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Photograph album of Alaska, San Francisco and a citrus ranch in Riverside, California

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Description: A photograph album of mounted albumen prints that begins with two views of totems in Fort Wrangell, Alaska, followed by one view of a woman named "Jummie Niehaus" in a backyard in Centerville, California, and the remaining views depicting buildings and scenes in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, and Riverside, California. The photographs are all numbered and have captions and dates handwritten in ink on the card mounts; the photographer is not identified. Golden Gate Park views depict people boating on Strawberry Lake and the Superindent's Lodge, Conservatory and other buildings from the 1894 Midwinter Fair. There is one view of unidentified men and women on the steps of a Victorian house at 1406 Grove St., San Francisco, followed by a photograph of a mission-style ranch house captioned: "New residence. Lot 4. Everest Rancho, May 16, 1898." Two additional Everest Rancho views show a large citrus grove covered with lath and canvas to protect crops from frost.
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Production date: 1897-1898

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Views of the city including Coit Tower and the Golden Gate Bridge.

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Harvard and Yale between the three California ports San Francisco Los Angeles San Diego

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At head of title: "A matchless view of the Golden State from Loma Point to the Golden Gate" as you sail on the super express twin lines. "J.H. Kemble."--typed ownership note on lower right corner of back cover. Promotional leaflet with illustrations of vessels and destinations. Focus of item: Yale ; Harvard.

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F.A. Little Ranch, Riverside, California, and various views

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Unlabeled photograph album with snapshots chiefly of individual trees planted in a grove. With typescript descriptions of Items 80-271 in accompanying envelope. Date range based on index and dates visible on the backs of some photograph versos.

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Destruction of San Francisco by earthquake & fire

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Image of nineteen views of scenes and buildings in San Francisco, California, after the great earthquake and fire of 1906; views of buildings and elevated street views show destruction from the disaster, including people taking refuge in Golden Gate Park, distribution of bread, and ruins from various vantage points in the city; each scene is captioned.

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Historical Society of Southern California Collection - Scenes of California, the Western United States and Canada Photograph Album

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Photograph album of Alaska, San Francisco and a citrus ranch in Riverside, California

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