Robert B. Honeyman, Jr. Collection of Early Californian and Western American Pictorial Material

Individual items by geographical location

Northern California: Calaveras County

Angels, Calaveras County, Cal[ifornia], 1857 c1857 BANC PIC 1963.002:0222--B

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Creator/Collector: Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), publisher Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 32.4 x 49.2 cm.

Content/Description:

Town from outskirts, several buildings, and food bridge over stream to right.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (UC): Kuchel & Dresel's California views; (LC, above title): Entered... 1857 by Kuchel & Dresel... Cal[ifornia]; (LR): Printed by Britton & Rey.

California, Northern; Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

Murphys, Calaveras County, Cal[ifornia] c1857 BANC PIC 1963.002:0246--B

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Creator/Collector: Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), lithographer and publisher Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 27.5 x 40.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Town from outskirts; numerous buildings and houses surrounded by low foothills; mining? structures in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (UC): Kuchel & Dresel's California views; (LL): Drawn from nature and lith. by Kuchel & Dresel, 176 Clay St[reet], S[an] F[rancisco]; (LC, above title): Entered... 1857 by Kuchel & Dresel... California; (LR): Printed by Britton & Rey.

California, Northern; Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

[Gold washers at Mokelumne River in California] [1850?] BANC PIC 1963.002:0249--A

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Creator/Collector: Rottmann, Ad. (active ca. 1850), artist

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving, hand colored 15.4 x 23.3 cm.

Content/Description:

Scene in small river valley with high mountains in distance; few men are panning in river, man with donkey at left, two men digging at right. Settlement of several homes/tents in valley (Mokelumne Hill, Calaveras County?).

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC): Die Goldwäscher am Mokelumne River/in Californien. Printed (UL): Ms C.L. No. 1374; (MR): Ad. Rottmann, sc.; (LL): Aus. d. Kunstanst d. Bibl. Inst. in Hildbh; (LR): Eigenthum d. Verleger. Date based on biographical note in Hughes. Inscriptions in German.

California, Northern; Camping; Frontier & pioneer life; Gold rushes; Miners; Rivers

Engravings, color; Landscapes

Lower Bar, Mokelumne River [Mokelumne Hill?, Calaveras County, California] [ca. 1850] BANC PIC 1963.002:0258:01--A

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Creator/Collector: Taylor, Bayard (1825-1878) , American, artist Sarony & Major (active ca.1846-ca. 1857) , American, lithographer Putnam, Geo. P. (active ca. 1850), undetermined

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 12.4 x 19 cm.

Content/Description:

Two men panning for gold in river; outlines of tents in distance; forested valley with hills in background.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Bayard Taylor; (LC, below title): New York, Geo[rge] P. Putnam; (LR): Lith. of Sarony & Major.

California, Northern; Frontier & pioneer life; Miners; Mining; Rivers

Landscapes; Lithographs, color

Wellingtonia Gigantea [redwood]: standing on the head waters of the Stanislaus & San Antoine Rivers in Calaveras County, California [185-] BANC PIC 1963.002:0374--D

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Creator/Collector: Lapham, Joseph M. (active 1852-1860) , American, artist Day & Son (active ca. 1850) , British, lithographer Needham, J., lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 63.5 x 46 cm., dome top

Content/Description:

Giant redwood standing in clearing; tent, Indians with bows and papoose, and western couple in foreground. Detail of pine cone below main image.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): From nature by J.M. Lapham, J. Needham, lith.; (LR): Day & Son, lith[ographe]rs to the Queen; (LR): Diameter 31 feet at the base, height 290 feet, estimated age 3000 years; (LC, below title): Introduced to England by messrs. Veitch & Son of Exeter, and of the Exotic Nursery, Kings Road, Chelsea, through their collector Mr. W[illia]m Lobb. For variants see 1963.002:0375--C and 1963.002.1420--C.

California, Northern; Nature; Plants

Landscapes; Lithographs, color

Mammoth Arbor Vitae [redwood]: standing on the head waters of the Stanislaus & San Antoine Rivers, in Calaveras County, California c1861 BANC PIC 1963.002:0375--C

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Creator/Collector: Kipps, A. K. (active ca. 1861), artist Daniels, J. H. (active ca. 1861), lithographer Dayton, Charles Francis (active ca. 1861), publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 60.5 x 48.2 cm.

Content/Description:

Giant redwood standing in clearing; tent, Indians with bows and papoose, and western couple in foreground. Detail of pine cone below main image.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Drawn A.K. Kipps; (LR): J.H. Daniels Lith. Boston; (LC, below title): Diameter 31 feet at the base- circumference 96 f[ee]t-height 290 f[ee]t, 3000 years old/ Boston, published by C.F. Dayton, 134 Washington St[reet]/ Entered...1861 by Charles Francis Dayton...Massachusetts. For variants see 1963.002:0374--D and 1963.002.1420--C.

California, Northern; Nature; Plants

Landscapes; Lithographs, color

"Hercules" [redwood, Mammoth Tree Grove, Calaveras County, California] [not after 1862] BANC PIC 1963.002:0376--A

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Creator/Collector: Vischer, Edward (1808-1879) , German, artist

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on paper: lithograph 21.3 x 32 cm.

Content/Description:

Grove of sequoias with large uprooted tree broken in half in center, several figures including Indians standing about.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Proof impression of plate X entitled "The Fallen Hercules... 1861," published in Vischer's "The Mammoth Tree Grove, Calaveras County, Cal., and its avenues," 1862. See 1963.002:085:00-12--ALB.

California, Northern; Nature; Plants

Lithographs

Hermit and the "Burnt Tree" [redwood] [not after 1862] BANC PIC 1963.002:0377--A

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Creator/Collector: Kuchel, C. C. (1820-ca. 1865) , Swiss, artist Vischer, Edward (1808-1879) , German, artist

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on paper: lithograph 28.2 x 20.9 cm.

Content/Description:

Large sequoia in center surrounded by grove of smaller trees. Proof impression of plate XI entitled "Hermit...," published in "The mammoth tree grove, Calaveras County, Cal., and its avenues," 1862.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LR, within image): C.C. Kuchel.

California, Northern; Nature; Plants

Lithographs

The Orphans [redwood, Mammoth Tree Grove, Calaveras County, California] [not after 1862] BANC PIC 1963.002:0378--A

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Creator/Collector: Kuchel, C. C. (1820-ca. 1865) , Swiss, artist Vischer, Edward (1808-1879) , German, artist

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on paper: lithograph 28.3 x 20.8 cm.

Content/Description:

Two lofty sequoia trees surrounded by smaller trees. Proof impression of plate XII entitled "The orphans...," published in "The mammoth tree grove, Calaveras County, Cal., and its avenues," 1862.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Handwritten (LR, within image): C.C. Kuchel.

California, Northern; Nature; Plants

Lithographs

The Mammoth Trees of California, Calaveras County, Sequoia Gigantea [redwood] [ca. 1855] BANC PIC 1963.002:0379--D

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Creator/Collector: Stillman, G. K. (active ca. 1855), engraver Times Steam Job Color Press, printer

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving, color 52.5 x 67 cm., dome top

Content/Description:

View showing main features of mammoth tree grove: Father of the Forest, Mother of the Forest, Three Graces, Big Tree, Miner's and Uncle Tom's Cabin, Horseback Ride, and Sentinels.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): G.K. Stillman, engraver, 4th & Walnut, Cin[cinnati]; (LC, below title): Presented to the subscribers of the Cincinnati Weekly Times; (LR): Times Steam Job Color Press print. Printed legend.

California, Northern; Nature; Plants

Engravings, color

The Mammoth Tree Grove, Calaveras County, California [redwood] c1855 BANC PIC 1963.002:0380--D

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Creator/Collector: Ayres, Thomas A. (1816-1858) , American, artist Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), lithographer Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 54 x 66.5 cm.

Content/Description:

View showing main features of mammoth tree grove: Father of the Forest, Mother of the Forest, Three Graces, Big Tree, Miner's and Pioneer's Cabin, Horseback Ride, and Sentinels. Includes view of hotel

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (MC). Printed (LL): Sketched from nature by T.A. Ayres, 1855; (LC): Printed by Britton & Rey/Entered... 1855 by T.A. Ayres... Cal[ifornia]; (LR): Drawn on stone by Kuchel & Dresel, 176 Clay St[reet], S[an] F[rancisco]. Each item captioned.

California, Northern; Nature; Plants

Lithographs, color

The stump and trunk of the Mammoth Tree of Calaveras [County, California] [1862] BANC PIC 1963.002:0381--B

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Creator/Collector: Nagel, Fishbourne & Kuchel (active ca. 1862) , American, lithographer Hutchings, J. M. (James Mason) (1820-1902), publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 26 x 36.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Large group of men, women and child in fancy dress at cotillion dancing on large sequoia tree stump. People on horseback, in wagons, and in carriage in foreground; dense redwood forest in background.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LC, above title): Lith. of Nagel, Fishbourne & Kuchel, 529 Clay St[reet], cor[ner] Liedesdorff St[reet]s, S[an] Francisco; (LC, below title): Showing a cotillion party of thirty two persons dancing on a stump at one time./Published by J.M. Hutchings, S[an] Francisco.

California, Northern; Lumber industry; Manners & customs; Nature

Lithographs, color

The Dead Giant, California [redwood, Mammoth Tree Grove, Calaveras County, California] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0382--A

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Creator/Collector: Becker, Joseph (1841-1910) , American, artist

Physical Description: drawing on paper: pencil 22.8 x 31.8 cm.

Content/Description:

Small carriage with one horse and one male driver halted inside man-made opening in trunk of sequoia "Dead Giant" (sign on tree above); two other men on horseback, one on each side of buggy.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (LR). Signature in pencil (LR): Carl J. Becker.

California, Northern; Nature; Plants

Drawings

[Mokelumne Hill?, Calaveras County, California] 1857 BANC PIC 1963.002:1388--FR

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Creator/Collector: Browere, Albertus D. O. (1814-1887) , American, artist

Physical Description: painting on canvas mounted on board: oil 88.5 x 126 cm.

Content/Description:

Panoramic view overlooking broad valley; prospector walks alongside supply wagon drawn by four horses.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title (based on information from Inventory Sheets). Signature and date (LR): A.D.O. Browere, 1857.

California, Northern; Gold rushes

Landscapes; Oil paintings

Mammoth Arbor Vitae [redwood]: standing on the head waters of the Stanislaus & San Antoine Rivers, in Calaveras County, California c1853 BANC PIC 1963.002:1420--C

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Creator/Collector: Lapham, Joseph M. (active 1852-1860) , American, artist Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 59.2 x 46.4 cm., dome top

Content/Description:

Giant redwood standing in clearing; tent, Indians with bows and papoose, and western couple in foreground. Detail of pine cone below main image.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): From nature by J.M. Lapham; (LR): Lith. Britton & Rey, San Francisco; (LC, below title): Diameter 31 feet at the base- circumference 96 f[ee]t-height 290 f[ee]t, 3000 years old/Entered... 1853 by W.H Hanford...California. For variants see 1963.002:0374--D and 1963.002.375-C.

California, Northern; Nature; Plants

Lithographs

Mokelumne Hill [Calaveras County, California] c1855 BANC PIC 1963.002:1548--FR

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Creator/Collector: Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), artist and lithographer Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 45 x 62.1 cm., visible image

Content/Description:

General view of town from outskirts. Marginal images include commercial, public and residential buildings; scenes include pedestrians, horses and wagons.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Drawn from nature & on stone by Kuchel & Dresel, 146 Clay St[reet], S[an] F[rancisco]; (LR): Printed by Britton & Rey; (LC): Entered... 1855 by Kuchel & Dresel... Cal[ifonia]. Each image captioned.

Buildings; California, Northern; Dwellings; Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

Northern California: Coloma

[View of Sutter's Mill where gold was discovered, Coloma, California] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0197--A

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving, hand colored 9.7 x 15.2 cm., on mount 22.1 x 28.7 cm.

Content/Description:

Mill with buildings and houses to right and in middleground; rolling hills in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC): Sutter's Sägemühle in Californien. Inscriptions in German.

California, Northern; Gold rushes; Settlements

Engravings, color

[Coloma in 1857, California, from a drawing of the period] [1891] BANC PIC 1963.002:0205--A

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Creator/Collector: Fenn, Harry (1845-1911) , British, artist (attributed to)

Physical Description: drawing on paper: wash and ink 16.5 x 25.9 cm.

Content/Description:

General view of town and American River; principal buildings across, on far side; bridge, center; rolling hills in distance. Coloma was settlement developed around Sutter's Mill.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Note from Inventory Sheets: signed (on reverse of mat): Fenn, June [18]91 (in blue pencil--20th century addition?).

California, Northern; Rivers; Settlements

Drawings; Wash drawings

[Sutter's Mill, Coloma, California] [1850] BANC PIC 1963.002:0254--A

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Creator/Collector: McIlvaine, William, Jr. (1813-1867) , American, artist

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 16.2 x 24.2 cm.

Content/Description:

Mill and stream where gold was first discovered; hills in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC): Sütters Mill. Printed (LL, within image): McIlvaine; (UR): 4. Plate 4 from "Sketches of scenery and notes of personal adventure in California and Mexico, by William M'Ilvaine, Jr., Philadelphia, 1850. Inscriptions in German and English.

California, Northern; Gold rushes; Mining

Lithographs

[Mining camp in Coloma, California] [not before 1850] BANC PIC 1963.002:0303--B

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Creator/Collector: Taber, W. (active ca. 1891), artist Audubon, John Woodhouse (1812-1862) , American, artist (based on original by)

Physical Description: painting on tinted paper: ink, wash, and gouache 16.8 x 30.6 cm.

Content/Description:

Mining camp with several tents and two wooden houses surrounded by high mountains in distance. This site was apparently located half mile above Coloma (where Sutter's Mill was located) in northwest canyon of American Fork of Sacramento River.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Signature (LR): Taber. Handwritten on mount (modern) (LL): The discovery of gold mining camp; (LR): N[orth] W[est] Canyon, American fork of Sacramento River/1/2 mile above Coloma, May 4. 1850/ from a drawing by [M.R.?] Audobon (James Woodhouse?). Note from Inventory Sheets: Art Department/The Century Co., Older coded catalogue or price numbers on mat and on both sides of drawing's mount; various historical notes (the above apparently transcribed from previous mount). Possibly used for illustration or reproduction.

California, Northern; Camping; Dwellings; Frontier & pioneer life; Gold rushes; Mining

Paintings

Sutter's Mill, with a view of Coloma, California [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0410--A

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving, hand colored 19.9 x 19.7 cm.

Content/Description:

Mill in foreground, wood-frame buildings and houses in middleground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Clipping from: Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion.

California, Northern; Settlements

Engravings, color

Across the continent: the Frank Leslie transcontinental excursion... [1878] BANC PIC 1963.002:0504--C

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Creator/Collector: Baker, Horace (1833-1918) , American, engraver Leslie, Frank (1821-1880), publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving, hand colored 39.6 x 56.2 cm.

Content/Description:

Railroad with train rounding bend as Chinese workers look on; deep ravine with river and site of Sutter's Mill, Coloma, California at right.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC): Across the continent, the Frank Leslie transcontinental excursion, the excursion train rounding Cape Horn at the head of the great American canyon, with a view of the South Fork of the American River, where gold was first discovered in 1848. Printed (UR): [page] 128, April 27, 1878; (UC): Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper; (UR): April 27, 1878, [page] 129; (LL, within image): H. Baker, sc.; (LC, below title): From sketches by our special artists, see page 125.

California, Northern; Chinese; Railroads; Vehicles

Engravings; Engravings, color; Landscapes

Coloma, 1857, El Dorado County, California c1857 BANC PIC 1963.002:0912--D

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Creator/Collector: Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), artist and lithographer Searle, George (active ca. 1857), publisher Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 54 x 68.8 cm.

Content/Description:

Central view overlooking town with American River in center showing site where Sutter's Mill stood. Marginal views include residences, businesses, church, and Crescent City Hall.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (UC): Kuchel & Dresel's California views; (MC): Entered... 1857 by Kuchel & Dresel... California; (LL): Drawn from nature and lith. by Kuchel & Dresel, 176 Clay St[reet], San Francisco; (LR): Printed by Britton & Rey; (LC, below title): Published by George Searle, Coloma. Each image captioned.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Rivers; Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

Cabin of James W. Marshall, Coloma, Calif[ornia] [1931] BANC PIC 1963.002:0921--B

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Creator/Collector: Sloan, Blanding (active ca. 1931), artist

Physical Description: print on paper: etching 32 x 40.9 cm.

Content/Description:

Dilapidated wood plank cabin in woods.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (LL). Signature (LR): Blanding Stone. Printed label (LC): Cabin of James W. Marshall, discoverer of gold, upon a hillside near Coloma... where its builder made a momentous discovery, Philip Johnston. Date based on comparison to 1963.002:0920--B.

California, Northern; Dwellings; Gold rushes

Etchings

[Sutter's Mill, Coloma, California] 1931 BANC PIC 1963.002:0922--B

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Creator/Collector: Sloan, Blanding (active ca. 1931), artist

Physical Description: print on paper: etching 31.7 x 40.7 cm.

Content/Description:

Stone wall with "Sutter Mill" imbedded in it stands in shallow water of the American River. Miner with gold pan in his hand and pick over his shoulder in foreground surrounded by lush vegetation.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (LL). Signature (LR): Blanding Stone. Printed (LL, within image): Blanding Sloan, [19]31. Printed label (LC): Sutter Mill, Coloma, California, The spot where gold was discovered in California... Here dawned the first day of a golden epoch, Philip Johnston.

California, Northern; Gold rushes; Miners; Mining; Sacramento (Calif.)

Etchings

[Sutter's Mill at Coloma, California] [ca. 1850] BANC PIC 1963.002:1324--A

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Creator/Collector: Dunnel, John Henry (1813-1904) , American, artist (Attributed to)

Physical Description: painting on heavy paper: watercolor 22 x 17.3 cm.

Content/Description:

Mill with mill race before it; other buildings (mining operations?) in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Handwritten on verso: Dunnel (John?).

California, Northern; Gold rushes; Mining

Paintings; Watercolors

[Gold mining at Sutter's Mill, Coloma, California] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:1522--FR

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: painting on canvas: oil 51.2 x 61.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Frame building in right foreground with miner leaning on pick nearby; another miner at right kneels with bed roll burden and cradle. Sutter's Mill in center with frame buildings on other side of river at foot of hills.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title.

California, Northern; Gold rushes; Miners

Landscapes; Oil paintings

A view of Sutter's Mill & Culloma [Coloma] Valley on the south fork of the American line, Alta California [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:1534--E

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Creator/Collector: Sarony & Major (active ca.1846-ca. 1857) , American, lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 60.1 x 78.2 cm.

Content/Description:

View overlooking settlement on American River; numerous small buildings scattered across landscape; Sutter's Mill in center; Indian man on cliff in foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LC, below title): Respectfully dedicated to Capt[ain] John A. Sutter/by his obedient servant John T. Little; (LR): Lith. of Sarony & Major, New York.

California, Northern; Mining; Rivers; Settlements

Cityscapes; Landscapes; Lithographs, color

Northern California: Humboldt and Mendocino Counties

[Headquarters of Mendocino Indian Reservation, California] [1857] BANC PIC 1963.002:0228--C

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Creator/Collector: Edouart, Alexander (1818-1892) , British, artist (attributed to)

Physical Description: painting on paper mounted on board: oil 30.4 x 53 cm., on mount 38.1 x 61.4 cm.

Content/Description:

Small settlement with fenced dwelling, several outbuildings, carts, horses and people at work.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (on verso). Handwritten (on verso): by Alex[ander] Edouart, 1857. Done while Edouart was a member of a hunting party in 1857 to present to Mendocino County. Enclosure describing hunting party and images removed to curatorial file.

Buildings; California, Northern; Dwellings; Indians of North America; Settlements

Oil paintings

[Indian Fishing Station on the Noyo River, Mendocino County, California] [1857] BANC PIC 1963.002:0229 (enclosure)--C

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Creator/Collector: Edouart, Alexander (1818-1892) , British, artist (attributed to)

Physical Description: painting on paper mounted on board: oil 35 x 53 cm., on mount 38 x 61.4 cm.

Content/Description:

Two buildings or residences on shore of river bend; figures nearby and on river bank; sail and rowboats in foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (on verso). Handwritten (on verso): Alex[ander] Edouart, 1857. Done while Edouart was a member of a hunting party in 1857 to present to Mendocino County. Enclosure describing hunting party and images removed to curatorial file.

California, Northern; Dwellings; Indians of North America; Rivers; Settlements

Landscapes; Oil paintings

[Trinidad Bay, Humboldt County, California] [ca. 1854?] BANC PIC 1963.002:0243 (enclosure)--D

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: drawing on paper: pencil and watercolor 27.5 x 63.7 cm.

Content/Description:

Bay with ships anchored among rocks; houses and [Yurok?] Indian huts at right.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Signature (LR): [Hishea]? Handwritten (LL): Beach [...] of sand; (LR): Trinindad, California. Enclosure: Photomechanical reproduction. Handwritten (MC): Trinidad Bay. Printed (LC): From Oakland National Engraving & Color Plate Co.; (LL); Phone Oakland 778; (LR): 1739-1741 Broadway, Oakland. Howell's catalog dates it ca. 1854.

Bays; California, Northern

Drawings; Landscapes; Watercolors

Trinidad City House [Trinidad, Humboldt County, California] [ca. 1850] BANC PIC 1963.002:0289--B

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: drawing on paper: pen and ink 39.1 x 25.5 cm., folded to 19.6 x 25.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Front and side elevations of wooden building. Upper and lower porch, central door surrounded by paned windows on upper and lower stories. Flag pole extends from roof peak.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Title based on handwritten text within image. Handwritten (LC): Front elevation; (LR): Profile of front. Illegible blind stamp (MR). The group of drawings 1963.002:0283 - 1963.002:0301 appear to be related. Some share stylistic, physical, and topical characteristics and may have came from the same source. For more information see Inventory Sheets.

Buildings; California, Northern

Architectural drawings; Drawings

[Floor plans of upper and lower stories of Trinidad City House, Humboldt County, California] [ca. 1850] BANC PIC 1963.002:0290--B

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: drawing on paper: pen and ink 31.9 x 25.5 cm., folded to 19.6 x 25.5 cm.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Handwritten (LL): Plan of 1st floor; (LR): Plan of 2nd floor. Measurements and notations throughout. Illegible blind stamp (LL). The group of drawings 1963.002:0283 - 1963.002:0301 appear to be related. Some share stylistic, physical, and topical characteristics and may have came from the same source. For more information see Inventory Sheets.

Buildings; California, Northern

Architectural drawings; Drawings

Trinidad Police [Trinidad, Humboldt County, California] [ca. 1850] BANC PIC 1963.002:0291--B

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: drawing on paper: watercolor and pen 28 x 22 cm.

Content/Description:

Three drunken men dancing arm in arm. Satiric image with terms 'Madeira', 'Proof' and 'Cogniac' alluding to alcohol consumption.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (LC). Handwritten (LL): Madeira, del.; (LC): Proof impression; (LR): Cogniac fecit. The group of drawings 1963.002:0283 - 1963.002:0301 appear to be related. Some share stylistic, physical, and topical characteristics and may have came from the same source. For more information see Inventory Sheets.

