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Adventures of Mr. Greenhorn on his arrival in San Francisco -The first Day

Description: Image contains nine vignettes depicting the various exploits, struggles, and encounters of "Mr. Greenhorn" when he first arrives in San Francisco. The vignettes are satires of life in San Francisco and of the many prospective miners coming to California. "Published & Sold by Cooke & Lecount Booksellers & Stationers, Montgomery St. S. F. Lith. by Justh Quirot. Jackson St S. F."--text, below image. Paper color: gray.
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Date: Undated
Call number: 48052:186
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View of the Last Great Conflagration in San Francisco on the 22d of June 1851

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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.

48052:005

San Francisco

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Image contains a larger central illustration surrounded by nine vignettes. The large central illustration is a view to the harbor from Nob Hill. The surrounding vignettes are images of buildings and places in the San Francisco area. "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1852 by Cook & Le Count in the Clerks Office of the Dist. Court of the North Dist. of California. Pub. by Cooke & LeCount. Lith. of Pollard & Britton."--text, below image. Paper color: gray.

48052:020

San Francisco In 1851

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Image is of the view from the west to Yerba Buena Island, harbor, and bay. Telegraph Hill and station are at the left. "From Nature and on Stone, by J.H. Peirce. Published by Cooke & LeCount Booksellers & Stationers Montgomery Street, Wells Building. Printed by Chas. E. Per[egoy]."--text, below image. Paper color: gray.

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[California letter sheets]

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Collection of California pictorial letter sheets, chiefly lithographic, depicting life in California during the Gold Rush. Illustrations include views and maps of San Francisco, Sacramento, towns in the mining regions, and current news events (fires, shipwrecks, earthquakes, hangings, etc.). Most have descriptive text, a few have text only. California artists, lithographers, publishers and engravers represented include: T. Armstrong, G.H. Baker, T.C. Boyd, H. Eastman, G.H. Goddard, C. Nahl, A. Rosenfield, Charles F. Robbins, Wm. B. Monmonier, J.W. Douglass, Cooke & Lecount, Edwin Glover, Britton & Rey, Pullard and Britton, Justh & Quirot.

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San Francisco Upper California, In November 1851

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Image of the view of San Francisco from Nob Hill east to the bay. Telegraph Hill is to the left and a Methodist church is depicted in the center foreground. "Engraved by C. Quirot. Lith. & Published by Quirot & Co., California St. corner Montgomery St. S.F."--text, below image. Line of handwritten text at the bottom of the sheet. Paper color: blue.

48052:018a

Fire in San Francisco. Jn [sic] the Night from the 3-d 4th May. 1851. Loss $20,000,000

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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.

48052:133

Adventures of Mr. Greenhorn on his arrival in San Francisco -The first Day

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