Opening Hours
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 of a generalized view looking northeast across the water. There is a sailing ship with a flock of birds in the center and a rock arch to the right. "Noisy Carrier's Publishing Hall. Long Wharf San Francisco."--stamped text, below image. Paper color: gray.
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Image is of the vessel with flames and smoke coming from it. There are survivors on the cove below a cliff background and there are people in the water. "Published at the Union Office."--text, below image. "Noisy Carrier's Publishing Hall. 77 Long Wharf San Francisco. Charles P. Kimball Proprietor."--stamped text, below image to the left. Paper color: blue.
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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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![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 a tremendous fire on Front St. and in the background on J, K, and L streets. There are people, barrels, and crates covering the levee foreground. Text under the image describes the events of November 2nd and 3rd, 1852, and the cost of the damage. "Lith. & Pub. by Quirot & Co. corn. Montgomery & California Sts. S.F."--text, below image. "Noisy Carrier's Publishing Hall. Lon[g] Wharf San Francisco. Charles P. Kimball Proprietor."--stamped text, lower right corner. Paper color: gray.
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![The Pictorial News Letter of California. For The Steamer Sonora, May 5, 1858. No. 4.[p.1] the Excitement in San Francisco. Rush for the Mines!![p.4]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Frail.huntington.org%2FIIIF3%2FImage%2F22APN4KXW8DX%2Ffull%2F%5E360%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg&w=750&q=75)
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Page 1 contains a small illustration of the news letter's heading which depicts a steamer, a train, and a man riding what appears to be a camel. There is a larger illustration at the bottom of p.1 which depicts several top-hatted men reading about the news of the Frazer River gold mines. The text on the page contains various pieces of California news. "Charles F. Robbins, Printer, cor. Clay and battery sts., San Francisco. Published Semi-Monthly, by Hutchings & Rosenfield, 146 Montgomery St., San Francisco."--text, below image. Page 4 contains two images. The upper image depicts people boarding a side-wheeler and loading it with goods. The side-wheeler appears to be very full. The lower image depicts men doing chores around a log cabin. "A. N."--text, within lower left corner of upper image. Paper color: blue.
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