California, Northern; Frontier & pioneer life; Manners & customs

Caricatures; Drawings; Watercolors

Eureka, Humboldt County, California, 1902 c1902 BANC PIC 1963.002:0895--E

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Creator/Collector: Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), lithographer Miller (active ca. 1902), photographer A.C. Noe & G.R. Georgeson (active ca. 1902), publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: photolithograph, color 68.4 x 98.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Bird's-eye view from above wharf area overlooking town; Gunther and Woodley's Islands at left; railroad (E.R. & E.R.R.) depot and marsh at right. Marginal views (photographs) include local businesses, industry, residences, and public buildings.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Copyrighted by A.C. Noe & G.R. Georgeson, 1902; (LC, below title): Published by A.C. Noe & G.R. Georgeson/photos by Miller, Eureka; (LR): Photo-lith Britton & Rey, S[an] F[rancisco]. Each image captioned.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Dwellings; Industry; Settlements; Waterfronts

Bird's-eye views; Photomechanical prints

Union, on Humboldt Bay, Humboldt Co[unty] Cal[ifornia] 1857 c1857 BANC PIC 1963.002:0903--D

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Creator/Collector: Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), artist and lithographer Wyman, Henry B. (active ca. 1857), publisher Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 54 x 70 cm.

Content/Description:

View overlooking town situated near bay. Marginal views include residences, businesses, and American Hotel.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Drawn from nature & on stone by Kuchel & Dresel, 176 Clay St[reet], San Francisco; (LC, above title): Entered... 1857 by Kuchel & Dresel... Cal[ifornia]; (LC, below title): Published by B. Henry Wyman, Union; (LR): Printed by Britton & Rey. Each image captioned.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Hotels; Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

[North from Fisherman Bay to Gualala, Mendocino County, California] [ca. 1880] BANC PIC 1963.002:1041--B

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Creator/Collector: Nystrom, Charles W. (active ca. 1880), artist (attributed to)

Physical Description: drawing on paper: pencil 27.4 x 34.2 cm.

Content/Description:

Coastal scene with bay to left; horses grazing in right foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Signature (LL): [C.W.N.?]. Attribution, date and title based on information from Inventory Sheets.

Bays; California, Northern; Waterfronts

Drawings; Seascapes

Across the continent [passing the Humboldt River?, California] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:1538--D

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Creator/Collector: Schile, H., undetermined

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 55.9 x 71 cm.

Content/Description:

Small settlement of log buildings with river in center. Central Pacific Railroad train crossing river towards town and awaiting crowd; Indians on opposite bank; tall, snow-covered mountains in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): H. Schile, 36 Division St[reet], N[ew] Y[ork].

California, Northern; Railroads; Rivers

Landscapes; Lithographs, color

[Fort Bragg, Mendocino County, California] [18--?] BANC PIC 1963.002:1561--B

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: drawing on paper: pencil 38.1 x 30 cm.

Content/Description:

Military camp with barracks and residential dwellings; lots divided by fences; central promenade with flag pole.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Handwritten (UL, on verso): Fort Bragg; (UR, on verso): with Capt[ain] Hulls compliments.

Buildings; California, Northern; Dwellings; Military facilities

Drawings

Northern California: Monterey Bay Region

[Monterey, California] [ca. 1850?] BANC PIC 1963.002:0256--A

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving, hand colored 16.2 x 22.5 cm.

Content/Description:

View looking inland toward town; custom house to right, residences and buildings in middleground; people on beach, animals grazing nearby; hills in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC): Monterey in Californien. Printed (UR): DCCIX (plate number). For variant, see 1963.002:258:02--A. Inscriptions in German.

Buildings; California, Northern; Monterey (Calif.); Settlements; Waterfronts

Cityscapes; Engravings, color

Monterey [California] [ca. 1850] BANC PIC 1963.002:0258:02--A

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Creator/Collector: Taylor, Bayard (1825-1878) , American, artist Sarony & Major (active ca.1846-ca. 1857) , American, lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 12.4 x 19 cm.

Content/Description:

View looking inland toward town; custom house to right, residences and buildings in middleground; hills in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Bayard Taylor; (LC, below title): New York, Geo[rge] P. Putnam; (LR): Lith. of Sarony & Major. For variant see 1963.002:0256--A.

Buildings; California, Northern; Monterey (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

[San Carlos Borromeo Basilica, Carmel, California] [19--?] BANC PIC 1963.002:0360--B

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Creator/Collector: Borein, John Edward (1872-1945) , American, etcher

Physical Description: print on paper: etching 30.8 x 38.2 cm.

Content/Description:

Northwest corner of Mission Carmel church with prominent tower and facade, and dilapidated building in rear. Two vaqueros on horseback stand in right foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Handwritten (LL): Carmello, Monterey. Printed (LR, within image): Edward Borein.

Buildings; California, Northern; Churches; Missions; Monterey Bay Region (Calif.)

Etchings

Paraiso hot and cold soda and sulphur springs, Monterey County [California] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0372--A

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Creator/Collector: Van Vleck, undetermined

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on paper: engraving 8.4 x 11.3 cm.

Content/Description:

Cluster of cottages around two-story resort hotel in mountain setting.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LR, within image): Van Vleck. Possibly illustration or clipping from tour guide.

Buildings; California, Northern; Monterey Bay Region (Calif.); Settlements

Engravings

[Basalt-like mountains near Monterey, California] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0416--A

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving 11.5 x 14.7 cm., image on paper mount 15.7 x 19.3 cm.

Content/Description:

Landscape with volcanic, rocky mountains and trees.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC): Basalt æhnliches Gebirge bei Monterey oberhalb Californiens. Inscriptions in German.

California, Northern; Monterey Bay Region (Calif.); Mountains; Nature

Engravings; Landscapes

Monterey [California] and the Hotel Del Monte 1887 BANC PIC 1963.002:0481--C

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Creator/Collector: Graham, Charles (1852-1911) , American, artist Harper's Weekly (active ca. 1881) , American, publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving, hand colored 41.9 x 56.4 cm.

Content/Description:

Image comprised of nine views of Monterey area including: front view of Hotel Del Monte; Mission Carmel; Chinese fishing village; old custom house; and scenery.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LR, within image): C. Graham; (UL): [page] 276; (UC): Harper's Weekly (UR): [page] 277; (LC, after title): Drawn by Charles Graham, see page 275; (on verso): April 16, 1887.

Buildings; California, Northern; Chinese; Hotels; Missions; Monterey Bay Region (Calif.); Settlements; Waterfronts

Engravings, color; Landscapes

Hotel Del Monte [Monterey, California] [ca. 1900] BANC PIC 1963.002:0669--B

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Creator/Collector: Fenn, Harry (1845-1911) , British, artist

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving, hand colored 17.3 x 24.8 cm., on sheet 32.4 x 47.4 cm.

Content/Description:

Hotel Del Monte seen through dense foliage of grounds.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Signature (LL).

California, Northern; Hotels; Monterey (Calif.)

Engravings, color; Woodcuts

Santa Cruz Mountains, Monterey Bay, Pacific Ocean, [California] c1874 BANC PIC 1963.002:0681--A

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Creator/Collector: Key, John Ross (1832-1920) , American, artist L. Prang & Co. (active 1868-ca. 1873) , American, lithographer and publisher (attributed to)

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on paper: lithograph, color 17.6 x 35.6 cm.

Content/Description:

View from mountain top overlooking Monterey Bay; campers with tent in foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LR): Santa Cruz M[oun]t[ain]s, Monterey Bay Pacific Ocean. Signature in original (LR): J.R. Key. Printed (LC): Copyright 1874 by L. Prang & Co., Boston. Label (UL, on mount): Santa Cruz M[oun]t[ain]s, Monterey Bay, Pacific Ocean.

Bays; California, Northern; Camping; Monterey Bay Region (Calif.); Mountains

Landscapes; Lithographs, color

The city of Monterey, California, 1842 1842 BANC PIC 1963.002:0837 (enclosure)--E

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Creator/Collector: Gildemeister, Charles (active ca. 1850-ca. 1858), lithographer D'Avignon, F. (active 1847-1860) , French, lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 59.7 x 89.7 cm.

Content/Description:

View from bay looking inland; several buildings including church at left, custom house in center; Presidio at right.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Lith. of D'Avignon, 323 Broadway, N[ew] Y[ork]; (LC): Para Sr. Larkin; (LR): On stone by [Charles] Gildemeister. Key enclosed. For original cover of print, see 1963.002.:0837--A. Cover includes card of Thomas O. Larkin. For alternate view, see 1963.002:1473--FR.

California, Northern; Monterey (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

Hotel Del Monte, Monterey, Cal[ifornia]: the leading seaside resort of the Pacific Coast [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0913--C

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Creator/Collector: Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 40.3 x 52.3 cm., dome top

Content/Description:

Building seen from grounds, showing vacationers strolling, bicycling, and in carriages.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Lith. Britton & Rey, S[an] F[rancisco].

Buildings; California, Northern; Hotels; Monterey (Calif.)

Lithographs, color

View of Monterey [California] taken from church, July 17, 1849 1849 BANC PIC 1963.002:1316--FR

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Creator/Collector: Sully, Alfred (1820-1879) , American, artist

Physical Description: painting on paper: watercolor and pencil 20.3 x 26 cm., visible image

Content/Description:

Town seen from Royal Presidio Chapel(?); small group of Indians on shore dunes; US fort on hill in background center.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (LC). Printed label (on verso): watercolor on sketchbook leaf. Creator's name from label (on verso).

Bays; Buildings; California, Northern; Military facilities; Monterey (Calif.); Monterey Bay Region (Calif.); Settlements

Landscapes; Watercolors

[Mission San Carlos Borromeo, Carmel, California) [ca. 1900?] BANC PIC 1963.002:1389--B

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Creator/Collector: Deakin, Edwin (1838-1923) , British, artist (attributed to)

Physical Description: painting on paper: watercolor 26.7 x 39.6 cm.

Content/Description:

Front view of church and mission buildings in generalized landscape setting.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Handwritten (on verso): Attr. to Edw. Deakin.

Buildings; California, Northern; Churches; Missions; Monterey Bay Region (Calif.)

Watercolors

Hotel Del Monte, Monterey, California [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:1458--C

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Creator/Collector: Steinegger, Henry [Stggr] (active ca. 1854-ca. 1880) , Swiss, artist Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 35.2 x 53.3 cm.

Content/Description:

View overlooking hotel and grounds with Monterey Bay, beach, bathhouse, and railroad station in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL, within image): H. Steinegger; (UC): America's famous summer and winter resort; (LR): Lith. Britton & Rey, S[an] F[rancisco].

Bays; Buildings; California, Northern; Hotels; Monterey (Calif.)

Lithographs, color

Harbor and city of Monterey, California 1842. [1850] BANC PIC 1963.002:1473--FR

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Creator/Collector: H. E. (active ca. 1842-ca. 1860), artist Gildemeister, Charles (active ca. 1850-ca. 1858), lithographer D'Avignon, F. (active 1847-1860) , French, lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 42.5 x 75.5 cm., visible image

Content/Description:

Monterey Bay with houses (some with yards enclosed by stucco walls) and columned portico buildings. People on streets, some riding horses, oxen-drawn cart at left, solid wooden bridge at right. Sailing ships and row boats on Bay, low hills in background.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LL). Printed (MC): para Sr. Larkin; (LL): H.E. [monogram], Lith. of D'Avignon, 323 Broadway, N[ew] Y[ork]; (LR): On stone by [Charles] Gildemeister; (on label, on verso): Thomas Larkin, later United States Consul commissioned drawings of the settlement in 1842 and later published them at his own expense in 1850. The quality of this drawing is excellent and may be attributed to Edward Vischer who was then living in Monterey.

Bays; California, Northern; Harbors; Monterey (Calif.); Settlements; Vessels

Cityscapes; Lithographs

Carmel River scene [California] [187-?] BANC PIC 1963.002:1504--FR

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Creator/Collector: Key, John Ross (1832-1920) , American, artist

Physical Description: painting on canvas: oil 40.8 x 60.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Landscape with river; men seated by fire; angler in shallow water nearby.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (LC). Signature (LL): J.R. Key. Information from Inventory Sheets, marked: Snow & Roos ... S[an] F[rancisco].

California, Northern; Monterey Bay Region (Calif.); Rivers

Landscapes; Oil paintings

[Mission San Carlos Borromeo at Carmel, California] 1877 BANC PIC 1963.002:1513--FR

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Creator/Collector: Herrick, E. S. (active ca. 1877), artist

Physical Description: painting on canvas: oil 49.4 x 61.2 cm.

Content/Description:

Main mission church building with remnants of previous structures.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Signature and date (LR): E.S. Herrick, 1877 [or 1879].

Buildings; California, Northern; Churches; Missions; Monterey Bay Region (Calif.)

Oil paintings

Northern California: Nevada County

Residence of Mrs. J.J. Ott, Nevada City, [Nevada County] Cal[ifornia] [1879] BANC PIC 1963.002:0231--B

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: drawing on paper: pen, wash, and pencil 28 x 33 cm.

Content/Description:

Simple wooden house in center with woman standing on front veranda; ornamental garden with fountain before and at side of house; kitchen garden at back with outbuildings. Figures on sidewalks and paths; carriage pulled by pair of horses in street.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (LC). Handwritten annotations (recto and verso) including: approved Sept. 25, 1879, Mrs. J.J. Ott. Published as illustration in "History of Nevada County, California ...," by Thompson & West, Oakland, Cal[ifornia], 1880, p.54.

California, Northern; Dwellings

Drawings; Illustrations

View of Boston Ravine, Grass Valley, [Nevada County] California [1852] BANC PIC 1963.002:0411 (variant)--A

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving, color 15.6 x 21.2 cm.

Content/Description:

Small mining town showing cluster of wood-frame houses and group of miners with picks.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Handwritten date (LR): 1852. Clipping from: Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion.

California, Northern; Dwellings; Frontier & pioneer life; Miners; Mining; Settlements

Engravings; Engravings, color

View of Boston Ravine, Grass Valley, [Nevada County] California [1852] BANC PIC 1963.002:0411--A

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on heavy paper: engraving 15.1 x 19 cm.

Content/Description:

Small mining town showing cluster of wood-frame houses and group of miners with picks.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Clipping from: Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion.

California, Northern; Dwellings; Frontier & pioneer life; Miners; Mining; Settlements

Engravings, color

Grass Valley, [Nevada County] Cal[ifornia] looking west, 1889 1889 BANC PIC 1963.002:0832--D

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Creator/Collector: Moore, Edwin S. (active ca. 1880), artist

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 57.5 x 81.1 cm.

Content/Description:

Bird's-eye view of town showing mainly residential area; train station in foreground. Marginal views include churches, businesses, residences, and railroad (C.P.R.R. and N.G.R.R.).

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL, within image): E.S. Moore, artist; (LC, below title): Compliments of Nevada Co. N.G.R.R. Co. Each image captioned.

Buildings; California, Northern; Dwellings; Railroads; Settlements

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs

Nevada [City, Nevada County, California] 1856 c1856 BANC PIC 1963.002:0835--F

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Creator/Collector: Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), artist and lithographer Hamlin, J. E. (active ca. 1856), publisher Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 56.1 x 81.7 cm.

Content/Description:

Central image of small city in Sierra Nevada foothills. Marginal views include businesses, residences, public buildings, churches, and hotel.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LC, above title): Entered... 1856 by Kuchel & Dresel... California; (LC, below title): Published by J.E. Hamlin, bookseller, Nevada [City], California/from nature & on stone by Kuchel & Dresel, printed by Britton & Rey. Each image captioned.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Dwellings; Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

Bird's-eye view of the city of Nevada, Nevada County, Cal[ifornia] 1871 1871 BANC PIC 1963.002:0836--D

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Creator/Collector: Koch, Augustus (active ca. 1870), artist Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 60.5 x 74.7 cm.

Content/Description:

Broad view of sprawling town with creek flowing through center; numerous orchards and small parcels of cultivated land surrounding residences. Inset view of Nevada in 1853.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL); Lith. Britton & Rey, S[an] F[rancisco]; (LR): Drawn by Augustus Koch. Printed legend.

California, Northern; Settlements

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs, color

View of Grass Valley [Nevada County, California] [1852?] BANC PIC 1963.002:0849--FR

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Creator/Collector: Ogilby, Robert E. (Ogibly) (active ca. 1852-ca. 1868), artist Sarony & Major (active ca.1846-ca. 1857) , American, lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 53 x 68.8 cm., visible image, dome top

Content/Description:

City in Sierra Nevada foothills; gated pastures in foreground, houses and buildings in middleground; figures throughout scene including hunter and miner, Indians with baskets, and well-dressed man and woman.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): R.E. Ogilby, del.; (LR): Lith. of Sarony & Major, New York; (LC, below title): Drawn expressly for and respectfuly dedicated to General Winchester by his obligated and humble servant the artist. A llithography of Grass Valley, 1852, is kept by Society of California Pioneers (Hughes).

California, Northern; Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

Nevada [City, Nevada County, California] 1856 1856 BANC PIC 1963.002:0852--D

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Creator/Collector: Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), artist and lithographer Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 41.5 x 68 cm.

Content/Description:

Mining town in Sierra Nevada foothills; miner with gold pan and pick in foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (UC): Kuchel & Dresel's California views; (LL): From nature & on stone by Kuchel & Dresel, 176 Clay St[reet], S[an] F[rancisco]; (LR): Printed by Britton & Rey.

California, Northern; Mining; Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

Bird's-eye view of Grass Valley, Nevada County, Cal[ifornia] 1871 1871 BANC PIC 1963.002:0861--D

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Creator/Collector: Koch, Augustus (active ca. 1870), artist Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 55.7 x 70.2 cm.

Content/Description:

Town with orchards and farms in foreground; and two accompanying views of Grass Valley from 1852 and 1858.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Drawn by Augustus Koch; (LR): Lith. Britton & Rey. Each image captioned. Printed legend.

California, Northern; Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

Grass Valley, Nevada County, California 1852 BANC PIC 1963.002:0862--D

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Creator/Collector: Ogilby, Robert E. (Ogibly) (active ca. 1852-ca. 1868), artist Le Count, J. J. (active ca. 1852), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 50.5 x 68.7 cm.

Content/Description:

Town in Sierra Nevada foothills with US flag in center; log cabins and domestic scene to right; people working fields by creek in middleground; animals including cows, horses, dogs, and pigs in fields. Various groups including Chinese peddlers, Indian family, miners, and laborers in foreground. Small lumber mill in right foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): R.E. Ogilby, Aug[us]t 6th, 1852; (LR): Lith. of J.J. LeCount, San Francisco.

California, Northern; Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

Bird's-eye view of Nevada City, Nevada County, Cal[ifornia] c1883 BANC PIC 1963.002:0869--E

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Creator/Collector: Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 65.8 x 97.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Broad view of city and county; with inset images of manufacturing, mining, lumber industry, businesses, etc.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Lith. Britton & Rey, S[an] F[rancisco]; (LC, above title): Entered... 1883 by A.S. Chase... ; (LR): Revised June 1st, 1883 by A.S. Chase. Printed legend.

California, Northern; Industry; Lumber industry; Mining; Settlements

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs, color

North San Juan, Nevada County, California, 1858 1858 BANC PIC 1963.002:1454--FR

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Creator/Collector: Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), artist and lithographer Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 43 x 52.7 cm., visible image

Content/Description:

General view of town with framed housed and elevated waterway. Marginal images depict hydraulic mining operations, local businesses, stores, and buildings.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (UC): Kuchel & Dresel's California views; (LL): Drawn from nature & on stone by Kuchel & Dresel, 176 Clay St[reet] San Francisco; (LR): Britton & Rey, print. Printed captions.

Buildings; California, Northern; Dwellings; Mining; Settlements; Water works

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

Grass Valley Quartz Mining Company's Works (formerly owned by John A. Colins & Co.) [Nevada County, California] 1851 BANC PIC 1963.002:1468--FR

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Creator/Collector: Sarony & Major (active ca.1846-ca. 1857) , American, lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 43.5 x 46.5 cm., visible image, dome top

Content/Description:

Country road surrounded by forest with company's buildings and works (ore piles in front of mill). Onlookers observing operations, workers performing tasks, several oxen and horse-drawn wagons loaded with ore.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Drawn from nature Dec[embe]r 7th, 1851; (LR): Lith. of Sarony & Major, 117 Fulton St[reet], N[ew] Y[ork].

Buildings; California, Northern; Industry; Mining; Vehicles

Lithographs, color

Grass Valley, Nevada County, California, 1858 1858 BANC PIC 1963.002:1533--E

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Creator/Collector: Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), artist and lithographer Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 56.4 x 84.1 cm.

Content/Description:

Small town in Sierra Nevada foothills. Marginal views include local quartz mills, businesses, residences, churches, etc.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (UC): Kuchel & Dresel's Californian views. (LL): Drawn from nature and lith. by Kuchel & Dresel, 176 Clay Str[eet], S[an] Francisco; (LR): Britton & Rey, print. Each image captioned.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Dwellings; Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

Northern California: Placer County

Auburn, Placer County, Cal[ifornia] 1857 c1857 BANC PIC 1963.002:0658--D

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Creator/Collector: Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), lithographer Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 26.2 x 43.7 cm., on sheet 56.1 x 70.8 cm.

Content/Description:

Small town in Sierra Nevada foothills; wagon and stagecoach on road; US flag on flag pole in center.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (UC): Kuchel and Dresel's California views; (LL): Kuchel & Dresel, lith., 176 Clay St[reet], S[an] F[rancisco]; (LC): Entered... 1857 by Kuchel & Dresel... California; (LR): Britton & Rey, print. For variant see 1963.002:0863--D.

California, Northern; Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

View near Auburn, Placer Co[unty], Cal[iforni]a 1851 BANC PIC 1963.002:0687--A

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Creator/Collector: Gibson, G. [George?] (active ca. 1849-ca. 1853) , British, artist

Physical Description: drawing on paper: pencil 8.7 x 15 cm.

Content/Description:

Landscape of hillside with rocks and trees; Sacramento Valley and coastal range in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (LC): View near Auburn, Placer Co[unty], Cal[ifornia]: Valley of the Sacramento and coast range in the distance, Aug[us]t, 1851. Handwritten (on verso): Here Miss Helen [his daughter?], is a view taken on the spot. Will it serve for a return for your pretty little sketch?, and has mother yet thanked you in my name for it. If not, why then receive them now from, yours very affectly G. Gibson

California, Northern

Drawings; Landscapes

Bird's-eye view, Placerville, [El Dorado County] Cal[ifornia] 1888 BANC PIC 1963.002:0850--E

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Creator/Collector: R. H. (active ca. 1888), artist Roethe, L. (active ca. 1888), artist Elliott, William W. (active ca. 1870-ca. 1890), lithographer Weekly Observer (active ca. 1888), publisher

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on board: lithograph 58.5 x 82.5 cm., on mount 60.6 x 83.3 cm.

Content/Description:

Bird's-eye view of town set in rolling Sierra Nevada foothills. Marginal views include businesses, churches, residences, and public buildings.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL, within image): R.H.; (LC, within image): W.W. Elliott, lith., S[an] F[rancisco]; (LC, below title): Published by the Weekly Observer, 1888; (LR, within image): Sketched by L. Roethe. Each image captioned. Printed legend.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Churches; Dwellings; Settlements

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs

Auburn, [Placer County] Cal[ifornia] [not before 1887] BANC PIC 1963.002:0851--F

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Creator/Collector: Cook, C. B., artist Elliott, William W. (active ca. 1870-ca. 1890), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 58 x 81.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Bird's-eye view of town in Sierra Nevada foothills with scattered buildings and numerous surrounding homes and orchards. Marginal views include residences; factory; mill; businesses; peach, olive and orange orchards; and C.P.R.R. railroad depot. Presented by real estate company.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL, within image): W.W. Elliott, S[an] F[rancisco]; (LR, within image): C.B. Cook, del. Each image captioned. Printed legend.

