Title:
[Fort Vigilance, San Francisco]
Creator/Contributor:
Fardon, G. R. (George R.), 1806-1886., photographer
Abstract:
The building of Mills and Vantine liquor merchants, pictured in 1856 when used as headquarters of the San Francisco Vigilance
Committee. It was known as "Fort Vigilance" or "Fort Gunnybags". Defensive sandbags are visible in foreground, and Vigilance
Committee guards are on the rooftop and at street level.
Date:
[June 1856]
Subject:
Buildings
San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1856--Pictorial works
Californios
San Francisco (Calif.)--Pictorial works
Type:
Salted paper prints
Physical Description:
displayLabel="Marks, Inscriptions and Accompanying Material">"In ms, at top of mount: "Daguerreotype on Paper". In ms., at
bottom of mount: "For sale at Fardon's photographic rooms / 203 Clay Street. $1.00 each".";;
Local Call Number:
BANC PIC 19xx.008--AX
Filename:
brk00041738_8a.tif
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