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Great Earthquake in San Francisco, October 8th, 1865. [No. 1]

Description: Image contains 3 vignettes. The left vignette depicts a woman holding up a naked baby by its left foot. The center vignette depicts a four-story building with its right half fallen in and a seemingly undamaged two-story building next to it. The right vignette depicts a servant girl leaving a house with a trunk on her back and a Bible in her hand. Under each vignette is text further describing each scene. "Scene on Bush Street. Wreck of Building S. E. Corner of Third and Mission Streets. Scene on O'Farrell Street."--text, below image. Below the image is text describing the events of the earthquake that occurred on October 8th, 1865. This text continues onto the next page of the sheet. Paper color: buff.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1865
Call number: 48052:151

Way-Side Scenes in California

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Image contains four vignettes. The upper vignette depicts travelers passing on a trail. There is a miner on horseback, a miner on foot, and characteristic way-side types: Indians, Negroes, Chileno, Mexican, Kanaka, Chinese, an expressman, and a group with a covered wagon. The bottom vignette depicts the Chinese battle of Five Cent Gulch in Weaverville on July 15th, 1854. The two smaller vignettes depict Indians with grasshoppers and Indians grinding acorns. The text in the center of the sheet describes life in California. "Anthony & Baker SC."--text, below each vignette. "C. Nahl del."--text, below upper vignette. "Published by J. M. Hutchings, San Francisco."--text, below image. Paper color: blue.

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Petaluma Sonoma Cy., Cal. October 1855

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Image is of buildings on the far side of a small river with rolling hills in the background. There are several boats on the river. The small vignette at the bottom of the image depicts the Office of Rancho Arroyo De San Antonio. J.F. Stuart. "L.W. Worth del. Lith. Britton & Rey S. F."--text, below image. Paper color: buff.

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The Miners’ Ten Commandmens

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Image of eleven vignettes depicting The Miners' Ten Commandments and an elephant pointing with its trunk to a sign for Ten Commandment [sic] on a cabin. The commandments deal with mining practices, moral issues, and family matters. The vignettes surround text at the center of the image describing the commandments. "H. Eastman del."--text, below the first vignette. "Anthony & Baker."--text, below eight vignette. "Eastman. Anthony & Baker."--text, below tenth vignette. Paper color: blue.

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Scene at the San Francisco Post Office, Showing How We Get Out Letters

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Image is of a crowd outside a large building. There are several signs on the large building as well as on the two smaller buildings to the left of the large building. Beneath the illustration is text describing how the people in California get their mail. The entire image is enclosed by a border. "Published at Noisy Carrier's, No. 77 Long Wharf, San Francisco, California."--text, below image. Paper color: gray.

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Scene at the San Francisco Post Office, Showing How We Get Out Letters

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Image is of a crowd outside a large building. There are several signs on the large building as well as on the two smaller buildings to the left of the large building. Beneath the illustration is text describing how the people in California get their mail. The entire image is enclosed by a border. "Published by Leland & McCombe, Post Office, Building, San Francisco. Engraved expressly for the Publishers, by Anthony & Baker."--text, below image. Paper color: blue.

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Map of San Francisco

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Image is of a map of the downtown area with a vignette of Parrott Block in the lower right corner. The map covers the area from waterfront to Webster, and from North Point to Addition of Mission. At the lower left are nine letter identifications of public buildings on the map and symbols for other locations. At the right are twelve letter identifications for places of worship. "Published by Britton & Rey, San Francisco Cal."--text, below title of map. "Page Bacon & Co. Adams & Co."--text, above vignette in lower right corner. Paper color: blue.

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Great Earthquake in San Francisco, October 8th, 1865. [No. 1]

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