Agriculture; Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Industry; Settlements

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs

Auburn, Placer County, California, 1857 c1857 BANC PIC 1963.002:0863--D

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Creator/Collector: Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), artist and lithographer Parkinson, W. K. (active ca. 1857), publisher Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 53.9 x 69.8 cm.

Content/Description:

Small town in Sierra Nevada foothills; wagon and stagecoach on road; US flag on flag pole in center. Marginal views include private residences, banks, hotels, and businesses.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (UC): Kuchel & Dresel's California views; (LL): Drawn from nature & lith. by Kuchel & Dresel, 176 Clay St[reet], S[an] Francisco; (LC, above title): Entered... 1857 by Kuchel & Dresel... California; (LC, below title): Published by W.K. Parkinson; (LR): Printed by Britton & Rey. Each image captioned. For variant see 1963.002:0658--D.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Hotels; Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

Forrest Hill, Placer County [California] 1857 1857 BANC PIC 1963.002:0864--D

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Creator/Collector: Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), lithographer Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 51.4 x 62.1 cm.

Content/Description:

Scarcely populated settlement in Sierra Nevada foothills surrounded by wooded area. Marginal views include residences, and views of businesses and mines including Alabama Co., Northwood & Fast, Forrest Hill Tunnels and The Jenny Lind Co.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (UC): Kuchel & Dresel's California views; (LL): Britton & Rey, print.; (LC, below title): Kuchel & Dresel, 176 Clay St[reet], San Francisco; (LR): From nature & lith[ographe]d by Kuchel & Dresel. Each image captioned.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Mining; Settlements

Lithographs, color

Todds Valley, Placer County, California, 1857 c1857 BANC PIC 1963.002:0865--D

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Creator/Collector: Read & Hall (active ca. 1857), publisher Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), printer Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), undetermined

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 54 x 70.6 cm.

Content/Description:

Small settlement surrounded by rolling, wooded Sierra Nevada foothills. Marginal views include views of local businesses, banks, residences, etc.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (UC): Kuchel & Dresel's California views; (MC): Entered... 1857 by Kuchel & Dresel... Cal[ifornia]; (LC, below title): Published by Read & Hall; (LR): Printed by Britton & Rey. Each image captioned.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

Yankee Jims', Placer County, California, 1857 c1857 BANC PIC 1963.002:0866--D

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Creator/Collector: Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), artist and lithographer Scott & Brother (active ca. 1857), publisher Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 54 x 69.8 cm.

Content/Description:

Small town in Sierra Nevada foothills. Marginal views include residences and businesses.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (UC): Kuchel & Dresel's California views; (LL): Drawn from nature and lith. by Kuchel & Dresel, 176 Clay St[reet], San Francisco; (LC, above title): Entered... 1857 by Kuchel & Dresel... California; (LC, below title): Published by Scott & Brother; (LR): Printed by Britton & Rey. Each image captioned.

Business enterprises; California, Northern; Dwellings; Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

[Placer mining at Foster's Bar, California] 185[1?] BANC PIC 1963.002:1353--FR

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Creator/Collector: Narjot, Ernest (1826-1898) , French, artist

Physical Description: painting on millboard: oil 30.2 x 35.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Gold mining operation along bank of river; miners at work with sluices and two wooden hydraulic waterwheels. Camp with makeshift huts and tents on hillside.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Signature and date (LL): E. Narjot, 185[1?]. Label (on verso): Prepared Millboard/Winsor & Newton.... Handwritten annotations (on verso).

California, Northern; Camping; Equipment; Gold rushes; Miners; Mining

Oil paintings

Bird's-eye view of Auburn, Placer Co[unty], Cal[ifornia] 1891 1891 BANC PIC 1963.002:1463--E

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Creator/Collector: Elliott, Howard B. (active ca. 1891), artist Elliott Pub. Co. (active ca. 1889), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on board: lithograph, color 58.5 x 81.5 cm., on mount 62 x 84 cm.

Content/Description:

Broad view of town in Sierra Nevada foothills; railroad and orchards at left; housing development in center. Marginal views include local businesses, hotels, churches, residences, and proposed railroad depot.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Lith. Elliott Pub. Co., 120 Sutter St[reet], S[an] F[rancisco]; (LR): H.B. Elliott, artist. Each image captioned. Printed legend.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Churches; Dwellings; Hotels; Railroads; Settlements

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs, color

Northern California: Sacramento

Sutter's Fort [Sacramento, California] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0196--A

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Creator/Collector: Richardson, J. H., engraver

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving 17.1 x 23.9 cm.

Content/Description:

Entrance to Sutter's Fort showing high wall; US flag flies over main building; soldiers stand in line; men on horseback in foreground

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL, within image): Richardson scul.

California, Northern; Military facilities; Sacramento (Calif.)

Engravings

[View of Sacramento, California in 1849] [not before 1849] BANC PIC 1963.002:0198--D

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Creator/Collector: Le Breton, L. , French, artist and lithographer E. Savary et Cie , French, publisher Bry, Auguste , French, printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 50.4 x 64.4 cm.

Content/Description:

Waterfront looking from Sacramento River towards city down J Street; busy commercial waterfront district with numerous buildings, businesses (hot cake and coffee tent, City Hotel, Eagle Theatre, Eldorado Exchange, Freemont House, General Jackson's Hotel, J.B. Starr & Company, and others), tents, and wagons; building materials and cargo on bank; numerous vessels including sailing ships, sidewheel steamship, and rowboats on river.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC): Ville de Sacramento. Printed (LC, above title): 46; (LL): Dess. et lith par L. Le Breton, Paris, E. Savary et C[ompagn]ie editeurs, 10 Place du Louvre; (LR): Paris imp. par Auguste Bry, 142 r[ue] du Bac, London, Gambart et Co., 25 Berners S[tree]t, Oxford S[tree]t. For variants see 1963.002:1880--C and 1963.002:1535:01--D. Inscriptions in French.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Frontier & pioneer life; Hotels; Rivers; Sacramento (Calif.); Settlements; Vessels; Waterfronts

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

[Agricultural Hall, Sacramento, California] [1850-1852] BANC PIC 1963.002:0199--A

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving 8.2 x 13.1 cm.

Content/Description:

Two-story building with large sign above second floor reading: Agricultural Hall; several other business signs including: New England Seed Store, Warren & Co., Fruit & Ornamental Trees, Miners Supplies, etc. indicate building is store. Men and women on upper and lower porch; agricultural and mining equipment, boxes, barrels, and other objects in and around store.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Handwritten (on verso): Sac[ramen]to 1850-2, burned Nov[ember] 1852.

Agriculture; Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Sacramento (Calif.)

Engravings

[Sacramento in California: hope of an emigrant] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0200--B

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 32.4 x 43.4 cm.

Content/Description:

Waterfront looking from Sacramento River towards city down J Street; busy commercial waterfront district with numerous buildings, businesses, tents, and wagons; building materials and cargo on bank; numerous vessels including sailing ships, sidewheel steamship, and rowboats on river.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (UC): Sacramento in Californien; (LC): Des Auswanderers Hoffnung. Printed (LC, above title): Verlags Magazin in Berlin, Alte Jacobs Str. 71; (LR): [...] in Berlin. Inscriptions in German.

California, Northern; Rivers; Sacramento (Calif.); Settlements; Vessels; Waterfronts

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

[Sacramento in California: hope of an emigrant] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0201--B

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Creator/Collector: Hesse, J. , German, printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 35.9 x 49.2 cm.

Content/Description:

Waterfront looking from Sacramento River towards city down J Street; busy commercial waterfront district with numerous buildings, businesses, tents, and wagons; building materials and cargo on bank; numerous vessels including sailing ships, sidewheel steamship, and rowboats on river.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (UC): Sacramento in Californien; (LC): Des Auswanderers Hoffnung. Printed (LR): Druck v. J. Hesse in Berlin. Inscriptions in German.

California, Northern; Rivers; Sacramento (Calif.); Settlements; Vessels; Waterfronts

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

Sacramento Citi [sic] [California] 1859 BANC PIC 1963.002:0215 (recto)--B

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Creator/Collector: Lehman, Edward (active 1850s), artist (attributed to)

Physical Description: drawing on paper: pen 26.3 x 43.5 cm.

Content/Description:

View looking down Sacramento River with boats (sailing vessels, steamships, and barges) docked along bank; Sacramento waterfront with buildings and trees in right distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (in artist's hand) (LR). Date and signature (LR): Juli[sic] 21, 1859, E. L. Attribution based on enclosure with item 1963.002:0279--A. See also 1963.002:0216--B and 1963.002:0217--B.

California, Northern; Rivers; Sacramento (Calif.); Vessels; Waterfronts

Drawings

[Crescent City Hotel, Sacramento, California] [1859] BANC PIC 1963.002:0215 (verso)--B

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Creator/Collector: Lehman, Edward (active 1850s), artist (attributed to)

Physical Description: drawing on paper: pen 26.3 x 43.5 cm.

Content/Description:

View from covered veranda of commercial street with signs identifying Crescent City Hotel, Daguerreian Gallery, Simon's Tylor & Co., and other businesses; numerous US flags fly near central dome top building.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Handwritten (LR): Citi[sic] hotel, Cakramento [sic] [...]. Date from recto. Attribution based on enclosure with item 1963.002:0279--A. See also 1963.002:0216--B and 1963.002:0217--B.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Hotels; Sacramento (Calif.); Settlements

Drawings

[View of a corner of commercial street, Sacramento, California] [1859] BANC PIC 1963.002:0216--B

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Creator/Collector: Lehman, Edward (active 1850s), artist (attributed to)

Physical Description: drawing on paper: pen and wash 26.3 x 43.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Street corner with buildings identified by business signs; pedestrians and horse-drawn wagons in street.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Handwritten notes [mostly illegible], including (LR): [...] Cahramento [sic], No. 3[...]. Attribution based on enclosure with item 1963.002:0279--A. Date based on comparison to 1963.002:0216--B. See also 1963.002:0217--B.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Sacramento (Calif.); Settlements; Vehicles

Drawings

[Street scene, Sacramento, California] [1859] BANC PIC 1963.002:0217 (recto)--B

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Creator/Collector: Lehman, Edward (active 1850s), artist (attributed to)

Physical Description: drawing on paper: pen and wash 26.2 x 43.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Street scene with wooden buildings including blacksmith shop, and coach and wagon makers (identified by business signs); carts, barrels, wheels, and blacksmith equipment scattered around; interior of shop with blacksmiths at work.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Handwritten notes [mostly illegible], including (LL): [...] Cahramento [sic]. Attribution based on enclosure with item 1963.002:0279--A. Date based on comparison to 1963.002:0216--B. See also 1963.002:0217--B.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Sacramento (Calif.)

Drawings

[View from side street, Sacramento, California] [1859] BANC PIC 1963.002:0217 (verso)--B

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Creator/Collector: Lehman, Edward (active 1850s), artist (attributed to)

Physical Description: drawing on paper: pen and wash 26.2 x 43.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Side street with large building to right (Union Hotel?) and commercial street extending to left; debris and building materials scattered at back of alley.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Handwritten notes [mostly illegible]. Attribution based on enclosure with item 1963.002:0279--A. Date based on comparison to 1963.002:0216--B. See also 1963.002:0217--B.

Buildings; California, Northern; Sacramento (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Drawings

View of Sacramento City as it appeared during the great inundation [of 1850, California] [1850] BANC PIC 1963.002:0253--A

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Creator/Collector: Casilear, George W. (active ca. 1860) , American, artist Ormsby, W. L. (active ca. 1850), engraver

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving 13.9 x 21.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Flooded area looking from levee on Sacramento River down J Street. Numerous rafts and rowboats on water; animals, tents, cargo, houses, and buildings half submerged in flood waters.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Painted by G.W. Casilear; (LR): Eng[rave]d by W.L. Ormsby. Date based on comparison to 1963.002:1537--E.

California, Northern; Events; Rivers; Sacramento (Calif.); Waterfronts

Cityscapes; Engravings

Sacramento City [California] [1850] BANC PIC 1963.002:0255--A

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Creator/Collector: McIlvaine, William, Jr. (1813-1867) , American, artist

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 16.4 x 24.8 cm.

Content/Description:

City with small group of buildings and few tents in wooded area; signs on buildings including City Hotel and Theatre.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL, within image): McIlvaine; (UR): 2. Plate 2 from "Sketches of scenery and notes of personal adventure in California and Mexico, by William M'Ilvaine, Jr., Philadelphia, 1850.

Buildings; California, Northern; Hotels; Sacramento (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs

Sacramento City, from the south [California] [ca. 1850] BANC PIC 1963.002:0258:04--A

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Creator/Collector: Taylor, Bayard (1825-1878) , American, artist Sarony & Major (active ca.1846-ca. 1857) , American, lithographer Putnam, Geo. P. (active ca. 1850), publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 11.9 x 18.3 cm.

Content/Description:

Settlement with buildings, houses, and tents surrounded by trees.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Bayard Taylor; (LC, below title): New York, Geo[rge] P. Putnam; (LR): Lith. of Sarony & Major.

California, Northern; Sacramento (Calif.); Settlements

Lithographs, color

[Discovery of rich gold mines in Sacramento, California] [not before 1848] BANC PIC 1963.002:0265--A

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Creator/Collector: Dembour et Gangel , French, undetermined

Physical Description: print on paper: woodcut, hand colored 19.9 x 28.2 cm.

Content/Description:

Gold mining scene with men gold panning, digging with picks, and transporting ore along narrow stream (includes Afro American man); group of men at left line up to weigh gold. Two buildings (mill?) and sailing ships in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title, text and lyrics about gold rush (UC, on verso): Découverte des riches mines d'or de Sacramento en Californie... Handwritten (UC): California. Date 1848 printed in body of text on verso. Printed (LC, on verso): Fabriqué d'Images de Dembour et Gangel, à Metz. et à Paris, rue Serpente, 7. Inscriptions in French.

California, Northern; Clothing & dress; Frontier & pioneer life; Gold rushes; Miners; Mining; Sacramento (Calif.)

Woodcuts

California gold diggers, mining operations on the western shore of the Sacramento River [between 1849 and 1852] BANC PIC 1963.002:0266 (copy)--B

Creator/Collector: Kelloggs & Comstock (1849-1852) , American, publisher Ensign & Thayer (active ca. 1847-ca. 1851), undetermined

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 24.4 x 34 cm.

Content/Description:

Diverse crowd of men (including Indians and Afro-Americans) and one elder woman at work along busy river bank. Miners use various tools including baskets, gold pans, shovels, picks and cradles and wear costumes reflecting their backgrounds. Mining camp and rolling hills in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Kelloggs & Comstock, 150 Fulton St[reet], New York & 136 Main St[reet], Hartford, Conn.; (LC, below title): 370; (LR): Ensign & Thayer, 12 Exchange St[reet], Buffalo. Date based on active dates of publisher. For variant see 1963.002:0471--C.

Afro-Americans; California, Northern; Clothing & dress; Frontier & pioneer life; Gold rushes; Indians of North America; Miners; Mining; Rivers; Sacramento (Calif.)

Lithographs, color

California gold diggers, mining operations on the western shore of the Sacramento River [between 1849 and 1852] BANC PIC 1963.002:0266--B

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Creator/Collector: Kelloggs & Comstock (1849-1852) , American, publisher Ensign & Thayer (active ca. 1847-ca. 1851), undetermined

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 24.4 x 34 cm.

Content/Description:

Diverse crowd of men (including Indians and Afro-Americans) and one elder woman at work along busy river bank. Miners use various tools including baskets, gold pans, shovels, picks and cradles and wear costumes reflecting their backgrounds. Mining camp and rolling hills in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Kelloggs & Comstock, 150 Fulton St[reet], New York & 136 Main St[reet], Hartford, Conn.; (LC, below title): 370; (LR): Ensign & Thayer, 12 Exchange St[reet], Buffalo. Date based on active dates of publisher. For variant see 1963.002:0471--C.

Afro-Americans; California, Northern; Clothing & dress; Frontier & pioneer life; Gold rushes; Indians of North America; Miners; Mining; Rivers; Sacramento (Calif.)

Lithographs, color

[Sacramento City, 1850, California] [1850] BANC PIC 1963.002:0277--A

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: drawing on paper: wash, pencil, and gouache 12.4 x 17.8 cm.

Content/Description:

Waterfront looking from Sacramento River towards city down J Street; busy commercial waterfront district with numerous buildings, businesses, tents, and wagons; building materials and cargo on bank; numerous vessels including sailing ships, sidewheel steamship, and rowboats on river.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (LC).

California, Northern; Sacramento (Calif.); Settlements; Vessels

Cityscapes; Wash drawings

[Sutter's Fort, Sacramento, California] [ca. 1880?] BANC PIC 1963.002:0282--A

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Creator/Collector: Austin, Amanda Petronella (1859-1917) , American, artist

Physical Description: painting on paper mounted on board: watercolor 12.6 x 35.3 cm.

Content/Description:

Building with dilapidated roof in landscape setting, overgrown grass near fort; trees at right.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Signature (LL): A. Austin.

Buildings; California, Northern; Military facilities; Sacramento (Calif.)

Paintings; Watercolors

[State Capitol in Sacramento, California] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0313--A

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving, hand colored 18.2 x 21.4 cm., dome top

Content/Description:

Three-quarter view of building with people strolling on grounds.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC): Californiste Skitser: Kapitoliet i Sacramento. Inscriptions in German.

Buildings; California, Northern; Sacramento (Calif.)

Engravings, color

State Capitol at Sacramento [California] [189-?] BANC PIC 1963.002:0314--B

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Creator/Collector: Meeker, E. J. (active ca. 1890), artist

Physical Description: print on paper: photomechanical 30.4 x 40.9 cm.

Content/Description:

Southeast corner of State Capitol building from corner of 10th and L Streets; horse-drawn carriage and pedestrians in street.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LC): By E.J. Meeker. Printed (LR, within image): EJM (monogram).

Buildings; California, Northern; Sacramento (Calif.)

Photomechanical prints

Sacramento City, California [1851] BANC PIC 1963.002:0406--A

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Creator/Collector: Dopler, E., artist Worcester, F. E., etcher

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving, hand colored 19.2 x 27.8 cm.

Content/Description:

Waterfront looking from Sacramento River towards city down J Street; busy commercial waterfront district with numerous buildings, businesses, tents, and wagons; building materials and cargo on bank; numerous vessels including sailing ships, sidewheel steamship, and rowboats on river.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Handwritten date (LR): 1851. Printed (LL): E. Dopler, del.; (LR): Worcester, sc. Clipping from: Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion.

California, Northern; Rivers; Sacramento (Calif.); Settlements; Vessels; Waterfronts

Cityscapes; Engravings, color

View of Sutter's Fort, near Sacramento City, California [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0407--A

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving, hand colored 17.7 x 28 cm.

Content/Description:

Buildings of Sutter's Fort behind high walls; train of pack mules, horses, and people crossing small bridge over river in foreground

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Clipping from: Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion. Printed (on verso): F. Gleason, publisher and proprietor, Boston, Mass[achusetts].

California, Northern; Military facilities; Packtrains; Sacramento (Calif.)

Engravings, color

The gold district, California: mining operations on the western shore of the Sacramento River [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0471--C

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 41.9 x 56.9 cm.

Content/Description:

Diverse crowd of men (including Indians and Afro-Americans) and one elder woman at work along busy river bank. Miners use various tools including baskets, gold pans, shovels, picks and cradles and wear costumes reflecting their backgrounds. Mining camp and rolling hills in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (UC). Printed (LR): For sale at 92 Fulton St[reet]. For variant see 1963.002:0266--B.

California, Northern; Gold rushes; Indians of North America; Miners; Mining; Rivers

Lithographs

[Images related to John Sutter in Sacramento, California] [c1879?] BANC PIC 1963.002:0483:01--B

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Creator/Collector: Thompson & West (active ca. 1880) , American, publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 26.5 x 34.7 cm.

Content/Description:

Trompe l'oeil collage of five images (meant to look like note board) showing Sutter's Fort, Sutter's Mill, General John Sutter, Sacramento City, and Sacramento in the flood of 1853.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Printed (LL): Published by Thompson & West. Each image captioned. Probably plate from: History of Sutter County, California (Thompson & West, 1879).

California, Northern; Gold rushes; Miners; Mining; Sacramento (Calif.); Settlements

Lithographs

A bird's-eye view on the cattle ranch of Daniel McCarty... east of Sacramento, Cal[ifornia] [not before 1878] BANC PIC 1963.002:0483:02--B

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Creator/Collector: Thompson & West (active ca. 1880) , American, publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 28.2 x 35.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Ranch comprised of several buildings; pastures with cattle grazing and low hills in distance; railroad at right with loading depot at ranch; several horse-drawn carriages and carts on road.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC): A birds-eye view on the cattle ranch of Daniel McCarty, 352 Acres, purchased in 1878, along the/American River, 1 1/2 mile east of Sacramento, Cal[ifornia]. Printed (LL): By Thompson & West.

Buildings; California, Northern; Cattle; Ranches; Sacramento (Calif.); Vehicles

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs

The great conflagration at Sacramento, California [1852?] BANC PIC 1963.002:0649--A

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving, hand colored 17.7 x 23.5 cm., on mount 21.5 x 30.9 cm.

Content/Description:

City engulfed in flames seen across Sacramento River; figures in rowboats and sidewheel steamship in foreground. Probably the fire of November 2 and 3, 1852.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC): The great conflagration at Sacramento, California -- see page 11. From periodical (Harpers Weekly?).

California, Northern; Events; Fires; Rivers; Sacramento (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Engravings, color

[Sacramento River, where the biggest known piece of gold was found, California] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0662--A

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Creator/Collector: Judels, A. (active ca. 1850) , Dutch?, undetermined

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 16.6 x 23.4 cm., on mount 24.2 x 36.7 cm.

Content/Description:

Group of miners in camp along river gathered around man holding gold nugget; tens, cook fire, and equipment nearby with other camps along river in distance. The nugget was apparently the largest ever found and weighed approximately thirteen pounds.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC): Sacremento Rivier waar Het Grootste Bekende Stuk Goud Gevonden Is., Californie: Dit Stuk Goud woog circa dertien pond in zuiver gehalt. Printed (LC, above title): Te Amsterdam by Judels. Label attached to mount (on verso): John Howell/importer and publisher of books/434 Post Street, San Francisco 2/California/Sacramento River, where the/biggest known piece of gold/was found, California. This/piece of gold weighed approxi-/mately 13 pounds of pure finess./Translated from Dutch title. /California on Stone, p. 130/Excessively rare. Inscriptions in Dutch.

California, Northern; Camping; Gold rushes; Miners; Mining; Rivers; Sacramento (Calif.)

Landscapes; Lithographs, color

Sacramento Valley, Cal[ifornia] c1873 BANC PIC 1963.002:0674--A

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Creator/Collector: Key, John Ross (1832-1920) , American, artist L. Prang & Co. (active 1868-ca. 1873) , American, lithographer and publisher (attributed to)

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on paper: lithograph, color 17.7 x 35.7 cm.

