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J Street, Sacramento, On New Year’s Day, 1853

Description: Image is of a flooded J Street filled with boats, rafts, and other water craft. Animals and people are also in the streets. Front Street, which is in the foreground, is not flooded. "From a Daguerreotype by R.H. Vance. Published at the Union Office."--text, below image. "Noisy Carriers Publishing Hall. Long Wharf San Francisco."--stamped text, below image. Paper color: gray.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1853
Call number: 48052:131
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The Grizzly and His Captors

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Image of four vaqueros, two of which have roped a bear. "Anthony & Baker SC. Cal. Published at the Wide West Office, 184 Clay Street, San Francisco."--text, below image. "Noisy--Carriers. Long--Wharf. San Francisco."--stamped text, above image. Paper color: buff.

48052:033

Sacramento City, from the R Street levee

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Image is of a view of the city in the background and to the right, and the river in the foreground. "Noisy Carrier's Publishing Hal[l]. 77 Long Wharf San Francisco. Charles P. Kimball Propretor [sic]."--stamped text, below image. Paper color: gray.

48052:096

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

Plan of the Burnt District, Sacramento, Showing the Buildings which escaped

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Image is of a map from the levee to 7th St. (left to right) and from I St. to L St. (top to bottom). The Sacramento River is labeled at the far left, and Sutter Lake is labeled at the top. The blacked out portion of the map indicates where the fire occurred. Baird notes that this map is said to refer to the fire of July 13th, 1854. "Published by barber & Baker."--text, below image. "Noisy Carriers, San Francisco."--stamped text, upper right corner of image. Paper color: gray.

48052:088

The Wreck of the Yankee Blade, as she apeared [sic] on the evening of October 1st 1854

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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.

48052:127

California Mining - Ground Sluicing

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Image is of five men working at a river and two men digging at a lower level. There is a cabin in the distance on the right and there are lofty peaks in the background. "Published at the Wide West Office, 184 Clay Street, San Francisco. Anthony & Baker SC."--text, below image. "Noisy Carriers, San Francisco."--stamp on the lower left of the image. Paper color: buff.

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J Street, Sacramento, On New Year’s Day, 1853

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