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  • Hutchings’ California Scenes. The Mammoth Trees

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    Image of a giant redwood tree in the center, a large redwood stump with several people standing on it, a large rock and a cabin to the right, and other smaller trees in the background. The text around the image describes Mammoth Tree Grove of Calaveras County. "Sun Print. Anthony & Baker SC. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1854, by James M. Hutchings, in the Clerks' Office of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California."--text, below image. Paper color: buff.

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  • Hutchings’ California Scenes. The Mammoth Trees

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    Image of a giant redwood tree in the center, a large redwood stump with several people standing on it, a large rock and a cabin to the right, and other smaller trees in the background. The text around the image describes Mammoth Tree Grove of Calaveras County. "Anthony & Baker SC. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1854, by James M. Hutchings, in the Clerks' Office of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California."--text, below image. Paper color: buff.

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  • The mammoth tree grove, Calaveras County California

    The mammoth tree grove, Calaveras County California

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    Image of an eye-level view of the Mammoth Tree Grove of sequoia redwood trees in Calaveras County, California, showing tourists standing and riding horses in a clearing in the forested landscape and exploring large stumps, hollowed out bases, and standing trees, with a wooden building in the center; tree reference key printed in margin.

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  • The Miner's Ten Commandments

    The Miner's Ten Commandments

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    Image of a giant redwood tree in the center, a large redwood stump with several people standing on it, a large rock and a cabin to the right, and other smaller trees in the background. The text in German around the image describes Mammoth Tree Grove of Calaveras County. "Anthony & Baker SC. Published by Hutchings & Rosenfield, San Francisco."--text, below image. Paper color: buff.

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  • The Miner’s Ten Commandments

    The Miner’s Ten Commandments

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    Upper illustration is of an elephant lifting its trunk to point at a paper on a tree that says: "Miners [sic] Ten Commandment [sic]. A miner is also looking at the sign. Baird notes that this illustration is related to the top central vignette of "Hutchings Miners' Ten Commandments." The text printed below the illustration outlines the ten commandments. Baird notes that the text is also related to "Hutchings Miners' Ten Commandments," but Commandment VI is abbreviated and Commandment X is rephrased and abbreviated. "Published at "Noisy Carrier's," 77 Long Wharf, San Francisco, Cal."--text, below image title. "Potter. HE. Anthony."--block letters within image. "O'Meara & Painter, printers, San Francisco."--text, below image. Paper color: blue.

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  • San Francisco, Cal. Burning of St Charles and Hillman's Hotel on the Morning of Feby. 18th 1855

    San Francisco, Cal. Burning of St Charles and Hillman's Hotel on the Morning of Feby. 18th 1855

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    Image is of the general view from the Nob Hill area looking east with Yerba Buena Island in the background at night. Part of the city is in flames. Two figures are standing on the hill in the foreground. Baird notes that this is a "rough but effective" reworking of the stone used for "San Francisco, 1854." "Lith. of Britton & Rey Cor Montgy. & Comml. Sts."--text, below image. Paper color: gray.

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