Content/Description:

Sacramento(?) River with sailboat and rowboat on water; flat valley extends to distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LR). Signature in original (LL): J.R. Key, [18]72. Printed (LC): Entered... 1873 by L. Prang & Co... ; (UL, on mount): Sacramento Valley.

California, Northern; Rivers; Sacramento (Calif.); Vessels

Landscapes; Lithographs, color

View of a part of the levee, Sacramento [California], between N & O Street, 1850 1850 BANC PIC 1963.002:0686--B

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: drawing on paper: pen and crayon 20.4 x 32.4 cm.

Content/Description:

Street with storefronts of five buildings; including hotel, warehouse, and bakery; each bearing sign.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (UC). Handwritten signs on buildings (L to R): Pacific Hotel by J.D. Winters; C.B. Gallagher; Ce[n]tral Warehouse/Ewer Building; Fronts Bakery, Robertson; Clinton House.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Hotels; Sacramento (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Drawings

Bird's-eye view of the city of Sacramento, state capitol of California, 1870 1870 BANC PIC 1963.002:0842--E

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Creator/Collector: Koch, Augustus (active ca. 1870), artist Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 78.4 x 89 cm.

Content/Description:

City with extensive downtown and residential areas; state capitol building at right, train depot at left. Sacramento River with numerous steamships, ferries, sidewheel steamships, etc.; American River in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Drawn by Augustus Koch; (LR): Lith. Britton & Rey, S[an] F[rancisco]. Printed legend.

California, Northern; Rivers; Sacramento (Calif.); Settlements; Vessels

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs, color

A bird's-eye view of Sacramento [California]: the city of the plain c1857 BANC PIC 1963.002:0860--F

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Creator/Collector: Baker, George Holbrook (1827-1906) , American, artist and publisher Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on board: lithograph, color 79.9 x 100.1 cm.

Content/Description:

City seen from above Sacramento River with waterfront area, ships, steamships, barges, etc. in foreground. Marginal views include local businesses, churches, public buildings, hotels, theaters, and industry. Includes view of Sutter's Fort in 1846 and Sacramento in 1849.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LC, above title): Entered... 1857 by Geo[rge] H. Baker... California; (LC, below title): Drawn, designed & published by/Geo[rge] H. Baker/Sac[ramento] 1857/lithography of Britton & Rey, San Francisco. Handwritten (LR): From your friend/[J. Corbert?]. Each image captioned.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Rivers; Sacramento (Calif.); Settlements; Waterfronts

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs, color

View of Mississippi Bar, [Sacramento] California [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:1302--F

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: drawing on paper: ink and wash 42.5 x 111.2 cm.

Content/Description:

View looking across American River; numerous individual mining sites (mounds) being worked by miners in foreground; camps composed of small buildings and tents beyond mining operations.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (LC).

California, Northern; Mining; Rivers; Sacramento (Calif.)

Landscapes; Wash drawings

[Sidewheel steamship "Chrysopolis"on Sacramento River, California] [ca. 1860] BANC PIC 1963.002:1355--FR

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: painting on canvas: oil 50.5 x 82 cm.

Content/Description:

Sidewheel steamship "Chrysopolis" with twin smokestacks churns along river preceded by two sailboats; two simple houses on far shore; small mountain rises in distance. " Chrysopolis" (1050 tons, length 245 feet) was built in 1860; rebuilt in 1875 as ferry steamer "Oakland" which was lost by fire in 1940.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Title based on handwritten text within image. Historical information from Inventory Sheets.

California, Northern; Rivers; Sacramento (Calif.); Vessels; Vessels

Marines (Visual works); Oil paintings

[Sutter's Fort, Sacramento, California] [ca. 1900] BANC PIC 1963.002:1383--FR

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Creator/Collector: Vivian, Calthea C. (active ca. 1870-ca. 1926) , American, artist

Physical Description: painting on canvas: oil 31 x 41 cm.

Content/Description:

View looking across pond with remnants of building from Sutter's Fort in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Title based on handwritten text (on canvas, on verso). Signature (LR): C.C. Vivian.

California, Northern; Military facilities; Sacramento (Calif.)

Landscapes; Oil paintings

[Sacramento City in California] [ca. 1850] BANC PIC 1963.002:1438--A

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving, hand colored 16.3 x 22.6 cm.

Content/Description:

Waterfront looking from Sacramento River towards city down J Street; busy commercial waterfront district with numerous buildings, businesses, tents, and wagons; building materials and cargo on bank; numerous vessels include sailing ships, sidewheel steamship "Senator," and rowboats on river.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC): Sacramento City in Californien. Printed (UL): Ms. C.L. No. 1389; (LL): Aus d. Kunstant d. Bibl. Inst. in Hildbh.; (LR): Eigenthum d. Verleger. Date based on similar images of Sacramento. Inscriptions in German.

California, Northern; Frontier & pioneer life; Rivers; Sacramento (Calif.); Settlements; Vessels

Cityscapes; Engravings, color

Sacramento City: waterfront with contemplated improvements, by J. B. M. Crooks & Co. [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:1535--E

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Creator/Collector: Boyd, Thomas C. (active ca. 1856-ca. 1860), artist Hoffman, Victor, lithographer Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 63.2 x 95.9 cm.

Content/Description:

Busy waterfront on Sacramento River with wagons, oxen, carriages, horses, railroad train, cargo, and pedestrians. Three paddle wheel steamships: "Young America," "Queen City," and "New World" near dock. City and shops in distance (J Street?).

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Designed by Thomas Boyd; (LC, above title): Printed by Britton & Rey, S[an] F[rancisco]; (LR, within image): Victor Hoffman, fec.; (LR): Drawn on stone by V. Hoffman.

Business enterprises; California, Northern; Rivers; Sacramento (Calif.); Vessels; Waterfronts

Cityscapes; Lithographs

Sacramento City, Ca[lifornia] from the foot of J. Street... c1850 BANC PIC 1963.002:1535:01--D

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Creator/Collector: Cooper, George Victor (1810-1878) , American, artist Parsons, Charles R. (1821-1910) , American, lithographer Wm. Endicott & Co. (active ca. 1849-ca. 1852), lithographer Stringer & Townsend, publisher Brainerd, A., undetermined

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 53.3 x 67.9 cm.

Content/Description:

Waterfront looking from Sacramento River towards city down J Street; busy commercial waterfront district with numerous buildings, businesses (hot cake and coffee tent, City Hotel, Eagle Theatre, Eldorado Exchange, Freemont House, General Jackson's Hotel, J.B. Starr & Company, and others), tents, and wagons; building materials and cargo on bank; numerous vessels include sailing ships, sidewheel steamship, and rowboats on river.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC): Sacramento City, Ca[lifornia] from the foot of J. Street, showing I, J, & K St[reet]s with the Sierra Nevada in the distance. Printed (LL, within image): C. Parsons; (LL): Drawn Dec[ember] 20th, 1849 by G.V. Cooper; (LC, below title): Entered... 1850 by A. Braine[r?]d... N[ew] Y[ork]; (LR): Lith. of W[illia]m Endicott & Co., N[ew] York. Printed legend. For variants see 1963.002:0198--D and 1963.002:1880--D.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Hotels; Rivers; Sacramento (Calif.); Settlements; Vessels; Waterfronts

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

Sutters's Fort, Sacramento, Cal[ifornia] 1847 1847 BANC PIC 1963.002:1536--D

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 38.4 x 65.2 cm.

Content/Description:

Fort with high walls surrounding inner buildings; US flag flying in center; group of Indians at left and other figures near fort; building at right bears sign reading: S. Brannan & Co.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC).

Buildings; California, Northern; Military facilities; Sacramento (Calif.)

Lithographs, color

View of Sacramento City: as it appeared during the great inundation in January 1850 [California] c1850 BANC PIC 1963.002:1537--E

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Creator/Collector: Geo. W. Casilear & Henry Bainbridge (active ca. 1850), artist Sarony, lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 57.5 x 91 cm.

Content/Description:

Flooded area looking from levee on Sacramento River down J Street. Numerous rafts and rowboats on water; animals, tents, cargo, houses, and buildings half submerged in flood waters.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Drawn from nature by Geo. W. Casilear & Henry Bainbridge/Entered... 1850 by Casilear & Bainbridge... New York/Lith of Sarony, New York. Printed legend. For variant see 1963.002:0253--A.

California, Northern; Events; Rivers; Sacramento (Calif.); Settlements; Waterfronts

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

[View of Sacramento, California, 1849] [not before 1849] BANC PIC 1963.002:1880--C

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Creator/Collector: Le Breton, L. , French, engraver

Physical Description: print on paper: etching, hand colored 24.8 x 36.7 cm., image on paper 43.4 x 60.7 cm.

Content/Description:

Waterfront looking from Sacramento River towards city down J Street; busy commercial waterfront district with numerous buildings, businesses (hot cake and coffee tent, City Hotel, Eagle Theatre, Eldorado Exchange, Freemont House, General Jackson's Hotel, J.B. Starr & Company, and others), tents, and wagons; building materials and cargo on bank; numerous vessels include sailing ships, sidewheel steamship, and rowboats on river.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC): Vue de Sacramento. Printed (LR): Le Breton, sc. Date of view based on comparison to 1963.002:1535:01--D. For variants see 1963.002:1880--C and 1963.002:1535:01--D. Inscriptions in French.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Frontier & pioneer life; Hotels; Rivers; Sacramento (Calif.); Settlements; Vessels; Waterfronts

Cityscapes; Etchings

Northern California: San Francisco - cityscapes

View of South Park from Third Street [San Francisco, California] [1862] BANC PIC 1963.002:0207--C

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Creator/Collector: Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), undetermined (attributed to)

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on board: lithograph, color 25.1 x 54.1 cm.

Content/Description:

Elegant residential buildings (townhouses) enclosing central plaza; park with fountain in center; Italianate facades at end of each block. Fashionably dressed pedestrians strolling, in carriages, and on horseback in street.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Date and attribution based on Inventory Sheet notes.

Buildings; California, Northern; Dwellings; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

Hayes Valley [San Francisco, California] [1862?] BANC PIC 1963.002:0211--C

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Creator/Collector: Gifford, Charles B. (active ca. 1858-ca. 1868), artist and lithographer Nagel, Louis (active ca. 1844-ca. 1873) , German, printer

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on board: lithograph 33.9 x 52.4 cm., on mount 42.2 x 60.7 cm.

Content/Description:

Sparsely populated residential area with hills and Mount Davidson in distance; track and trains of San Francisco Market Street Railway Company in center.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (LL). Printed (LL): [... ] del. et lith; (LR): Printed by L. [Nagel?]. Handwritten (on verso): From Mrs. Margaret D. [Liggerald?] 630 Chapel Street, Schenektady, N[ew] Y[ork]/L[ouis] Nagel Print/C.B. Gifford, del. & lith./shows Market Street railroad/Peters p.167, pl.79, possibly 1862, [Nare?].

California, Northern; Dwellings; Railroads; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements; Vehicles

Cityscapes; Lithographs

San Francisco [California] [1862] BANC PIC 1963.002:0212--C

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Creator/Collector: Hildebrandt, Eduard (1881-1869) , German, artist

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on board: photomechanical 27.5 x 37.9 cm., on mount 46 x 56.3 cm.

Content/Description:

Looking up California Street from Montgomery showing Nob Hill, Saint Mary's Cathedral, First Congregational Church, the Parrot Building, and steam streetcar.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LL). Printed (LR, within image): E. Hildebrandt. Handwritten (LC): 1862. Original artist's label (on verso): No.12/Ed. Hildebrandt/strasse in St. Francisco/mit einem Dampf-Omnibus/chromofacsimiliert nach dem Aquarell aus der/Sammlung des Herrn Richard Goehde/Verlag von R.Wagner/Berlin, Mauerstrasse 36. Eduard Hildebrandt roles unclear. Resembles a view published as part of an album of famous city views, Vue d'Optique, by Wincklemann & Söhne of Berlin (cf. Peters, Harry T., California on Stone, p.128) Inscriptions in German.

Buildings; California, Northern; Churches; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements; Vehicles

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

[Street corner in Chinatown, San Francisco, California] [ca. 1890] BANC PIC 1963.002:0280--FR

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Creator/Collector: Blum, Robert F. (1857-1903) , American, artist

Physical Description: painting on paper mounted on board: watercolor and gouache 47.3 x 24.5 cm., visible image

Content/Description:

Busy street corner lined with three story buildings with elaborately carved cornices and balconies; facades decorated with paper lanterns and flowers. Open markets on street level; figures wearing traditional dress crowd streets.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Signature (LR): R. Blum.

California, Northern; Chinese; Manners & customs; San Francisco (Calif.)

Cityscapes; Watercolors

[View of San Francisco, California] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0532--C

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Creator/Collector: Rouargue, Adolphe (active ca. 1850-ca. 1860), artist

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on heavy paper: engraving 33.3 x 50.4 cm., on mount 46 x 61.4 cm.

Content/Description:

View from heights of Sacramento and Taylor Streets (made after photograph); bay with Yerba Buena Island in distance; Telegraph Hill to left; densely packed buildings, houses, and churches in center.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC): La Ville de San Francisco, Californie- Vue prise des hauteurs des rues Sacramento et Taylor-D'après une photographie. Printed (LL, within image): A. Rouargue, del. From French magazine. Inscriptions in French.

California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Engravings

California, view of Sansome Street, showing the center of the jobbing trade of San Francisco and the Bank of California [1878] BANC PIC 1963.002:0534--A

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Creator/Collector: Bradley & Rulofson, photographer (based on original by)

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on board: engraving 18.2 x 24.4 cm., on mount 22.9 x 30.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Busy city street with horses, wagons, carriages, streetcars, and pedestrians.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LR, following title): from a photograph by Bradley & Rulofson. Date handwritten (LR): 1878.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Engravings

San Francisco, Upper California, in 1847 c1849 BANC PIC 1963.002:0538--A

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Creator/Collector: Prevost, V. (active ca. 1849), artist Sarony & Major (active ca.1846-ca. 1857) , American, lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 17.7 x 35.2 cm.

Content/Description:

View from Rincon point looking inland with Telegraph Hill rising to right. Scattered buildings on shore and few boats and sailing ships in harbor.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Drawn on stone by V. Prevost; (LC, above title): Entered... 1849 by Robert Wells... New York; (LR): Lith. of Sarony & Major, 117 Fulton St[reet], N[ew] Y[ork].

California, Northern; Harbors; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

San Francisco [California] in 1848 1865 BANC PIC 1963.002:0539--A

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Creator/Collector: Maclure, MacDonald, & Maggregor (active ca. 1865) , British, lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 14.1 x 22.4 cm.

Content/Description:

View from bay (from below Telegraph Hill?) looking toward small group of buildings lying below slope. Several row boats and two sailing ships on water.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LC, below title): In 1865 the fourth commercial city in America, population 160,000. Printed (LL): Maclure, MacDonald, & Maggregor, litho./37 Walbrook, London.

California, Northern; Harbors; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

San Francisco [California] [185-?] BANC PIC 1963.002:0540--A

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Creator/Collector: Lechard , French, artist Sarazin , French, printer

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving 10.5 x 15.4 cm., on sheet 16 x 26.2 cm.

Content/Description:

San Francisco harbor looking toward Telegraph Hill from Rincon Point area. Several figures on road in foreground; buildings, dwellings, and Yerba Buena harbor with ships and pier in middleground; bay and hills in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC): San Francisco/(Californie). Printed (LL): Lechard, del.; (LC): Sara[z]in Imp., r[ue] Git le Coeur 8, Paris; (LR): Lechard sculp. Inscriptions in French.

Bays; California, Northern; Harbors; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Engravings

San Francisco [California] [186-?] BANC PIC 1963.002:0541--A

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Creator/Collector: Ormsby, W. L. (active ca. 1850), engraver

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving 15.2 x 24.1 cm.

Content/Description:

View looking south from Russian Hill towards Yerba Buena harbor. Campers in tents with cook pots and other figures (some miners?) carrying bundles, riding in carriages, and on horseback in foreground. Densely packed buildings and numerous ships in harbor in middleground and distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LR): Eng[rave]d by W.L.Ormsby.

California, Northern; Camping; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Engravings

San Francisco [California] [ca. 1854] BANC PIC 1963.002:0542--A

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Creator/Collector: Herrmann, J. Meyer (active ca. 1854), publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving 20.3 x 25.7 cm.

Content/Description:

View from Nob Hill looking toward harbor. Figures carry bundles in foreground; densely packed residences and buildings lead down to waterfront. Numerous ships in harbor, some on fire; Yerba Buena Island in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Drawn after nature/Published for Herrmann J. Meyer, 164 William Str[eet] New York; (LR): For the proprietor Hermann J. Meyer/Copyright secured according to Act of Congress. For variant see 1963.002:0543--A.

Bays; California, Northern; Harbors; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Engravings

San Francisco [California] [c1854] BANC PIC 1963.002:0543--A

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Creator/Collector: Herrmann, J. Meyer (active ca. 1854), publisher (attributed to)

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving, hand colored 20.3 x 25.7 cm.

Content/Description:

View from Nob Hill looking toward harbor. Figures carry bundles in foreground; densely packed residences and buildings lead down to waterfront. Numerous ships in harbor, some on fire; Yerba Buena Island in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Aus. d. Kunstanst d. Bibl. Inst. in Hildbh.; (LR): Eigenthum d. Verleger. Handwritten (LC, on mount): Die fünf Weltteile, Hildburghausen Verlag des Bibliografischen Instituts...; (LC, on mat): c1854-0. Attribution based on variant 1963.002:0542--A. Inscriptions in German.

Bays; California, Northern; Harbors; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Engravings, color

Panorama of San Francisco [California] [ca. 1860] BANC PIC 1963.002:0544 (copy)--A

Creator/Collector: Magnus, Charles (active 1858-1865) , American, seller

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving, hand colored 16.7 x 25.4 cm.

Content/Description:

View from top of California Street looking down toward bay. In left distance is Alcatraz Island and Telegraph Hill. In center distance is Yerba Buena Island. Several figures on road in foreground; houses and buildings in middleground; Yerba Buena harbor with ships at anchor in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LR): Sold by Charles Magnus, 12 Frankfort Street, New York. For variants see 1963.002:0105--A and 1963.002:0106--B.

California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Engravings, color

Panorama of San Francisco [California] [ca. 1860] BANC PIC 1963.002:0544--A

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Creator/Collector: Magnus, Charles (active 1858-1865) , American, seller

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving, hand colored 16.7 x 25.4 cm.

Content/Description:

View from top of California Street looking down toward bay. In left distance is Alcatraz Island and Telegraph Hill. In center distance is Yerba Buena Island. Several figures on road in foreground; houses and buildings in middleground; Yerba Buena harbor with ships at anchor in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LR): Sold by Charles Magnus, 12 Frankfort Street, New York. For variants see 1963.002:0105--A and 1963.002:0106--B.

Bays; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Engravings, color

San Francisco, Cal[ifornia] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0545--A

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Creator/Collector: Capewell & Kimmel, engraver

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving, hand colored 10 x 19 cm., on sheet 23.8 x 30.4 cm.

Content/Description:

View from west overlooking city and bay; numerous buildings and houses in middleground; several pedestrians on road in foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LC, above title): Eng[rave]d by Capewell & Kimmel, N[ew] Y[ork].

California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Engravings, color

View of the town and harbour of San Francisco [California] [ca. 1849?] BANC PIC 1963.002:0548--B

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Creator/Collector: Baker, George Holbrook (1827-1906) , American, artist Mansfield, H. (active ca. 1849), publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 25.7 x 35.1 cm.

Content/Description:

View from south looking toward harbor and city of San Francisco; three men, two on horseback, in left foreground; sailing ships and sidewheel steamship in harbor; buildings and houses scattered on shore and Telegraph Hill in distance. Dense vegetation in foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Drawn by Geo. H. Baker, Esq. Ar[?]; (LC, above title): Entered[?]... District of Connecticut; (LC, below title): Published by H. Mansfield, New Haven, Conn. See also Baker's print on lettersheet:1963.002:135.

Bays; California, Northern; Harbors; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Lithographs, color; Marines (Visual works)

View of San Francisco [California] formerly Yerba Buena in 1846-7 [not before 1847] BANC PIC 1963.002:0549--D

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Creator/Collector: Swasey, Capt. W. (active ca. 1847), publisher Bosqui Eng. & Ptg. Co. (active ca. 1863-ca. 1906), printer

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on board: lithograph, color 52.5 x 59.4 cm.

Content/Description:

San Francisco looking inland from bay prior to the discovery of gold; several sailing ships, including the Portsmouth (ship), in harbor; few buildings on shore; Twin Peaks, Lone Mountain, Nob Hill, and other landmarks visible.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Executed by the Bosqui Eng. & Print. Co.; (LC, above title): Copyrighted; (LR): Designed & copied from views taken at the time & published by/Capt. W. Swasey/a continuing resident since 1845. Printed legend.

Bays; California, Northern; Harbors; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

San Francisco [California] 1851 c1851 BANC PIC 1963.002:0550--C

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Creator/Collector: Sinclair, Thomas S. (active ca. 1849-ca. 1853), lithographer Bill, Henry (active ca. 1850-ca. 1857), publisher

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on heavy paper: lithograph, hand colored 32.1 x 43.3 cm.

Content/Description:

City and bay from Nob Hill; Yerba Buena Island in center; Telegraph Hill at left; ships in harbor.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LC, above title): Entered... 1851 by Henry Bill... New York; (LC, below title): Published for the History of the World by Henry Bill, New York; (LR): T. Sinclair's lith. Phil[adelphi]a. Printed legend.

Bays; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

San Francisco [California] 1849 1849 BANC PIC 1963.002:0551--E

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Creator/Collector: Snow & Co. (active ca. 1849), publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 48.4 x 86.1 cm.

Content/Description:

City and harbor looking from Rincon Point towards Telegraph Hill. Clustered buildings at left with US flag in center (Portsmouth Square). Signs on buildings in foreground read "Sherman & Ruckel," "P.M.S.S. Co.," and "S.H. Williams & Co." Ships in bay, one on fire (names identified in legend); Yerba Buena Island at right; several tents among buildings and small military camp in right foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LC, above title): Published by Snow & Co., 20 Post Street. Printed legend. For variant see 1963.002:1493--FR.

Business enterprises; California, Northern; Harbors; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements; Vessels

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

San Francisco in 1849 [California] c1894 BANC PIC 1963.002:0552 (variant)--F

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Creator/Collector: Burgess, George Henry (1831-1905) , British, artist H.S. Crocker & Co. (active ca. 1890), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on board: lithograph, color 42 x 101.1 cm.

Content/Description:

View from foot of Montgomery Street looking north to Telegraph Hill; buildings and warehouses in center; ships in harbor at right; fenced residences at left; men in campsite with tents and cook fires in foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed ((LL): Geo. H. Burgess Pinxit; (LC): Lith. H.S. Crocker Company, S[an] F[rancisco]; (LR): Copyright 1894. Key (LL) entitled: San Francisco in July 1849.

California, Northern; Harbors; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

San Francisco [California, 1849] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0552--E

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Creator/Collector: Burgess, George Henry (1831-1905) , British, artist (attributed to) H.S. Crocker & Co. (active ca. 1890), lithographer (attributed to)

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on board: lithograph, color 40.5 x 93.1 cm.

