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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Rare Books
Rare Books
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Rare Books
Image is of a crowd in the foreground gathered outside several buildings and bodies hanging from the rafters of two buildings in the background. Several buildings are labeled. Text below image describes the events of August 24th. "Lith. & Publ. by Justh, Quirot & Co. Calif. corner Montg. Sts. S.F."--text, below image. Paper color: blue.
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![Fire in San Francisco. Jn [sic] the Night from the 3-d 4th May. 1851. Loss $20,000,000](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Frail.huntington.org%2FIIIF3%2FImage%2F22APN4KXWPOW%2Ffull%2F%5E360%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg&w=750&q=75)
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Image is of the view looking east from the Nob Hill area with the fire raging near the waterfront, south of Telegraph Hill. There are people climbing the hill in the foreground with possessions on their backs. "Publ. & Lith. by Justh, Quirot & Co. Califa. corner Montgy St. S.F."--text, below image. There is a line of handwritten text at the bottom of the page. Paper color: blue.
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Image of the burning city with the bay in the background. The view is from Nob Hill diagonally over the Plaza to Telegraph Hill. Text below the image describes the damage caused by the fire. "Pub. & Lith. by Justh Quirot & Co California St. corner Montgomery, S.F."--text, below image. Blue text printed below the image in the bottom left corner. Paper color: blue.
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Image is of the Plaza filled with people watching a parade of horse-drawn boat and barrel floats. In the background, despite the terrible fires of May and June of this year (as Baird notes), are several buildings facing the Plaza. These include a post office and a court. There are many United States flags flying throughout the scene. "Publ. & Lith. by Quirot & Co. Califa. corner Montgy. St. S. F."--text, below image. There is a handwritten word in the lower left corner of the sheet and above the image. Paper color: gray.
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Image of a crowd surrounding John Jenkins who is hanging from the rafters of the adobe Custom House in the Plaza. Text below the illustration describes this 1851 event. "del. after the nature by W.C.K. Pub. and Lith. Justh Quirot & Co. Cor. Calif. & Mont. Sts. S.F."--text, below image. Paper color: blue.
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Image is of the general view of San Francisco from Nob Hill looking east with Yerba Buena Island in the background. Part of the city is in flames (Jackson Street, as Baird notes). There are several figures in the foreground viewing the fire. "Lith. of Britton & Rey Cor Montg. & Comm. Sts."--text, below image. Paper color: gray. Baird notes that this image is a variant state of the stone used for "San Francisco, 1854."
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