kuchel & Dresel's California views Vignettes: 10 vignettes of homes and mines. MS note: 183630. Prime meridian: GM. Projection: Birds-eye view. Printing Process: Lithography. Other Features: Vignettes.

183630

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Yankee Jims', Placer County, California, 1857

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Scott & Brother were bankers in Yankee Jims'. "Britton & Rey print." "Drawn from nature & lithd by Kuchel & Dresel, San Francisco." At head of lithograph: Kuchel & Dresel's California views. Vignettes: 12 vignettes of homes and businesses. MS note: 183632. Prime meridian: GM. Projection: Birds-eye view. Printing Process: Lithography. Other Features: Vignettes.

183632

Hutching’s Panoramic Scenes - Northern California

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Image contains six vignettes, each of a different view of locations in northern California. These include Shasta, Jacksonville, Yreka [sic], Mount Shasta, Scott's Bar, and Weaverville. There is descriptive text under each vignette. "C.C. Kuchel-Dressel Del."--text, lower left corner of upper two vignettes. "W.C. Butler, S.F."--text, lower corner of all vignettes. "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by James M. Hutchings, in the Clerk's Office of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Published by Jas. M. Hutchings, San Francisco."--text, below image. Paper color: buff.

48052:031

Fort Vigilant Rooms of the Committee Sacramento St. bet. Davis & Front [upper] Mass Meeting Endorsing the Acts of the Vigilance Committee [sic] June 14th [lower]

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Upper image is of a fort with gunnybags in front of it and cannons and guards on the roof. There is a view of the street with ships in the background of the image. Lower image is of a square filled with people. To the left is a building with three-story balconies that are also filled with people. "Noisy Carier's [sic] Book & Stationery Co. Lith. Britton & Rey."--text, below lower image. Paper color: gray.

48052:007a

Fort Vigilant Rooms of the Committee Sacramento St. bet. Davis & Front [upper] Mass Meeting Endorsing the Acts of the Vigilance Committee [sic] June 14th [lower]

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48052:007b

Jackson, Amador Co

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