Content/Description:

View from foot of Montgomery Street looking north to Telegraph Hill; buildings and warehouses in center; ships in harbor at right; fenced residences at left; men in campsite with tents and cook fires.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LC, below title): Present of S.F. Stock Exchange. Date and attribution based on shelflist. Attribution to Burgess based on comparison to 1963.002:0552--F (variant).

California, Northern; Camping; Harbors; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

San Francisco [California], January 1852 [1852] BANC PIC 1963.002:0553--C

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Creator/Collector: Eastman, Harrison (1823-1886) , American, artist Britton, Joseph (1825-1901) , British, lithographer Pollard & Britton (active ca. 1852), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 31.7 x 61.8 cm.

Content/Description:

City and bay from Nob Hill; Yerba Buena Island in center; Telegraph Hill at left; ships in harbor. Figures and houses in foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): On stone by J. Britton; (LC, above title): Pollard & Britton Lith., San Francisco; (LR): Sketched by H. Eastman.

California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

San Francisco, [California] 1854 c185[2] BANC PIC 1963.002:0554--B

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Creator/Collector: Bill, Henry (active ca. 1850-ca. 1857), publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 26 x 45.2 cm.

Content/Description:

View from Nob Hill looking down California Street toward harbor; Telegraph Hill at left; numerous ships in harbor; houses and buildings in middleground; vegetation in foreground. Principal buildings and sites identified by legend.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LC, above title): Entered... in the year 18[52?] by Henry Bill... District of Connecticut; (LC, below title, missing): [Published for the History of the World by Henry Bill, New York]. Printed legend. See also 1963.002:0555--B, 1963.002:0556--B, and 1963.002:0557--B. Views were also issued in 1850, 1852, 1854, 1855, 1856, and 1857, all copyrighted by Henry Bill, and all, save 1851, from the same plate.

Bays; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

San Francisco, [California] 1855 c185[2] BANC PIC 1963.002:0555--B

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Creator/Collector: Bill, Henry (active ca. 1850-ca. 1857), publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 26.8 x 44.9 cm.

Content/Description:

View from Nob Hill looking down California Street toward harbor; Telegraph Hill at left; numerous ships in harbor; houses and buildings in middleground; vegetation in foreground. Principal buildings and sites identified by legend.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LC, above title): Entered... in the year 185[2] by Henry Bill... District of Connecticut; (LC, below title): Published for the History of the World by Henry Bill, New York. Printed legend. See also 1963.002:0554--B, 1963.002:0556--B, and 1963.002:0557--B. Views were also issued in 1850, 1852, 1854, 1855, 1856, and 1857, all copyrighted by Henry Bill, and all, save 1851, from the same plate.

Bays; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

San Francisco, [California] 1856 c185[2] BANC PIC 1963.002:0556--B

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Creator/Collector: Bill, Henry (active ca. 1850-ca. 1857), publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 31.3 x 43.8 cm.

Content/Description:

View from Nob Hill looking down California Street toward harbor; Telegraph Hill at left; numerous ships in harbor; houses and buildings in middleground; vegetation in foreground. Principal buildings and sites identified by legend.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LC, above title): Entered... in the year 185[2] by Henry Bill... District of Connecticut; (LC, below title): Published for the History of the World by Henry Bill, New York. Printed legend. See also 1963.002:0554--B, 1963.002:0555--B, and 1963.002:0557--B. Views were also issued in 1850, 1852, 1854, 1855, 1856, and 1857, all copyrighted by Henry Bill, and all, save 1851, from the same plate.

Bays; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

San Francisco, [California] 1857 c185[3] BANC PIC 1963.002:0557--B

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Creator/Collector: Bill, Henry (active ca. 1850-ca. 1857), publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 26.8 x 44 cm.

Content/Description:

View from Nob Hill looking down California Street toward harbor; Telegraph Hill at left; numerous ships in harbor; houses and buildings in middleground; vegetation in foreground. Principal buildings and sites identified by legend.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LC, above title): Entered... in the year 185[3] by Henry Bill... District of Connecticut; (LC, below title): Published for the History of the World by Henry Bill, New York. Printed legend. See also 1963.002:0554--B, 1963.002:0555--B, and 1963.002:0556--B. Views were also issued in 1850, 1852, 1854, 1855, 1856, and 1857, all copyrighted by Henry Bill, and all, save 1851, from the same plate.

Bays; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

San Francisco, California c1874 BANC PIC 1963.002:0566--D

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Creator/Collector: Hess, Frederick (active ca. 1874), publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving, hand colored 30.1 x 66 cm.

Content/Description:

Broad view from Nob Hill area of densely populated city with Russian Hill to left and Rincon Point area to right. Marginal views include major buildings (hotels, churches, City Hall, etc.), streets, and city blocks. Includes scene of passengers for China and Japan preparing to board ship.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LC, below title): Frederick Hess, publisher. Each image captioned.

Buildings; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Engravings, color

San Francisco from Rincon Point [California] c1856 BANC PIC 1963.002:0571--A

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Creator/Collector: Otis, F. N. (active ca. 1856) , American?, artist Wellstood, W. (active ca. 1856) , American?, engraver Milddleton, Wallace & Co. (active ca. 1856) , American, printer

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving, hand colored 14.6 x 24.9 cm., dome top

Content/Description:

View from Rincon Point area looking toward Telegraph Hill. Man, woman, and children in residential garden in foreground; busy street, scattered houses, and buildings in middleground; and anchored ships in Yerba Buena Harbor in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Drawn by F.N. Otis; (LC below title): Engraved expressly for the Ladies' repository, by permission of F.N. Otis, M.D. in the US Mail Service. Entered... 1856 by F.N. Otis, ... New York/Middleton, Wallace & Co. printers Cin[ncinnati].O[hio].; (LR): Engraved by W. Wellstood. For variant see 1963.002:0576--F.

California, Northern; Children; Dwellings; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Engravings, color

View of San Francisco [California], 1850... c1850 BANC PIC 1963.002:0572--B

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Creator/Collector: Kuchel, C. C. (1820-ca. 1865) , Swiss, artist Johnson, Theodore T. (active ca. 1850), publisher

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on board: lithograph, hand colored 34.7 x 45.2 cm.

Content/Description:

Yerba Buena harbor from Rincon Point area looking towards Telegraph Hill; Russian Hill at left; numerous ships in harbor at right.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LC, within image): Kuchel d[el?]; (LL): Kuchel delt.; (LC, below title): Taken from a high point on South side/Published by the author of "Sights in the Gold Region & c"/Entered... 1850 by Theodore T. Johnson... Pennsylv[ania]; (LR): Lith. of P.S. Duval, Phila[delphia].

California, Northern; Harbors; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

City of San Francisco, Cal[ifornia] c1852 BANC PIC 1963.002:0573--E

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Creator/Collector: Michelin, Francis (active ca. 1852), lithographer and printer Marvin & Hitchcock (active ca. 1852), publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 60.2 x 81.4 cm., dome top

Content/Description:

Bay and harbor from Nob Hill; Telegraph Hill at left; Yerba Buena Island in center; buildings and houses in middleground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Lithographed & printed in tints by F. Michelin, 225 Fulton St[reet], N[ew] Y[ork]; (LC, below title): Published by Marvin & Hitchcock, booksellers & stationers, San Francisco/Entered... 1852 by Charles Scribner... New York; (LR): From daguerreotypes taken on the spot.

California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

San Francisco [California], 1860 1860 BANC PIC 1963.002:0575--F

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Creator/Collector: Hutchings & Rosenfield (active ca. 1856), publisher Nagel, Louis (active ca. 1844-ca. 1873) , German, printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 75.5 x 109.6 cm.

Content/Description:

View from base of Russian Hill with harbor at left and densely built city in center; vaqueros on horseback, woman in Spanish dress with child, other figures, pack mule, and goats in foreground. Marginal views include local businesses and Market Street railroad depot.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Published by Hutchings & Rosenfield; (LR): Printed by L. Nagel, S[an] F[rancisco].

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

City of San Francisco [California] c1855 BANC PIC 1963.002:0576--F

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Creator/Collector: Otis, F. N. (active ca. 1856) , American?, artist Parsons, Charles R. (1821-1910) , American, lithographer Endicott & Co. (active ca. 1854), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 66.6 x 112 cm., dome top

Content/Description:

View from Rincon Point area looking toward Telegraph Hill. Man, woman, and children in residential garden in foreground; busy street, scattered houses, and buildings in middleground; and anchored ships in Yerba Buena Harbor in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Lithographed by C. Parsons, N[ew] Y[ork]; (LC, above title): Deld. by F.N. Otis, M.D. surgeon in U.S.M. Steamship Cos. Service; (LR): Printed by Endicott & Co., N[ew] Y[ork]. For variant see 1963.002:0571--A.

California, Northern; Children; Dwellings; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

San Francisco [California] MDCCCLV [1855] 1856 BANC PIC 1963.002:0585--FR

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Creator/Collector: Meryon, Charles (active ca. 1856) , French, engraver Delatre, A. (active ca. 1856) , French, printer

Physical Description: print on paper: etching 24 x 101 cm.

Content/Description:

Panoramic view of city looking from Nob Hill; houses and buildings in middleground with sailing ships on San Francisco Bay; Yerba Buena Island, Alcatraz, and Telegraph Hill in distance. Two allegorical figures flank central panel bearing title; initials JBB (J.B. Bayerque) and AP (Alfred Pinoche), two San Francisco bankers, appear next to two portrait medallions.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): JBB; (LR): AP; (LL): C. Meryon, del. sculp. Paris 1856; (LR): A. Delatre imp. Rue Fg. Poissonnière 149. Inscriptions in French.

California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Engravings; Portraits

View of San Francisco [California]: taken from the western hill at the foot of Telegraph Hill, looking toward Rincon Point and Mission Valley c1851 BANC PIC 1963.002:0586--E

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Creator/Collector: Bainbridge, Henry (active ca. 1851), artist Casilear, George W. (active ca. 1860) , American, artist and publisher Sarony & Major (active ca.1846-ca. 1857) , American, lithographer Atwill & Company (active ca. 1853), publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 64.2 x 93.9 cm., dome top

Content/Description:

View looking south from Telegraph Hill. Yerba Buena cove, island, and harbor at left; wharves and city at right. Large, diverse group of men and women; including Chinese, Spaniards, miners, settlers and others; camp in tents, cook, carry bundles, tend livestock, walk, and drive in wagons in foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Drawn from nature by Henry Bainbridge & Geo[rge] W. Casilear; (LC, below title): Published by Geo[rge] W. Casilear, New York City, and by Atwill, San Francisco, California; (LR): Lith. of Sarony & Major, 117 Fulton St[reet], New York. Printed legend.

California, Northern; Camping; Frontier & pioneer life; Harbors; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements; Women

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

Lombard, North Point, and Greenwich Docks, San Francisco [California]: ships Great Republic, Hurricane, and Zenobia discharging [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0587--F

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Creator/Collector: Gifford, Charles B. (active ca. 1858-ca. 1868), artist Eastman, Harrison (1823-1886) , American, lithographer Nahl, Hugo Wilhelm Arthur (1833-1889) , German, lithographer Nagel, Louis (active ca. 1844-ca. 1873) , German, printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 75 x 100.8 cm.

Content/Description:

Busy wharf area with warehouses (Scott's, Flynt's, Bay, Lombard, and North Point), coal yards, and sailing ships being loaded. Alcatraz Island and bay in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): On stone by H. Eastman & A. Nahl; (LC): Drawn from nature by C.B. Gifford; (LR): L. Nagel, print., S[an] F[rancisco].

Bays; Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements; Vessels; Waterfronts

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

[San Francisco from elevated point on south coast, California] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0598--C

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Creator/Collector: Le Breton, L. , French, lithographer E. Savary et Cie , French, publisher E. Gambart et Co., publisher Bry, Auguste , French, printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 39.4 x 54.8 cm.

Content/Description:

View looking from Rincon Point area; city and harbor with ships and pier in center; Telegraph Hill, Russian Hill, and bay in distance; several tents scattered between buildings; figures in foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC]: San Francisco, vue prise d'un point élevé du côté sud, Californie [California]. Printed (LL): Dessiné et lithog. par L. Le Breton, Paris, E. Savary et C[ompagn]ie, Edit. 10, Place de Louvre; (LR): Paris. Imp. par Auguste Bry, 149 r[ue] du Bac, London, Published by E. Gambart et Co. Embossed stamp (LL): E. Savary et Cie, Editeurs, Paris. Inscriptions in French.

Bays; California, Northern; Harbors; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

[View of San Francisco and bay from California Street] [1855] BANC PIC 1963.002:0599--D

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Creator/Collector: Bayot (active ca. 1855), artist Sabatier, L. , French?, lithographer Lemercier (active ca. 1855) , French, printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 52.7 x 71.2 cm.

Content/Description:

View looking from Nob Hill down California Street towards Yerba Buena island; Italianate peasant woman and several miners with mules in foreground; tightly clustered buildings in middleground; ships in harbor. Based on Daguerreotype.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC): San Francisco. Printed (LL): Lith. par L. Sabatier, d'après un Daguerreotype/Paris, Bulla Frères et Jouy, Editeurs/Berlin, Fd. Ebner, 196 Friedrichsstrasse; (LC, above title): Figures par Bayot; (LR): Imp. Lemercier, Paris/London, E. Gambart & Co., 25 Bernes S. Oxf. S./New York, Emile Seitz, 413 Broadway. Inscriptions in French.

California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Lithographs, color; Photomechanical prints

View of the town and harbour of San Francisco, California, from the Signal Hill c1851 BANC PIC 1963.002:0600--D

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Creator/Collector: Collinson (active ca. 1851), artist Boosey, W. (active ca. 1851), lithographer Ackerman & Co. (active ca. 1851) , British, publisher M. & N. Hanhart (active ca. 1851-ca. 1857), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 41.5 x 79 cm., dome top

Content/Description:

View from Telegraph Hill looking towards Yerba Buena harbor at left and Montgomery Street at right; south bay in distance. Several figures (Spaniards), campers with tents, and signal building in foreground; numerous ships in bay; wharves and densely packed buildings of city to right.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Drawn on stone by W. Boosey from a sketch by Capt[ai]n Collinson R.E.; (LR): M. & N. Hanhart Lith. Printers; (LC): London published Nov. 12 1851 by Ackerman & Co., 96 Strand. Index identifying sites of interest.

Bays; California, Northern; Camping; Frontier & pioneer life; Harbors; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements; Spaniards

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

[View of San Francisco, California] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0601--C

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 40.6 x 53.9 cm.

Content/Description:

View overlooking city with densely packed buildings, with spires of several churches visible; Telegraph Hill at left; pedestrians in streets and others hiking and gardening in foreground; harbor and Yerba Buena Island in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (UC): Ports de mer d'Amérique (LC): Vue de San Francisco: vista de San Francisco. Printed (UC): Ports de mer d'Amérique. Inscriptions in French.

California, Northern; Churches; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

View of San Francisco taken from the hill at the head of California Street [1850] BANC PIC 1963.002:0606--D

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Creator/Collector: Corson & Armstrong, publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 51.8 x 71.7 cm.

Content/Description:

Oval central view from Nob Hill towards harbor with Yerba Buena Island in distance; Telegraph Hill to left; Rincon Point to right. Numerous buildings and ships in middleground. Four circular views at corners include: Telegraph Buildings, City Hall, Gothic Hall, and map of city from 1850.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Date 1850 within image. Printed (LC, above title): Published by Corson & Armstrong, stationers, N[ew] Orleans.

Bays; Buildings; California, Northern; Harbors; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

The city of San Francisco, California, from Second Street, above Folsom [1857] BANC PIC 1963.002:0615--A

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving 18.4 x 35.7 cm., on mount 20.4 x 36.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Clusters of buildings in middleground, bay with sailing ships to right, people strolling or on horseback in foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Handwritten date (LR and on verso): 1857. From peridical.

California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Engravings; Illustrations

Montgomery Street, San Francisco [California] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0618--A

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving, hand colored 20.1 x 27.8 cm.

Content/Description:

Busy street scene with diverse group of people (Indians, Mexicans, businessmen, pioneers, Chinese, women and children) involved in various activities.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC).

California, Northern; Manners & customs; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Engravings, color

San Francisco from the Bay in 1847 [California] [not before 1847] BANC PIC 1963.002:0625:02--A

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Creator/Collector: Howell, J. B. (active ca. 1850), engraver

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on paper: engraving 9.2 x 10.8 cm.

Content/Description:

View looking inland from bay toward small settlement on shore; hills rising behind.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL, within image): J.B. Howell, del. From periodical.

Bays; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Engravings

San Francisco in 1849 from head of Clay Street [California] [not before 1849] BANC PIC 1963.002:0625:03--A

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on paper: engraving 7.5 x 10.4 cm.

Content/Description:

Sparsely populated city from Nob Hill area; building with US flag in foreground; harbor with numerous sailing ships and bay in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). From periodical.

Bays; California, Northern; Harbors; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Engravings

View of San Francisco in 1849, from head of California Street [not before 1849] BANC PIC 1963.002:0625:04--A

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Creator/Collector: Beaulieu (active ca. 1849), artist

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on paper: engraving 7.8 x 10.6 cm.

Content/Description:

Broad, elevated view of sparsely populated city from Nob Hill area; Telegraph Hill to left; Yerba Buena Island, harbor with numerous sailing ships, piers, and bay in far distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed in original (LR, within image): Beaulieu, del. From periodical.

California, Northern; Harbors; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Engravings

Montgomery Street, San Francisco, 1849 [California] [not before 1849] BANC PIC 1963.002:0626:02--A

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on paper: engraving 9.8 x 10.6 cm.

Content/Description:

Street scene with men, animals, and wagons stuck in deep mud; buildings and tent with US flag in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). From periodical?

California, Northern; Camping; Frontier & pioneer life; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Engravings

[Vallejo Street and Telegraph Hill, San Francisco, California] [ca. 1849] BANC PIC 1963.002:0689--A

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Creator/Collector: Gibson, G. [George?] (active ca. 1849-ca. 1853) , British, artist

Physical Description: drawing on paper: pencil 18.5 x 31.3 cm.

Content/Description:

Vallejo Street (street sign on building) with several clapboard buildings (New Orleans House, and others); pedestrians and carts in foreground; scattered buildings, including the signal house, and residences on slope of Telegraph Hill.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Signature (LL): G.G. (monogram of George Gibson).

Buildings; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Drawings

[San Francisco street scene near waterfront] [ca. 1855?] BANC PIC 1963.002:0799--A

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: painting on paper: watercolor 13.8 x 16.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Busy street in front of two, three-story brick buildings; several figures, bundles, horses, and cart near buildings. Open gateway between buildings (entrance to dock?). Appears to be departure area for ship passengers (identified as Sacramento and Leidesdorff Streets; location of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company's office).

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Handwritten (within image, sign on left building): Steamships; (center building):1851; (on verso) (modern?): N.E. cor[ner]. Sac[ramen]to & Leidesdorff. (Inventory Sheets note: See 1963.002:800. Possibly same hand; ca. 1855?).

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); Waterfronts

Cityscapes; Paintings; Watercolors

[San Francisco harbor, California] 1849 BANC PIC 1963.002:1315--FR

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Creator/Collector: Armstrong, Thomas (1818-1861) , British, artist (attributed to)

Physical Description: painting on paper: watercolor and pencil 15.6 x 22.7 cm., visible image

Content/Description:

View looking from Nob Hill area toward Yerba Buena harbor with small house in foreground and buildings clustered near shore; numerous ships in harbor; East Bay hills in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Handwritten (LL): To Julia/Much love from Tom; (LR): San Francisco Harbor, April 1849. Handwritten (on support): Gift of Mrs. Forbes/1910; (labels on verso): San Francisco 1849/American watercolor/found in attic/Marble-head Mass[achusetts].

Bays; Dwellings; Harbors; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Marines (Visual works); Watercolors

[San Francisco from Telegraph Hill, California] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:1318--D

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Creator/Collector: Edouart, Alexander (1818-1892) , British, artist (attributed to)

Physical Description: drawing on paper: pencil and wash 33.7 x 53.2 cm., visible image

Content/Description:

City looking from Telegraph Hill above foot of Montgomery Street; signal tower at left; warehouses and other buildings to right; bay in left center.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Handwritten (LL): Signal tower; (LR): Montgomery block; (on verso): Alexander Edouart, 1818-1892, S[an] F[rancisco] from Telegraph Hill.

California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Drawings

Golden Gates, S[an] Francisco [California] 1884 BANC PIC 1963.002:1333--A

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Creator/Collector: Chancellor, H. (active ca. 1884), artist

Physical Description: drawing on paper: pencil and watercolor 12.5 x 17.5 cm.

Content/Description:

View from Telegraph Hill looking toward Golden Gate; wharves and busy boulevard along waterfront; stone building with turret in right foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (LL). Signature and date (LR): H. Chancellor, 19 May [18]84.

California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements; Waterfronts

Cityscapes; Drawings; Watercolors

[View of bay from hills above San Francisco, California] 1850 BANC PIC 1963.002:1357--FR

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Creator/Collector: Ferran, Augusto (1813-1879) , Spanish, artist (attributed to)

Physical Description: painting on canvas: oil 30.5 x 60.2 cm.

Content/Description:

Sunrise from hilltop near Pacific Heights. Broad view of San Francisco Bay with ships in harbor and Yerba Buena Island in distance. Male figure (Mexican?) in foreground near campsite with tents, horses, and livestock; other figures on hillside.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title and date (LL): Vista de San Francisco, 1850. Inscriptions in Spanish.

California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)

Landscapes; Oil paintings

View of that portion of the city of San Francisco [California] 1859 BANC PIC 1963.002:1464--E

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Creator/Collector: Camerer, Eugene (1830-1898) , German, artist Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), lithographer Nagel, Louis (active ca. 1844-ca. 1873) , German, printer

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on board: lithograph, hand colored 62.4 x 97.4 cm., on mount 73.7 x 102 cm.

Content/Description:

Seen from residence of N. Larco, Esq. on Green Street, Telegraph Hill looking south; harbor at left; family with women and children, and chicken next to millstone at right; man and woman onlookers and goats at left.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Drawn from nature by E. Camerer; (LC, above image): Lith. by Kuchel & Dresel; (LC, below image): 1859; (LR): L. Nagel print.

California, Northern; Children; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements; Women

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

View of San Francisco taken from Telegraph Hill [California] 1850 BANC PIC 1963.002:1490--D

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Creator/Collector: Schultess, J. F. (active ca. 1850), artist Haywood, G., lithographer Corson & Armstrong, publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 51.2 x 71.4 cm.

Content/Description:

Oval central view looking south from Telegraph Hill towards Rincon Point. Yerba Buena Island at left, numerous sailing ships in harbor; buildings, houses, and Montgomery Street at right; several tents in foreground. Four circular views of prominent buildings (including the Customs House, City Hall and others not identified) at corners.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): J.F. Schultess C. Eng. & Architect, San Francisco, fecit. July, 1850; (LC, above title): Published by Corson & Armstrong, stationers, N[ew] Orleans; (LR): G. Haywood's Lith[ograph]y, 180 Fulton St[reet], New York. Printed legend.

Buildings; California, Northern; Harbors; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

San Francisco [California], 1849 1849 BANC PIC 1963.002:1493--FR

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Creator/Collector: Firks, Henry (active ca. 1850), artist Sinclair, Thomas S. (active ca. 1849-ca. 1853), lithographer Jones, W. H. (active ca. 1849) , American, publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 42.5 x 85.5 cm., visible image

Content/Description:

City and harbor looking from Rincon Point towards Telegraph Hill. Clustered buildings at left with US flag in center (Portsmouth Square). Signs on buildings in foreground read "Sherman & Ruckel," "P.M.S.S. Co.," and "S.H. Williams & Co." Ships in bay, one on fire (names identified in legend); Yerba Buena Island at right. Several tents among buildings and small military camp in right foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): On stone by [TBB?]otson; (LC, below title): Drawn on the spot by Henry Firks, for W.H. Jones, esq. of San Francisco [publisher?]; (LR): T. Sinclairs Lith., 101 Chestnut St., Phila[delphia]. Printed legend. For variant see 1963.002:0551--E.

Bays; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Harbors; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements; Vessels

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

View of San Francisco, Calif[ornia]: taken from Telegraph Hill, April 1850... c1851 BANC PIC 1963.002:1495--FR

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Creator/Collector: Palmer, Francis Florabond (Fanny) (1812-1876) , British, lithographer Currier, Nathaniel (1813-1888) , American, lithographer and publisher McMurtrie, William Birch (1816-1872) , American, undetermined

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 53 x 85.7 cm., visible image

Content/Description:

City and harbor looking from Telegraph Hill; sailing ships, sidewheel steamships, and other boats crowd bay. Houses and buildings along street in center, some with signs bearing business names. Signal house in left foreground; tents, miner and goats on slope.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LC, below title): taken from Telegraph Hill, April 1850 by Wm. B. McMurtrie, daughtsman of the US Surveying Expedition; (LL): On stone by F. Palmer; (LR): Lith. & pub. by N. Currier, 152 Nassau St[reet], cor[ner] of Spruce, N[ew] Y[ork]; (MC): Entered... 1851 by N. Currrier... (LC): Published by N. Currier, N[ew] Y[ork], William B. McMurtie, San Francisco. Printed legend.

California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements; Vessels; Vessels

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

San Francisco [California] c1851 BANC PIC 1963.002:1496--C

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Creator/Collector: Marryat, Francis Samuel (1826-1855) , British, artist M. & N. Hanhart (active ca. 1851-ca. 1857), lithographer Henry Squire & Company (active ca. 1851) , British?, publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 43.6 x 57.4 cm., dome top

Content/Description:

View at sunrise looking east from above Montgomery Street toward bay; sailing ships in harbor, buildings and houses in middleground; Yerba Buena Island in distance. Men, women, and children in streets include Chinese, Spaniards and others.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): S[an] F[rancisco], Marryat delt.; (LC, below title): London published 1st July 1851 by Henry Squire & Comp[an]y, late Colnaught & Fuckle, 23 Cockspur Strebt [sic]; (LR): M.& N. Hanhart Chromo Lith. Impt. London. Reproduction print.

Bays; California, Northern; Chinese; Harbors; Manners & customs; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

San Francisco [California] [1851] BANC PIC 1963.002:1496--FR

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Creator/Collector: Marryat, Francis Samuel (1826-1855) , British, artist M. & N. Hanhart (active ca. 1851-ca. 1857), lithographer Henry Squire & Company (active ca. 1851) , British?, publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 47.8 x 65.8 cm., visible image, dome top

Content/Description:

View at sunrise looking east from above Montgomery Street toward bay; sailing ships in harbor, buildings and houses in middleground; Yerba Buena Island in distance. Men, women, and children in streets include Chinese, Spaniards and others.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): S[an] F[rancisco] Marryat delt.; (LR): M.& N. Hanhart Chromo. Lith. Impt., London. Date and publisher based on comparison to 1963.002:1496--C.

California, Northern; Chinese; Harbors; Manners & customs; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

[California Street, San Francisco] [189-?] BANC PIC 1963.002:1506--FR

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: painting on paper: watercolor 35.5 x 52 cm., visible image

Content/Description:

View looking east down California Street; Old Grace Cathedral at right and Old St. Mary's at left. Cable car tracks run down hill into hazy atmosphere with East Bay seen indistinctly in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title.

California, Northern; Churches; San Francisco (Calif.)

Cityscapes; Watercolors

[View of Golden Gate, San Francisco, California] [ca. 1870?] BANC PIC 1963.002:1516--xF591H72M48

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: painting on paper (fore-edge of book): watercolor and gold leaf 3.8 x 23.4 cm., closed fore-edge

Content/Description:

Fore-edge painting of city looking towards Golden Gate over Fort Mason and Presidio areas. Multi-story buildings in foreground; three onlookers to right; sailing ships on San Francisco Bay in middleground; low hills in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Painted on gilded edge of: The poetical works of John Milton, James Tomson and Edward Young, ed. by Rev. H.F. Cary, A.M. (London: William Smith, 113 Fleet Street, 1841).

Bays; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Landscapes; Watercolors

The Plaza, Portsmouth Square, San Francisco [California] [188-?] BANC PIC 1963.002:1545--FR

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Creator/Collector: Gihon and Butler (Active ca. 1880), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 42 x 50.7 cm., visible image

Content/Description:

View taken from Kearney and Merchant Streets of proposed plan for Portsmouth Square with sunken design for level park; multi-story, columned walkway surrounding park and central fountain; pedestrians, riders, horses, carriages, and wagons throughout scene; buildings, including City Hall in center, surround plaza.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Lith. Gihon and Butler; (LC, below title): As it should and as it may be, according to the plan proposed by J.J. Chauviteau, Esqre. View taken from Kearney and Merchant Streets.

Buildings; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Lithographs, color

A view of the town and harbor of San Francisco [California] 1849 BANC PIC 1963.002:1849--D

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Creator/Collector: Baker, George Holbrook (1827-1906) , American, artist Badeau, J. F., engraver

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving 17.5 x 29 cm., image on sheet 51.2 x 36.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Front page newspaper illustration showing view from Rincon Point looking north towards Telegraph Hill.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (UC). Printed (UC, below title): drawn and engraved expressly for The New York Weekly Tribune; (LL within image): Geo[rge] H. Baker; (UC, above title): New-York Weekly Tribune/New York, Saturday, September 8, 1849; (LR): Vol[ume] IX, No. 1, Whole No. 417; (LR): J.F. Badeau, sc., N[ew] Y[ork].

Bays; California, Northern; Harbors; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Engravings; Illustrations

A view of Yerba Buena, San Francisco [California] 1933 BANC PIC 1963.002:1884--C

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Creator/Collector: Hall, Parker (active ca. 1933), artist

Physical Description: print on paper: photomechanical 35.5 x 53.4 cm.

Content/Description:

Bird's-eye view of Yerba Buena harbor from south showing few scattered buildings, military post where soldiers raise US flag and several tents; sailing ship in harbor and men in rowboats going toward shore; Telegraph Hill and San Francisco Bay in distance. Scene depicts event of July 9, 1846 when Captain Montgomery, of the Sloop of War Portsmouth, raised the American flag in the plaza and seized the region for the United States.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC, within image). Handwritten (LL): 16/25. Printed (LC, within image, below title): On July 9, 1846, Capt[ain] Montgomery of the Sloop of War Portsmouth, raised the American flag in the plaza and seized the region for the United States; (LR, within image): Parker Hall, 1933.

Bays; California, Northern; Events; Harbors; Military facilities; Military personnel; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Photomechanical prints

Northern California: San Francisco - bird's-eye views

[View of San Francisco, California] [1877] BANC PIC 1963.002:0527--A

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 53.9 x 84.3 cm., folded to 19 x 13.7 cm. in cover

Content/Description:

Bird's-eye view looking southwest from bay across city to Pacific Ocean and down peninsula; waterfront area with numerous ships (steamships, sidewheel steamships, sailboats, sailing ships, ferries, etc.) in dock and on bay near wharves in foreground; Golden Gate in right distance. Includes advertisements in German and English for various San Francisco business including I.W. Taber and others.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC): Ansicht von San Francisco. Printed label (on cover): Balloon view of San Francisco. Date based on variant; see 1963.002:0588--D. Inscriptions in German.

Bays; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements; Vessels; Waterfronts

Advertisements; Bird's-eye views; Lithographs

Graphic chart of the city and county of San Francisco [California] 1875 BANC PIC 1963.002:0528--E

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Creator/Collector: L.R. Townsend, E. Wyneken & J. Mendenhall (active ca. 1875), artist Britton, Rey & Co. (active ca. 1867-ca. 1880), lithographer Marriott, F. (active ca. 1871), undetermined

Physical Description: print on paper: pen lithograph, b&w 61 x 96.6 cm.

Content/Description:

Bird's-eye view looking southwest from bay across city to Pacific Ocean and down peninsula; waterfront area with numerous ships (steamships, sidewheel steamships, sailboats, sailing ships, ferries, etc.) in dock and on bay near wharves in foreground; Golden Gate in right distance. Inset views of Burlingame and East Bay.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (UC). Printed (UC, above title): San Francisco Newsletter; (UC, below title): Respectfully dedicated to the leading interests of California and the Pacific Coast by Frederick Marriott, 1875; (ML): Revised & drawn by L.R. Townsend, E. Wyneken & J. Mendenhall, April 1875; (MR): Lith. Britton, Rey & Co., S[an] F[rancisco]. Printed legend.

Bays; California, Northern; Harbors; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements; Vessels; Waterfronts

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs

Masonic Cemetery, San Francisco, Cal[ifornia] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0568--F

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Creator/Collector: Steinegger, Henry [Stggr] (active ca. 1854-ca. 1880) , Swiss, artist Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 47.4 x 55.4 cm., image on sheet 60.5 x 80.2 cm.

Content/Description:

Cemetery, situated between Masonic and Parker Avenues, Turk and Fulton Streets; and surrounding area. Marginal views include tombs of Garratt, Fargo, Spreckles, Britton, and others.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (MC). Printed (LL, within image): H. Steinegger; (LC): Lith. Britton & Rey, S[an] F[rancisco]/Masonic Cemetery, situated between Masonic and Parker Avenues, Turk and Fulton Streets, entrance on Turk Street and Golden Gate Avenue. Each image captioned.

California, Northern; Funerary facilities; San Francisco (Calif.)

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs, color

San Francisco [California] looking south from North Point c1877 BANC PIC 1963.002:0574--E

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Creator/Collector: Gifford, Charles B. (active ca. 1858-ca. 1868), artist G.T. Brown & Co. (1841-1918) , American, publisher and printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 60.5 x 86.2 cm.

Content/Description:

Bird's-eye view of densely populated city looking from north to south down peninsula. Telegraph Hill; Lombard, Greenwich and North Point docks; and ships (sailing, steam, and tugboats) in foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Drawn by C.B. Gifford; (LC, above title): Entered... 1877 by G.T. Brown & Co.... /Published by G.T. Brown & Co., lithographers, 540 Clay St[reet], S[an] F[rancisco], Cal[ifornia]; (LR): Print by G.T. Brown & Co., S[an] F[rancisco].

Bays; California, Northern; Harbors; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements; Vessels; Waterfronts

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs, color

Key to Gray and Gifford's view of San Francisco [California], 1869 c1868 BANC PIC 1963.002:0577 (variant/supplement)--B

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Creator/Collector: W. Vallance Gray & Charles B. Gifford (active ca. 1868-ca. 1868), lithographer and publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving 28 x 43 cm.

Content/Description:

Key to lithographed view of San Francisco in 1869 including outlined principal buildings and sites, and detailed legend.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (UC). Printed (LC, within image): Entered... 1858 by W. Vallance Gray & C.B. Gifford... Northern District of the State of California.

Buildings; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements; Vessels

Engravings; Keys (Legends)

Bird's-eye view of the city and county of San Francisco [California], 1868 c1868 BANC PIC 1963.002:0577--D

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Creator/Collector: W. Vallance Gray & Charles B. Gifford (active ca. 1868-ca. 1868), lithographer and publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 53.5 x 76 cm.

Content/Description:

View looking southwest from bay across city to Pacific Ocean and down peninsula; waterfront area with numerous ships (steamships, sidewheel steamships, sailboats, sailing ships, ferries, etc.) in dock and on bay near wharves in foreground; Golden Gate in right distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LC, above title): Entered... 1868 by W. Vallance Gray & C.B. Gifford... California; (LC, below title): Designed, lithographed and published by/W. Vallance Gray & C.B. Gifford, 645 Market St[reet], S[an] F[rancisco].

California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs, color

San Francisco and surroundings, looking east: showing the bay and great interior valleys of California [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0581--E

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Creator/Collector: Elliott Pub. Co. (active ca. 1889), publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 68 x 99.4 cm.

Content/Description:

Detailed grid of San Francisco and other locations around bay; local railroads identified including: N.P.C.R.R, S.P.R.R., Oakdale Branch S.P. and Westside Branch S.P., and others. Sites of interest, rivers, harbors, etc. identified within image.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Copyrighted and issued by The Elliott Pub. Co., S[an F[rancisco]. Printed (LC, below title): S[an] F[rancisco] and San Joaquin Valley Railroad: Stockton, Alameda, and San Jose [routes].

Bays; California, Northern; Railroads; San Francisco (Calif.); San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.); Settlements

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs, color

The greatest conflagration in the history of the world: the burning of San Francisco [California], April 18, 19, 20, 1906 [not before 1906] BANC PIC 1963.002:0582--E

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Creator/Collector: Beck, Carl A. (active starting 1906), artist Schmidt Lithograph Company (active ca. 1900-ca. 1925), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 63.6 x 94.8 cm.

Content/Description:

Bird's-eye view of city seen from foot of Market Street following earthquake; fire raging in downtown area and Nob Hill. Ferry building and piers in foreground

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LR, within image): C.A. Beck; (LC): Over 450 square blocks were destroyed with a loss of over 500 million dollars/in the above scene the fire line is over five miles in length on the evening of the first day; (LR): Schmidt Lithograph Co., S[an] F[rancisco].

California, Northern; Events; Fires; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements; Waterfronts

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs, color

Bird's-eye view of eastern portion of San Francisco, Cal[ifornia] c1892 BANC PIC 1963.002:0583--F

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Creator/Collector: H.S. Crocker & Co. (active ca. 1890), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 68 x 84 cm.

Content/Description:

South San Francisco Potrero Hill area looking north showing undeveloped residential areas in foreground and densely populated city with waterfront in distance. China Basin and Central Basin with industrial complex (Pacific Rolling Mills, Union Iron Works, and California Sugar Refinery) at right.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LC, below title): Copyrighted and issued Nov[ember] 1892 by Baldwin & Hammond real estate agents, 10 Montgomery Street/showing the Potrero District north of Nevada Street and east of Portrero Avenue; (LR): Lith. H.S. Crocker Company, S[an] F[rancisco]. Printed legend.

California, Northern; Industry; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements; Waterfronts

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs, color

Bird's-eye view of Golden Gate Park, San Francisco [California] 1892 c1892 BANC PIC 1963.002:0584--D

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Creator/Collector: Eliott, H. B. (active ca. 1891), artist A.M. Freeman & Co. (active ca. 1892), publisher Bosqui Eng. & Ptg. Co. (active ca. 1863-ca. 1906), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 58 x 70 cm.

Content/Description:

View from east end of park looking towards Pacific Ocean; seven marginal images at top depicting sites of interest. Legend includes cable lines and railroads.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL, within image): Sketched by H.B. Elliott; (LL): Copyrighted 1892; (LR, within image): Bosqui, Eng. Co., S[an] F[rancisco]; (LR): Published by A.M. Freeman & Co., S[an] F[rancisco]. Printed legend.

California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.)

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs, color

[View of San Francisco, California, 1877] 1877 BANC PIC 1963.002:0588--D

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 54.4 x 77.2 cm.

Content/Description:

Bird's-eye view looking southwest from bay across city to Pacific Ocean and down peninsula; waterfront area with numerous ships (steamships, sidewheel steamships, sailboats, sailing ships, ferries, etc.) in dock and on bay near wharves in foreground; Golden Gate in right distance. Includes advertisements in German and English for various San Francisco business including I.W. Taber and others.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (MC): Ansicht von San Francisco 1877. Printed (ML): By permission of the S.F. News Letter; (MC, below title): Published for Philo Jacoby's "California State Almanac." For variant see 1963.002:0527--A. Inscriptions in German.

Bays; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements; Vessels; Waterfronts

Advertisements; Bird's-eye views; Lithographs

Bird's-eye view of the city of San Francisco and surrounding country [California] c1868 BANC PIC 1963.002:0589 (enclosure)--F

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Creator/Collector: Goddard, George H. (active ca. 1852-ca. 1853) , British, artist Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), lithographer Snow & Roos, publisher

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on board: lithograph, color 77.9 x 110.6 cm.

Content/Description:

Elevated view looking east from Pacific Ocean over city and peninsula in foreground showing entire bay and surrounding areas, including North Bay, South Bay, East Bay, and Sierra Nevada Mountains in far distance. San Francisco landmarks, including Cliff House, Point Lobos station, Ocean Side House, and Presidio, among others, are clearly depicted.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Drawn by George H. Goddard; (LC, above title): Entered... 1868 by Snow & Roos... California/Published by Snow & Roos', 21 Kearny St[reet], near Market; (LR): Lith. Britton & Rey, S[an] F[rancisco]. Printed key of similar view included.

Bays; Buildings; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.); Settlements; Waterfronts

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs, color

Bird's-eye view of the bay of San Francisco Co[unty] and adjacent country [California] c1869 BANC PIC 1963.002:0590--E

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Creator/Collector: W. Vallance Gray & Charles B. Gifford (active ca. 1868-ca. 1868), lithographer and publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 60.7 x 91.2 cm.

Content/Description:

Extensive semi-topographical view of entire San Francisco Bay Area looking east from above Golden Gate. Includes city and bay of San Francisco; East, North, and South Bay; and surrounding areas including Sacramento at far left and Santa Clara at far right. Points of interest identified.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LC, above title): Entered... 1869 by W. Vallance Gray & C.B. Gifford... California; (LC, below title): Designed, lithographed, and published by W. Vallance Gray & C.B. Gifford, 645 Market St[reet], S[an F[rancisco]. Printed legend.

Bays; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs, color

Lone Mountain Cemetery, San Francisco [California] c1866 BANC PIC 1963.002:0594--E

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Creator/Collector: Gifford, Charles B. (active ca. 1858-ca. 1868), artist and lithographer Nagel, Louis (active ca. 1844-ca. 1873) , German, printer

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on paper: lithograph, color 59.8 x 89.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Broad, elevated view of cemetery showing roadways and layout of burial plots; dunes of Ocean Beach and Pacific Ocean in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LR, within image): C.B. Gifford; (LL): C.B. Gifford; (LC, above title): Entered... 1866 by C.B. Gifford... California; (LR): L. Nagel, print, S[an] F[rancisco].

California, Northern; Funerary facilities; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs, color

Official bird's-eye view of the California Midwinter International Exposition, San Francisco, California c1893 BANC PIC 1963.002:0595--D

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Creator/Collector: Graham, Charles (1852-1911) , American, artist Winters Art Lithographing Company (active ca. 1890), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 56.5 x 74.8 cm.

Content/Description:

Bird's-eye view of exposition grounds and buildings with Golden Gate in distance; three marginal alternate views below.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LR, within image): C. Graham; (LL): The Winters Art Litho Co. Chicago; (MR): Copyright 1893 by The Winters Art Litho Co., Chicago; (LL): Officially authorized by the Executive Committee.

Buildings; California, Northern; Events; San Francisco (Calif.)

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs, color

Bird's-eye view of the City of San Francisco [California] c1868 BANC PIC 1963.002:0631--D

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Creator/Collector: Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), lithographer Snow & Roos, publisher

Physical Description: print on textured paper mounted on fabric: lithograph, color 53.8 x 76.5 cm., dome top

Content/Description:

Bird's-eye view looking southwest from bay across city to Pacific Ocean and down peninsula; waterfront area with numerous ships (steamships, sidewheel steamships, sailboats, sailing ships, ferries, etc.) in dock and on bay near wharves in foreground; Golden Gate in right distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Steam Litho. Britton & Rey, S[an] F[rancisco]; (LC, above title): Entered... 1868 by Snow & Roos... California; (LC, below title): Published by Snow & Roos, San Francisco.

Bays; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements; Waterfronts

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs, color

Key to Robinson & Snow's view of San Francisco [California], 1864 1864 BANC PIC 1963.002:1465 (supplement/copy 1)--B

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Creator/Collector: Robinson & Snow (active ca. 1864), publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving and letterpress 30.3 x 48.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Bird's-eye view of city with numerical and alphabetical designations for sites, buildings, and streets.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (UC). Printed legend. Key to 1963.002:1465--F.

California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Bird's-eye views; Engravings; Keys (Legends)

Key to Robinson & Snow's view of San Francisco [California], 1864 1864 BANC PIC 1963.002:1465 (supplement/copy 2)--B

Creator/Collector: Robinson & Snow (active ca. 1864), publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving and letterpress 30.3 x 48.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Bird's-eye view of city with numerical and alphabetical designations for sites, buildings, and streets.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (UC). Printed legend. Printed title (UC). Printed legend. Key to 1963.002:1465--F.

California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Bird's-eye views; Engravings; Keys (Legends)

San Francisco, bird's-eye view [California] c1864 BANC PIC 1963.002:1465--F

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Creator/Collector: Gifford, Charles B. (active ca. 1858-ca. 1868), artist and lithographer Robinson & Snow (active ca. 1864), publisher Nagel, Louis (active ca. 1844-ca. 1873) , German, printer

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on board: lithograph, hand colored 74.2 x 100.1 cm., on mount 90.5 x 122 cm.

Content/Description:

View looking southwest from bay across city to Pacific Ocean and down peninsula; waterfront area with numerous ships (steamships, sidewheel steamships, sailboats, sailing ships, ferries, etc.) in dock and on bay near wharves in foreground; Golden Gate in right distance. See supplements for keys.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Drawn & lithographed by C.B. Gifford; (LC, above title): Entered... 1864 by Robinson & Snow [publisher]... California; (LR): Printed by L. Nagel, S[an] F[rancisco].

Bays; California, Northern; Harbors; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements; Vessels; Waterfronts

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs, color

Bird's-eye view of the city and county of San Francisco [California], 1873 c1868 BANC PIC 1963.002:1491--FR

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Creator/Collector: W. Vallance Gray & Charles B. Gifford (active ca. 1868-ca. 1868), artist and lithographer A.L. Bancroft & Company (active ca. 1872-ca. 1973), publisher and printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 53 x 77 cm., visible image

Content/Description:

View looking southwest from bay across city to Pacific Ocean and down peninsula; waterfront area with numerous ships (steamships, sidewheel steamships, sailboats, sailing ships, ferries, etc.) in dock and on bay near wharves in foreground; Golden Gate in right distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): W.V. Gray and C.B. Gifford, delt. and lith.; (LC): Published by A.L. Bancroft & Company, 721 Market St[reet], San Francisco; (LR): A.L. Bancroft & Co. Print. S[an] F[rancisco]; (LC, below title): Entered... 1868 by W. Vallance, Gray and C.B. Gifford....

Bays; California, Northern; Harbors; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements; Vessels; Vessels; Waterfronts

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs, color; Marines (Visual works)

The city of San Francisco: bird's-eye view from the bay looking southwest [California] c1878 BANC PIC 1963.002:1497--FR

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Creator/Collector: Parsons, Charles R. (1821-1910) , American, artist Currier & Ives (active 1857-1907) , American, publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 71.5 x 103.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Bird's-eye view looking southwest from bay across city to Pacific Ocean and down peninsula; waterfront area with numerous ships (sidewheel steamships, sailboats, sailing ships, ferries, etc.) in dock and on bay near wharves in foreground; Golden Gate in right distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Published by Currier & Ives, 115 Nassau St[reet], New York; (LC): Copyright 1878 by Currier & Ives, N[ew] Y[ork]; (LR): Sketched & drawn by C.R. Parsons. Printed legend.

Bays; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements; Vessels; Waterfronts

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs, color

The city of San Francisco [California] c1877 BANC PIC 1963.002:1811--B

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Creator/Collector: Currier & Ives (active 1857-1907) , American, publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 29.9 x 42.1 cm.

Content/Description:

Bird's-eye view looking southwest from bay across city to Pacific Ocean and down peninsula; waterfront area with numerous ships (steamships, sidewheel steamships, sailboats, sailing ships, ferries, etc.) in dock and on bay near wharves in foreground; Golden Gate in right distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Copyright 1877 by Currier & Ives, N[ew] Y[ork]; (LC, below title): New York, published by Currier & Ives, 115 Nassau St[reet]. Printed legend.

California, Northern; Harbors; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements; Waterfronts

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs, color

Northern California: San Francisco - buildings

Cliff House and Seal Rocks [San Francisco, California] [not before 1862] BANC PIC 1963.002:0208--B

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Creator/Collector: Baker, George Holbrook (1827-1906) , American, lithographer and publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 32 x 46.6 cm.

Content/Description:

Distant view of Cliff House from Ocean Beach; road along cliff with horse-drawn carriages; people strolling and playing on beach; ships and seals around Seal Rock.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Lith Geo. H. Baker, San Francisco.

Buildings; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); Waterfronts

Lithographs, color

[View of barn and outbuildings at Mission Dolores, San Francisco, California] [1851] BANC PIC 1963.002:0279 (enclosure)--A

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Creator/Collector: Lehman, Edward (active 1850s), artist

Physical Description: painting on paper: watercolor and pen 20.2 x 30.6 cm.

Content/Description:

Rough stone buildings and ruins with tile roofs; small cart, yoke, and grazing mule in yard; view of bay and hills (Mount Diablo?) in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Handwritten (LR): misso[...]. Signature (LC): E.L. Included with item original notorized statement sworn by Winifred Claussen (niece of Cora Lehmann[sic], the artist's wife), dated August 28, 1930, stating ownership and confirming authorship of watercolor by E. Lehman painted while he resided in San Francisco in 1851, and identifying the handwriting on the piece as his.

Buildings; California, Northern; Missions; San Francisco (Calif.)

Watercolors

[San Francisco de Assisi Mission, San Francisco, California] [19--?] BANC PIC 1963.002:0361--B

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Creator/Collector: Borein, John Edward (1872-1945) , American, etcher

Physical Description: print on paper: etching 29.8 x 48 cm.

Content/Description:

Frontal view of Mission Dolores building compound with columned church façade at left and adjoining buildings extending at right. Busy crowd on foot and horseback in front of mission including Spaniards, vaqueros, women, and children.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Handwritten (LL): Mission Dolores, San Francisco. Printed (LR, within image): Edward Borein.

Buildings; California, Northern; Churches; Missions; San Francisco (Calif.)

Etchings

[San Francisco College, California] [ca. 1855-ca. 1860] BANC PIC 1963.002:0529--A

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Creator/Collector: Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), lithographer Nagel, Louis (active ca. 1844-ca. 1873) , German, printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 15.4 x 22 cm.

Content/Description:

School compound seen from above street level consisting of two Victorian-style buildings flanking central Georgian-style building with columned portico. Men, women, and children throughout scene; play area at rear of buildings; horse and carriage stand in street. Possibly an early view of San Francisco College (located on Bush Street between Mason and Taylor; later St. Ignatius school?)

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Printed (LL): L. Nagel, print.; (LR): Kuchel & Dresel, lith., S[an] F[rancisco].

Buildings; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.)

Lithographs

View of the proposed Trinity Church, San Francisco, California [ca. 1870?] BANC PIC 1963.002:0530--B

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Creator/Collector: Burton, C. W. (active ca. 1879) , American, lithographer Michelin, Francis (active ca. 1852), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 45.5 x 34.4 cm., pointed arch

Content/Description:

Gothic-style church; workers and wagons in street; bay visible in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): On stone by C.W. Burton; (LC, below title): Frank Wills arch[itec]t, 156 Broadway; (LR): Printed by Michelin.

California, Northern; Churches; San Francisco (Calif.)

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

The Palace Hotel, San Francisco, Cal[ifornia] [1875] BANC PIC 1963.002:0535--C

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Creator/Collector: Bradley & Rulofson, artist Berghaus & Schimpp (active ca. 1875), undetermined

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving 37.8 x 54.4 cm.

Content/Description:

Corner view of seven story hotel building; street crowded with pedestrians and vendors (many Chinese), horses, carriages, and streetcars.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LC): Photographed from the architect's drawing, by Bradley & Rulofson, San Francisco- see page 75; (LR, within image): Berghaus & Schimpp. Handwritten date (LR): 1875.

Buildings; California, Northern; Hotels; San Francisco (Calif.)

Cityscapes; Engravings

City Hall, San Francisco, California [not before 1918] BANC PIC 1963.002:0537--B

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper: photomechanical, color 26.8 x 44 cm.

Content/Description:

Frontal view of City Hall with World War I memorial in front. The memorial was temporarily erected in honor of returning troops. It was photographed by two German youths who later made color reproductions which were sold in San Francisco. Dealer shop was destroyed by fire in 1924 and the majority of these prints were lost and now are considered rare.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Note from Charles Yale Bookseller relating to subject of print included with item.

Buildings; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.)

Photomechanical prints

Post Office, San Francisco, California [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0558 (variant)--C

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Creator/Collector: Cox, H. F., artist Wm. Endicott & Co. (active ca. 1849-ca. 1852), lithographer

Physical Description: print on : lithograph, hand colored 41.6 x 59.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Large crowd of men line up in front of office for letters and newspapers; sign "Espanol" above one window; Garret House to left.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LC, below title): A faithful representation of the crowds daily applying at that office, for letters and newspapers; (LL): H.F. Cox, del.; (LR): Lith. of W[illia]m Endicott & Co., N[ew] York.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Manners & customs; San Francisco (Calif.)

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

Post Office, San Francisco, California [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0558--C

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Creator/Collector: Cox, H. F., artist Wm. Endicott & Co. (active ca. 1849-ca. 1852), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 44.1 x 53 cm.

Content/Description:

Large crowd of men line up in front of office for letters and newspapers; sign "Espanol" above one window; Garret House to left.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LC, below title): A faithful representation of the crowds daily applying at that office, for letters and newspapers; (LL): H.F. Cox, del.; (LR): Lith. of W[illia]m Endicott & Co., N[ew] York.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Manners & customs; San Francisco (Calif.)

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

Front elevation: Customs House, San Francisco, Cal[iforni]a 1851 BANC PIC 1963.002:0559--D

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Creator/Collector: P.S. Duval's Steam Lith. Press (active ca. 1851), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 47.9 x 75.7 cm.

Content/Description:

Façade view of three story, Classical-style building.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LR). Printed (LR, in original): Tho. W. Walter, archit[ect]. Printed (LL): P.S. Duval's Steam Lith. Press Philad[elphi]a; (LC): Front elevation; (LR, below title): Philad[elphi]a, March 13. 1851.

Buildings; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.)

Architectural drawings; Lithographs

Wilsons Exchange, Sansome St[reet], San Francisco, Cal[ifornia] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0560--C

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Creator/Collector: Goddard, George H. (active ca. 1852-ca. 1853) , British, lithographer Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 60.5 x 48.2 cm., dome top

Content/Description:

View from street of five story building, topped with small cupola; several figures, carriage, and horses in street.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LR): On stone by G. H. Goddard; (LR): Lith. of Britton & Rey, cor[ner] of Comm[ercia]l & Montgom[er]y St[reet]s.

Buildings; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.)

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

[Buckley Signs and Paint store] Clay St., south side, six doors below Montgomery, San Francisco [California] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0561--A

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Creator/Collector: B.F. Butler's Lith. (active ca. 1850), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on paper: lithograph 32.3 x 23.9 cm.

Content/Description:

Storefront for paint and sign store. Artist working inside; workers carrying sign "B. F. Butler" out door; pedestrians and dog near "Longleys Restaurant" on street.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LC, above title): Lith. of B.F. Butler, San Francisco.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.)

Advertisements; Cityscapes; Lithographs

Public buildings, San Francisco [California] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0562--C

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Creator/Collector: Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), lithographer and publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 43 x 55.6 cm.

Content/Description:

Buildings of San Francisco, including churches, schools, asylums, theaters, Merchant's Exchange, Custom House and Post Office, City Hall, Marine Hospital, and others.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (UC). Printed (LL): Lithog[raphe]d & Published by Britton & Rey, S[an] F[rancisco].

Buildings; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.)

Engravings

Pavilion for the First Industrial Exhibition of Mechanics Institute of the city of San Francisco, Cal[ifornia], commencing on September 7th, 1857 c1857 BANC PIC 1963.002:0563--B

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Creator/Collector: Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), lithographer and publisher Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 28.1 x 35.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Pavilion with large dome in center; pedestrians, including women, children, and Chinese couple, and horse-drawn carriages on plaza in foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Lith. by Kuchel & Dresel; (LC, above title): Entered... 1857 by Clark & Kenitzer... Northern District of California. Clark & Kenitzer Arch.; (LC, below title): Published by Kuchel & Dresel, 176 Clay St[reet]; (LR): Print. by Britton & Rey. For variant see 1963.002:0108--A.

Buildings; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.)

Lithographs, color

Union Iron Works, San Francisco [California] [not before 1884] BANC PIC 1963.002:0564--D

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Creator/Collector: Bosqui Eng. & Ptg. Co. (active ca. 1863-ca. 1906), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 50 x 71.2 cm.

Content/Description:

Industrial ship building operation with large factory buildings with numerous smokestacks; ship building at left; rail lines in center and at left.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LC, above title): Bosqui Eng. & Print. Co., S[an] F[rancisco]. Names of staff printed (LL, LR).

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Industry; San Francisco (Calif.); Vessels; Waterfronts

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

The original design for the new City Hall and Law Courts, San Francisco, Cal[ifornia] c1871 BANC PIC 1963.002:0565--C

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Creator/Collector: Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), lithographer Marriott, F. (active ca. 1871), publisher

Physical Description: print on tinted paper: engraving 39 x 53.4 cm.

Content/Description:

Front view of ornate building; also includes view of Seal of the City and County of San Francisco

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed [LL): Published by F. Marriott and issued by the San Francisco News Letter, 25 Feb[ruary], 1871; (LC, above title): Entered... 1871 by Frederick Marriott; (LR): Britton & Rey Lith., S[an] F[rancisco].

Buildings; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.)

Engravings

San Francisco [California] Chronicle's new building 1889 BANC PIC 1963.002:0567--B

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Creator/Collector: Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on board: lithograph, color 48.6 x 33.9 cm.

Content/Description:

Frontal view of nine story building with large clock tower on top; electric and horse-drawn streetcars, carriages, and wagons on street.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (UL): Issued with S. F. Newsletter; (UR): Christmas number 1889; (LC, below title): Thoroughly fire proof. Largest clock in the world, entirely lighted by electricity; (LR): Lith. Britton & Rey, S[an] F[rancisco].

Buildings; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.)

Lithographs, color

Russell Buildings, San Francisco, U.C. [California] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0569--D

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Creator/Collector: Haring, D., lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 55.2 x 71.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Façade view of three-story building.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LR): Lith. of D. Haring, New York.

Buildings; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.)

Lithographs, color

Design for the Hall of the Mechanics Institute of the city of San Francisco [California] [ca.1857] BANC PIC 1963.002:0579--D

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Creator/Collector: Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), lithographer Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 58 x 71.2 cm.

Content/Description:

Corner view of three story Classical-style building with sculptures on upper façade; men, women, and children in fancy dress in street.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Drawn on stone by Kuchel & Dresel, 176 Clay St[reet], S[an] F[rancisco]; (LC, below title): Adopted March 3[r]d, 1857/Rueben Clark & Henry Kenitzer architects; (LR): Britton & Rey, print.

Buildings; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.)

Lithographs, color

Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. [building], southwest corner of California and Sansome St[reet]s., San Francisco, Cal[ifornia] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0580--D

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Creator/Collector: Bosqui Eng. & Ptg. Co. (active ca. 1863-ca. 1906), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 75.7 x 59.7 cm.

Content/Description:

Corner view of five story building; men, women, and children in fancy dress, and horses, carriages, and fire wagon in street.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LR): Bosqui Eng.-Print. Co., S[an] F[rancisco].

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.)

Lithographs, color

Church of St. Francis... Vallejo St[reet], San Francisco, Cal[ifornia] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0591--D

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Creator/Collector: Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), lithographer Nagel, Louis (active ca. 1844-ca. 1873) , German, printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 71.4 x 52.5 cm.

Content/Description:

West end façade with two towers topped by Gothic spires; pedestrians and carriage in foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC): Church of St. Francis/very Rev. Peter Magagnotto, V.G. Pastor/Vallejo St[reet], San Francisco, Cal[ifornia] Printed (LL): L. Nagel print; (LC, above title): Tho[ma]s England, architect; (LR): Kuchel & Dresel, lith., 176 Clay St[reet], S[an] Francisco.

Buildings; California, Northern; Churches; San Francisco (Calif.)

Lithographs, color

[H. S. Crocker & Co. building, San Francisco, California] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0592--D

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Creator/Collector: H.S. Crocker & Co. (active ca. 1890), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 76.2 x 56.2 cm.

Content/Description:

Crocker & Co. building façade with US flag on top; signage on building advertises lithography, printing, bookbinding, etc. Pedestrians, carriages, coaches and dogs in front.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC): San Francisco. Printed (LL): Lith. H.S. Crocker & Co.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); Vehicles

Advertisements; Lithographs, color

[H.S. Crocker & Co. building, San Francisco, California] [ca. 1890] BANC PIC 1963.002:0593--FR

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Creator/Collector: H.S. Crocker & Co. (active ca. 1890), publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 80 x 7.7 cm., visible image

Content/Description:

Victorian (Venetian?)-style building bearing sign "Printers H.S. Crocker & Co. Stationers," horse drawn carriages and people in street.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC): San Francisco. Attribution based on comparison to: 1963.002:0592--D.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.)

Lithographs, color

Hospital of the German Benevolent Society, San Francisco [California] [ca. 1858] BANC PIC 1963.002:0597--C

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Creator/Collector: Keller, George Frederick (active ca. 1872) , American, artist

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 47.3 x 60.6 cm.

Content/Description:

View from street of two story building flying German flag; pedestrians and carriages in street.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LR, within image): G.F. Keller. Handwritten (on verso): About 1858.

Buildings; Business enterprises; San Francisco (Calif.)

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

[Design for Saint Mary's Church, San Francisco, California] [not before 1853] BANC PIC 1963.002:0604--D

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Creator/Collector: Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 70.7 x 56 cm.

Content/Description:

West end facade with single Gothic-style tower and spire; Church buildings at right; pedestrians and carriages in foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC): Design for S[ain]t Mary's Church, San Francisco, adopted Ap[ril]? 21st A.D. 1853?/respectfully dedicated/to Bishop Allemany and the Catholics of California. Printed (LL): Lith. of Britton & Rey; (LR): San Francisco/Craine & England Architects & Co.

Buildings; California, Northern; Churches; San Francisco (Calif.)

Lithographs, color

City Hall, San Francisco, Cal[ifornia] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0608--A

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving, hand colored 16.3 x 18 cm.

Content/Description:

Building on Portsmouth square situated between the El Dorado and Union buildings.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). From periodical.

Buildings; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Engravings, color

View of the new Custom House at San Francisco, California [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0619--A

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving, hand colored 17.7 x 26.6 cm.

Content/Description:

Three story building with pedestrians in front.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC).

Buildings; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.)

Engravings, color

Mechanics' Industrial Fair Building, San Francisco, California [1868] BANC PIC 1963.002:0620--A

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Creator/Collector: Townsend, L. R. (active ca. 1868), artist Harper's Weekly (active ca. 1881) , American, publisher (attributed to)

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving, hand colored 15.1 x 28 cm.

Content/Description:

Fair buildings with pedestrians and carriages in street.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC): Mechanics' Industrial Fair Building, San Francisco, California: Sketched by L.R. Townsend. Handwritten (LC, below title): Harpers, 1868.

Buildings; California, Northern; Events; San Francisco (Calif.)

Engravings, color

Grand Hotel, San Francisco [California] [1865-1870] BANC PIC 1963.002:0622--A

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Creator/Collector: Shourds, George W. (active ca. 1871), engraver Cubery & Co. Printers, printer

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving, color 16.1 x 22.7 cm.

Content/Description:

Corner view of building with central cupola; busy street with pedestrians, streetcars, horses and carriages.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL, within image): Shrourds Sc; (LL): Cubery & Co. Printers, 536 Market St[reet]; (LR): Engraved by G[eorge] W. Shourds, 432 Montgomery Street. Handwritten date (on verso): ca. 1865-70.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Hotels; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Engravings, color

The Oriental [hotel] corner of Battery and Bush Streets, San Francisco [California] [1853] BANC PIC 1963.002:0623--A

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Creator/Collector: Roberts, E. C. (active ca. 1850), engraver

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving 11.6 x 16.7 cm., on mount 24.7 x 38.1 cm.

Content/Description:

Corner view of building with balconies at front and side; pedestrians and carriage on street.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC): The Oriental/corner of Battery and Bush Streets/San Francisco,/Caleb Hyatt, Proprietor. Printed (LL, within image): Roberts, S.C. Handwritten (LL, and on verso): ... 1853. Stamped (on verso): Fredrick Nordstrom Rare Prints, Arlington, Mass[achusetts], 1916.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Hotels; San Francisco (Calif.)

Engravings

New California Sugar Refinery, San Francisco [California] 1881 BANC PIC 1963.002:0627--C

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Creator/Collector: A. F. M. (active ca. 1881), artist Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), lithographer San Francisco Newsletter, publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 44.3 x 59.7 cm.

Content/Description:

Large refinery operation with laborers lifting barrels and on wagons; wharf area at right; inset images include view of building seen from bay and portrait of Claus Spreckles.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): A.F.M.; (UC): Issued with the S.F. News Letter, Christmas Number 1881; (LR): Lith. Britton & Rey, S[an] F[rancisco].

Business enterprises; California, Northern; Industry; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements; Waterfronts

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color; Portraits

[View of Cliff House and Seal Rock, San Francisco, California] c1873 BANC PIC 1963.002:0671--A

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Creator/Collector: Key, John Ross (1832-1920) , American, artist L. Prang & Co. (active 1868-ca. 1873) , American, lithographer and publisher (attributed to)

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 17.7 x 35.5 cm.

Content/Description:

View from beach of looking south with Cliff House at left and Pacific Ocean to right; two women seated on rocky shore in foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Signature and date in original (LR): J.R. Key, [18]72. Printed (LC): Entered... 1873 by L. Prang & Co...

Buildings; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); Waterfronts

Landscapes; Lithographs, color

Webb & Harris [San Francisco, California] [ca. 1855?] BANC PIC 1963.002:0800--A

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: painting on paper mounted on paper: watercolor 8.1 x 7.9 cm., on sheet 14 x 14.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Front of busy warehouse or shipping company. Barrels, boxes, and bundles stacked in front of open door; several figures and horse and cart near building.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (within image). Webb & Harris; W&H.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.)

Paintings; Watercolors

St. Mary's College [San Francisco, California] [not before 1855] BANC PIC 1963.002:0886--F

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Creator/Collector: Bridgens, R. P. (active ca. 1861), lithographer Nagel, Louis (active ca. 1844-ca. 1873) , German, printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 63.2 x 88.7 cm.

Content/Description:

View from southwest of Gothic-style building and church designed by architect Thomas England (founded in San Francisco in 1855).

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): L. Nagel, print; (LR): R.P. Bridgens, lith. 528 Clay St[reet].

Buildings; California, Northern; Churches; San Francisco (Calif.)

Lithographs, color

The Liverpool & London & Globe Insurance Company [advertisement] 1865 BANC PIC 1963.002:0944--C

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Creator/Collector: Britton & Co. (active ca. 1861), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 61.6 x 46.9 cm.

Content/Description:

Insurance company's building at 412 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California flanked by two small views of fire engine and San Francisco Bay.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (UC). Date 1865 within image. Printed (LC): Lith. Britton & Co., San Francisco.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.)

Advertisements; Lithographs, color

Mission Dolores, Cal[ifornia] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:1390--A

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Creator/Collector: Fenn, Harry (1845-1911) , British, artist (attributed to)

Physical Description: drawing on paper: ink 21.2 x 33 cm.

Content/Description:

Church façade of San Francisco de Assis Mission; outbuildings to right.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (on verso). Attribution based on comparison to 1963.002:1391--A.

Buildings; California, Northern; Churches; Missions; San Francisco (Calif.)

Drawings

Baldwin's Hotel and Theatre, San Francisco, Cal[ifornia] [187-] BANC PIC 1963.002:1461--D

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Creator/Collector: T.J. Pettit & Company (1870-188-?), engraver Bosqui Eng. & Ptg. Co. (active ca. 1863-ca. 1906), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving, hand colored 56.1 x 70.6 cm.

Content/Description:

Corner view of elaborate hotel and theater (built by Elias Jackson Baldwin in 1872) located on Market Street. Numerous carriages, coaches, wagons, streetcars, and pedestrians in street.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL, within image): T.J. Pettit & Co., S[an] F[rancisco]; (LL): J.A. Remer, architect, San Francisco; (LR): Bosqui & Co., print/Eng[raved] on wood by T.J. Pettit & Co., 538 California St[reet].

California, Northern; Hotels; San Francisco (Calif.); Vehicles

Engravings, color

[View of Lick House, corner of Montgomery and Sutter Streets, San Francisco, California] [not before 1861] BANC PIC 1963.002:1494--E

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Creator/Collector: Kuchel, C. C. (1820-ca. 1865) , Swiss, artist and lithographer Britton & Co. (active ca. 1861), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 53.4 x 80.8 cm.

Content/Description:

Corner view of three story Classical-style building; shops at lower level; horses, carriages, wagons, pedestrians, and soldiers in street.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Printed (LR, within image): C.C. Kuchel; (LL): C.C. Kuchel lith., 622 Clay St[reet], S[an] F[rancisco]; (LC): W.K. Prior, Importer of Gas Fixtures & C 703 & 705 Montgomery St[reet]/Kenitzer & Farquharson, architects; (LR): Cha[rle]s Alpers, Metropolitan Brass, Reed & String Band/Britton & Co. Print.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Military personnel; San Francisco (Calif.); Vehicles

Cityscapes; Lithographs

Arctic Oil Works, San Francisco, Cal[ifornia] [not before 1859] BANC PIC 1963.002:1498--F

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Creator/Collector: Bosqui Eng. & Ptg. Co. (active ca. 1863-ca. 1906), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 59 x 81.4 cm.

Content/Description:

Industrial complex on waterfront with several buildings and oil storage tanks; barrels being transported via rail and wagon; pier and ships on bay.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL, within image): Bosqui Eng. & Print. Co. S[an] F[rancisco]; (LL): Works, Potrero; (LR): Office, 28 California St[reet].

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Industry; San Francisco (Calif.); Waterfronts

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

[View of church, San Francisco?, California] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:1499--E

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: painting on paper mounted on fabric: watercolor and ink 86.5 x 71.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Southwest view of late nineteenth century Gothic-style church with single tower at west end; churchgoers in front.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Newspaper clipping of obituary for Elizabeth Laver, widow of late architect Augustus Laver attached to verso.

Buildings; California, Northern; Churches; San Francisco (Calif.)

Paintings; Watercolors

Mission Dolores, San Francisco, [California] 1860, from the Potrero Neuevo 1860 BANC PIC 1963.002:1544--D

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Creator/Collector: Gifford, Charles B. (active ca. 1858-ca. 1868), artist Nagel, Louis (active ca. 1844-ca. 1873) , German, publisher and printer Nahl Brothers (active 1852-1871), undetermined

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 42.3 x 59.8 cm.

Content/Description:

View looking west(?) from Potrero Hill; Center Woolen Mills in right foreground; small farms and houses scattered throughout.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Drawn from nature by C.B. Gifford; (LC, below title): Printed & published by L. Nagel, 151 Clay St[reet], S[an] F[rancisco]; (LR); Nahl Brothers.

California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs

The Baldwin [Hotel], San Francisco, Cal[ifornia] 1896 BANC PIC 1963.002:1841--A

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving, color 8.2 x 11 cm., dome image on envelope 9 x 15.4 cm.

Content/Description:

Corner view of hotel building with carriages and streetcars in front.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (ML, MR). Stamped (on recto and verso): Feb[ruary] 10, 1896.

Buildings; California, Northern; Hotels; San Francisco (Calif.)

Engravings, color; Ephemera

The Baldwin, the leading hotel of San Francisco, Cal[ifornia] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:1844--A

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Creator/Collector: H.S. Crocker & Co. (active ca. 1890), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving 7.2 x 11.7 cm.

Content/Description:

Corner view of hotel building.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (on verso). Printed (LL): Lith. H.S. Crocker Co., S[an] F[rancisco].

Buildings; California, Northern; Hotels; San Francisco (Calif.)

Ephemera

Baldwin Hotel fire, Nov[ember] 23, 3:25 A.M., 1898 [San Francisco, California] [1898] BANC PIC 1963.002:1879--B

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: copy photograph on paper: b&w 39.1 x 47.1 cm.

Content/Description:

Destroyed building with fire fighting equipment in front and crowds of onlookers in street.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Typed and handwritten title (UL, on verso).

Buildings; California, Northern; Fires; Hotels; San Francisco (Calif.)

Photographs

Northern California: San Francisco - events, earthquakes, fires

[Vigilance Committee hanging of James Stuart on July 11, 1851, San Francisco, California] [1891] BANC PIC 1963.002:0304--B

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Creator/Collector: Taber, W. (active ca. 1891), artist

Physical Description: drawing on paper: pen and ink 29.7 x 44.2 cm.

Content/Description:

Riotous crowd of men on Market Street Wharf surround gallows where Stuart stands awaiting execution with noose around his neck. Rowboats on water, men climbing in rigging of a ship and standing on adjacent buildings to watch execution.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (LR): Vigilance Committee Hanging, Ja[me]s Stuart, San Francisco, July 11, 1851. Signature (LL, within image): Taber. Probably an illustration for magazine article in The Century.

California, Northern; Criminals; Events; San Francisco (Calif.); Waterfronts

Drawings

Destruction of San Francisco by earthquake and fire [California] c1906 BANC PIC 1963.002:0578--D

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Creator/Collector: Kurz & Allison (active ca. 1906), undetermined

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 55.4 x 70 cm.

Content/Description:

Nineteen views of city streets and buildings (each captioned individually) showing destruction, fire, and aftermath.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Buildings; California, Northern; Events; San Francisco (Calif.)

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

Grand Parade of the Knights Templar, Triennial Conclave, San Francisco [California], August 20, 1883 [not before 1883] BANC PIC 1963.002:0602--C

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Creator/Collector: Wyttenbach, E. (Emanuel?) (active ca. 1877-ca. 1895), artist H.S. Crocker & Co. (active ca. 1890), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 43.4 x 58.7 cm.

Content/Description:

Parade of men marching and on horseback passes down Montgomery and Market Streets; two temporary arches at left and right; Palace Hotel at left; large crowd of onlookers, most in fancy dress, stand on foot and in carriages to watch procession; streetcars in foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (UC, within image): In hoc signo vinces; (LR): Lith. H.S. Crocker & Co., S[an] F[rancisco]; (LC, within image): E. Wyttenbach. Inscriptions in English and Latin.

California, Northern; Events; Manners & customs; Military personnel; San Francisco (Calif.)

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

Grand Parade of the 20th National Encampment G.A.R., San Francisco Cal[ifornia], August 3, 1886 1886 BANC PIC 1963.002:0603--D

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on paper: lithograph, color 53.1 x 68.6 cm.

Content/Description:

Parade of soldiers of the Grand Army of the Republic in downtown San Francisco. Large crowd of onlookers stand in street or climb lampposts and streetcars to watch as parade passes.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): R. Marcuse, sole proprietor; (LR): Jos. A. Hofmann, 208 Montgomery St[reet], S[an] F[rancisco] sole agent.

California, Northern; Events; Manners & customs; Military personnel; San Francisco (Calif.)

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

Great excitement in San Francisco, California [two street scenes] [1856] BANC PIC 1963.002:0609--B

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Creator/Collector: Vance, Robert H. (active ca. 1851-ca. 1862) , American, photographer

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving 37.2 x 25.2 cm., sheet

Content/Description:

Images illustrate events following assassination of James King of William, Chief Editor of San Francisco Bulletin, by James Casey. Upper image depicts groups of men crowding Sacramento Street following news of King's assassination; lower image shows crowds witnessing arrival of Casey and Cora at the Vigilance Committee rooms.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (UC). Printed captions (upper image): View down Sacramento Street, San Francisco, showing the excitement on the street. From a daguerreotype by R. H. Vance; (lower image): Arrival of Casey and Cora at the Vigilance Committee Rooms, San Francisco, Cal[ifornia]. From sketch by our artist. Images accompanied by article "Assassination of James King of William..." Clipping from Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, June 28, 1856[?].

California, Northern; Criminals; Events; Frontier & pioneer life; San Francisco (Calif.)

Engravings

Great excitement in San Francisco [California], front of the jail, the Vigilance Committee taking possession of Cora and Casey [1856] BANC PIC 1963.002:0610--B

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Creator/Collector: Dallas (active ca. 1856), artist

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving 26 x 37 cm.

Content/Description:

Casey and Cora being led from jail by Vigilance Committee to waiting carriage; crowds on street, balconies and roofs of surrounding buildings; vigilanities with rifles and cannon in front.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL, within image): Dallas; (LR): J.[?] W.O.H. N[ew] Y[ork]. Clipping from Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, June 28, 1856[?].

California, Northern; Criminals; Events; Frontier & pioneer life; San Francisco (Calif.)

Engravings

Lynch law in California, surrender of prisoners at the county gaol, San Francisco [1856] BANC PIC 1963.002:0611--A

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving 17.4 x 24.3 cm.

Content/Description:

Casey and Cora being led from jail by Vigilance Committee to waiting carriage; crowds on street, balconies and roofs of surrounding buildings; vigilanities with rifles and cannon in front.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Handwritten (on verso): Ill. London News, July 12, 1856. From periodical.

California, Northern; Criminals; Events; Frontier & pioneer life; San Francisco (Calif.)

Engravings

Sounding the alarm bell over Port Vigilance, San Francisco, Cal[ifornia] [1856] BANC PIC 1963.002:0612--B

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Creator/Collector:

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on board: engraving 16.2 x 24.5 cm., on mount 26.2 x 38 cm

Content/Description:

Embattled "Fort Gunnybags" (located on Sacramento Street); men with guns on horseback and in street; large group in military uniforms on roof of building; man sounding alarm bell over Port Vigilance. Business signs on buildings read "Manahan & Barrow," "Gem Saloon," and "Brown & Crowell."

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Stamp (on verso): Frederick Nordstrom, rare prints, Arlington, Mass[achusetts]. Handwritten (LL, mount): original, 1856. Clipping from Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, August 9, 1856[?].

Buildings; California, Northern; Criminals; Events; Frontier & pioneer life; San Francisco (Calif.)

Engravings

Scene in the last grand parade and review of the Vigilance Committee, San Francisco... [California] [1856] BANC PIC 1963.002:0613--B

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Creator/Collector: Burvel (active ca. 1856), engraver Vance, Robert H. (active ca. 1851-ca. 1862) , American, photographer

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on board: engraving 16.7 x 24.2 cm., on mount 26.3 x 38.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Large crowd of men and women line street awaiting Vigilance Committee parade seen moving down street in distance. This parade apparently followed the committee's victory in battle with the state militia over arms.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC): Scene in the last grand parade and review of the Vigilance Committee, San Francisco. From a dagerreotype by Vance. handwritten (LC, below title): Aug. 17, 1856. Printed (LL, within image): Burvel, del. Stamp (on verso): Frederick Nordstrom, Rare Prints, Arlington, Mass. Handwritten (recto and verso): 1856. Clipping from Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, August 17, 1856[?].

California, Northern; Criminals; Events; Frontier & pioneer life; Manners & customs; San Francisco (Calif.)

Cityscapes; Engravings

Execution of Brace and Hetherington by the Vigilance Committee of San Francisco, Cal[ifornia] 1856 BANC PIC 1963.002:0614--A

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving 20.9 x 24.8 cm.

Content/Description:

Crowds and soldiers on plaza and surrounding buildings; gallows platform with two men hanging in center; "Fort Gunnybags" at right. The men were hung by the Committee of Vigilance for the murderers of Baldwin, Randall, West, and Marion on July 29th, 1856

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed date (on verso): September 13, 1856. From periodical Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper.

California, Northern; Criminals; Events; Frontier & pioneer life; San Francisco (Calif.)

Engravings

Earthquake in San Francisco, California, October 21, 1868 [1868] BANC PIC 1963.002:0616--B

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on board: engraving 19.2 x 24.3 cm., on mount 26.7 x 38 cm.

Content/Description:

Four images captioned: Coffey & Risdon's Building, Railroad House & Rosebaum's Tobacco Warehouse, The Gas works, and California Street below Sansome. Mainly views of damaged buildings with some people on streets.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Brief article describing earthquake accompanies images. From Harper's Weekly, 1868[?].

Buildings; California, Northern; Events; San Francisco (Calif.)

Engravings

Great fire in San Francisco [California] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0617--A

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving, hand colored 22.3 x 27.9 cm.

Content/Description:

City engulfed in flames as seen from waterfront area; people with belongings crowd wharf and windows of buildings in rush to escape fire which took place on June 22, 1851.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC).

California, Northern; Events; Fires; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements; Waterfronts

Cityscapes; Engravings, color

Great Fire, Portsmouth Plaza, San Francisco, California [ca. 1850] BANC PIC 1963.002:1369--A

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: painting on canvas mounted on board: oil 12.4 x 17.4 cm.

Content/Description:

Several buildings engulfed in flames.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Printed and handwritten label (on verso): Great fire, Portsmouth Plaza, San Francisco, June 14, 1850?.

Buildings; California, Northern; Events; Fires; San Francisco (Calif.)

Cityscapes; Oil paintings

View of the procession in celebration of the Admission of California, Oct[ober] 29th, 1850 [not before 1850] BANC PIC 1963.002:1462--C

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Creator/Collector: Prendergast, J. , French?, artist Coquardon, A. (active ca. 1850), lithographer Zakreski & Hartman, lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on board: lithograph, color 47.2 x 59.8 cm.

Content/Description:

Parade in Portsmouth Square to celebrate California's admission into union. Large crowds and men on horseback fill square; El Dorado at left; City Hotel in right distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC) Printed (LC, below title): Crossing the Plaza of San Francisco; LL): J. Prendergast, del.; (LC, above title): On stone by Coquardon; (LR: Lith. of Zakreski & Hartman.

Buildings; California, Northern; Events; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

Chart of the great earthquake of October 21st, 1868, in and around San Francisco [California]... c1868 BANC PIC 1963.002:1489--D

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Creator/Collector: R. J. Trumbull & Co, publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 77.6 x 58.6 cm.

Content/Description:

Twelve images of earthquake damage in San Francisco, Hayward, and San Leandro. Detailed textual description below each image including chronology and history of earthquakes from 372 BC and 1868.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (UC): Chart of the great earthquake of October 21st, 1868, in and around San Francisco, with sketches of prominent earthquakes throughout the world. Printed (LC): Entered... 1868 by R.J. Trumbull... California/Published by R.J. Trumbull & Co., 420 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, Cal[ifornia].

Buildings; California, Northern; Events; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

Steamer Day in San Francisco [California] c1866 BANC PIC 1963.002:1542--D

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Creator/Collector: Jump, Edward (1832-1883) , French, artist Snow & Roos, publisher Nagel, Louis (active ca. 1844-ca. 1873) , German, printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 40.2 x 74.3 cm.

Content/Description:

Street bustling with people, animals, and wagons. Buildings lining street include Bank of California, Snow & Roos Artist Materials store, and Agency Pacific Mail Steamship Company. In front of Snow & Roos store are Frank C. Snow (tall man in silk hat) and Joseph Roos (no hat) talking to Fred Marriott, owner of the San Francisco Newsletter.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): E. Jump; (LL, within image): E. Jump, S[an] F[rancisco]; (LC, above title): Entered... 1866 by Snow & Roos... California; (LC, below title): Published by Snow & Roos, San Francisco; (LR); L. Nagel Print.

Business enterprises; California, Northern; Events; Manners & customs; San Francisco (Calif.)

Caricatures; Lithographs; Portraits

Celebration on the admission of California into the Union [not before 1849] BANC PIC 1963.002:1878--C

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Creator/Collector: Marryat, Francis Samuel (1826-1855) , British, artist [Unknown]

Physical Description: photograph on paper mounted on board: albumen 31.1 x 51.5 cm., on mount 37.2 x 62.9 cm.

Content/Description:

Parade (on Montgomery Street?) to celebrate California's admission into the Union. Large crowds and men on horseback fill square; soldiers, sailors, and others in foreground. San Francisco customs house in left background.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LC, below image): From an original drawing taken on the spot, by F. Marryatt [sic], Esq., Oct[ober] 29th, 1849. Handwritten (LC, below image): ... 1850.

California, Northern; Events; Military personnel; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Photographs

Northern California: San Francisco - other

San Francisco from Alcatraz [Island, California] [18--?] BANC PIC 1963.002:0209--B

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Creator/Collector: Griswold, Casimer Clayton (1834-1918) , American, artist (attributed to)

Physical Description: drawing on paper: wash and pencil 29.5 x 44.4 cm.

Content/Description:

View over gun emplacements on Alcatraz Island looking towards San Francisco and Telegraph Hill (Observatory visible, so must be late 19th century); sailing vessels in Bay.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (LR). Signature (LR): C.C.G. [monogram] [Griswold, Casimer Clayton?]. Handwritten (UC): Electro-Light Engraving Co.

Arms & armaments; Bays; California, Northern; Military facilities; San Francisco (Calif.)

Landscapes; Wash drawings

[Houses in San Francisco, California?] [not before 1866] BANC PIC 1963.002:0210--B

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: drawing on paper: watercolor and pencil 24.2 x 38.7 cm.

Content/Description:

Row of residential houses, probably located in San Francisco.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Watermark: Whatman, 1866. Handwritten annotations regarding framing (on verso). Note from Inventory Sheets: cf. artist who did St. Louis, Missouri, Historical Society drawings, said to be similar to this. (Information from John D. Hatch.)

California, Northern; Dwellings; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Drawings; Watercolors

[San Francisco Bay, California] [not before 1864] BANC PIC 1963.002:0213--A

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Creator/Collector: Hildebrandt, Eduard (1881-1869) , German, artist

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on board: lithograph, color 24.4 x 37.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Bay and Yerba Buena Island from east side of Telegraph Hill; sailing ships on bay; shoreline with onlookers in foreground; Contra Costa County and Mt. Diablo in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title in original (LL): Bay von San Francisco. Printed (LR, within image): E. Hildebrandt. Handwritten (on verso): S[an] Francisco. For original see 1963.002:1397--B. Inscriptions in German and English.

Bays; California, Northern; San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)

Landscapes; Lithographs, color

California scenery, Seal Rocks, Point Lobos [San Francisco, California] [not before 1858] BANC PIC 1963.002:0267--B

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Creator/Collector: Currier & Ives (active 1857-1907) , American, publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 30.7 x 40.6 cm.

Content/Description:

Moonlit view of Cliff House built in 1858 from Ocean Beach looking towards Seal Rock. Open carriages and several horsemen riding along beach in foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Published by Currier & Ives; (LR): 152 Nassau St[reet], New York.

Buildings; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); Waterfronts

Landscapes; Lithographs, color

Lone Mountain Cemetery, San Francisco [California]: view towards the bay c1857 BANC PIC 1963.002:0272--C

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Creator/Collector: Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), artist, lithographer, and publisher Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 46.4 x 60.5 cm.

Content/Description:

View from inside cemetery looking towards bay in distance; monument of James King of William in left foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LR): Drawn from nature and on stone by Kuchel & Dresel; (LC, above title): Entered...1857 by Kuchel & Dresel... Cal[ifornia]; (LC, below title): Published by Kuchel & Dresel, 176 Clay Street, San Francisco, Cal[ifornia]; (LR): Printed by Britton & Rey. For variant see 1963.002:0596--D.

California, Northern; Funerary facilities; San Francisco (Calif.)

Landscapes; Lithographs, color

[Northern Valley Yukut Indians hunting on bay of San Francisco, California] [1822] BANC PIC 1963.002:0368--B

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Creator/Collector: Choris, Ludwig (1795-1828) , Russian, artist Langlume (active 1822) , French, lithographer Franquelin (active 1822) , French?, lithographer and publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 18.7 x 23.5 cm., image on sheet 25.5 x 41.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Two Indian males engaged in hunt; each have animal skin quivers packed with arrows; figures stand on hill, one with his bow drawn. San Francisco Bay in background.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC): Cholovones à la chasse dans la baie de St. Francisco. Printed (LL): lithé. Par Franquelin d'après Choris; (LR): Lith. De Langlume, rue de l'Abbaye No. 4; (UR): XIII. Lithographs based on sketches made during 1816 visit to California were published in Choris' Voyage Pittoresque Autour du Monde (Paris, 1822). Inscriptions in French.

Arms & armaments; California, Northern; Hunting; Indians of North America; San Francisco (Calif.); Voyages to the Pacific

Lithographs, color; Travel sketches

"The Coming Man": scene in The Principal Chinese Theatre, San Francisco, California, during the performance of a great historical play [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0470--C

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Creator/Collector: Becker, Joseph (1841-1910) , American, artist Davis & Speer (active ca. 1860), engraver Leslie, Frank (1821-1880), publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving 45.2 x 59.7 cm.

Content/Description:

Scene in theater with play in progress on stage in distance; diverse audience, including women in fancy dress, Chinese men and women (one holding infant), vendor holding tray, and others watch play.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed tiltle (LC). Printed (LR, within image): J.P. Davis, sc. Printed (LL): Supplement gratis with no. 762 of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper; (LR): From a sketch by Joseph Becker.

California, Northern; Chinese; Clothing & dress; Events; Interiors; Manners & customs; San Francisco (Calif.); Women

Engravings

California Terminus of the Central Pacific Railroad [San Francisco, California] 1871 BANC PIC 1963.002:0500--A

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving, hand colored 18.1 x 27.3 cm.

Content/Description:

Terminus comprised of three large, covered piers on bay with men working inside. Tugboat and sidewheeler steamship "El Capitan" (ship) on water near docks. Train moving down pier towards building at right.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (on verso): April 6, 1871.

Railroads; San Francisco (Calif.); Vessels; Waterfronts

Engravings, color

Illustrations of Pacific Coast scenery [18--?] BANC PIC 1963.002:0505 (recto)--B

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Creator/Collector: Pacific Press Publishing House (active ca. 1878-ca. 1888), publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: wood engraving, hand colored 40.1 x 28.7 cm.

Content/Description:

Six views: school building, Pomona, California; California Pepper tree; California date palm; Market Street Ferry slips, San Francisco; upper Missouri; and olive branch.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (UC). Printed (LC): Pacific Press Publishing House, Twelfth and Castro Streets, Oakland, Cal[ifornia]. Illustrations numbered and captioned.

Buildings; California, Northern; California, Southern; Plants; Rivers; San Francisco (Calif.); Waterfronts; West (U.S.)

Engravings, color

[Design of the O'Brien Memorial, Calvary Cemetery, San Francisco, California] [ca. 1878] BANC PIC 1963.002:0531--B

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Creator/Collector: Britton, Rey & Co. (active ca. 1867-ca. 1880), lithographer Bradley & Rulofson, photographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 31.2 x 47.3 cm.

Content/Description:

Front view of memorial dedicated to memory of William Shoney O'Brien (1826-1878), multimillionaire, partner in Comstock Lode, and one of founders of Nevada Bank (later Wells Fargo Company).

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC): This design of the O'Brien Memorial now being erected in Calvary Cemetery, San Francisco, Cal[ifornia]... F. Marriott. Printed (UL) medalion dated May 2, 1878; (UC) San Francisco Newsletter logo; (UR) plan of memorial; (LL): Lader & Curlett arch[itec]ts, S[an] F[rancisco]; (LL, within image): Britton, Rey & Co. Lith. S[an] F[rancisco]; (LR): Bradley & Rulofson Photo[grapher]s S[an] F[rancisco].

Buildings; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.)

Lithographs

San Francisco, The Call, New Era Edition, Dec[ember] 19th, 1897, San Francisco [California] 1897 BANC PIC 1963.002:0536--C

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Creator/Collector: H.S. Crocker & Co. (active ca. 1890), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: photomechanical 58.4 x 44.6 cm.

Content/Description:

Claus Spreckles' building with San Francisco Call office; busy street with pedestrians and streetcars in front; also includes interior views of Call offices. Portraits and images related to horse racing on verso.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (UC). Printed (LL): H.S. Crocker Co., S[an] F[rancisco]. Printed (on verso): California Jockey Club/ Oakland Race Track/ Pacific Coast Jockey Club/Ingleside Race Track.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Interiors; San Francisco (Calif.); Vehicles

Cityscapes; Photomechanical prints

Yerba Buena, now San Francisco [California] in the spring of 1837 c1893 BANC PIC 1963.002:0547--D

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Creator/Collector: Vioget, John J. (active ca. 1893), artist Baker, George Holbrook (1827-1906) , American, lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 41 x 61 cm.

Content/Description:

Bay with land in distance; schooners, rowboats, and large sailing ships in harbor.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LR): Lithographed by Geo[rge] H. Baker/from the original drawing by John J. Vioget/copyrighted 1893. Printed (LL, in original ): Jacob V. Leese/who built the first house. Additional text identifies the shooner and house of Leese. Modern reproduction?

Bays; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); Vessels

Lithographs; Marines (Visual works)

Lone Mountain Cemetery, San Francisco [California], view towards the bay c1857 BANC PIC 1963.002:0596--D

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Creator/Collector: Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), artist and lithographer Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 54 x 70.5 cm., dome top

Content/Description:

View from inside cemetery looking towards bay in distance; monument of James King of William in left foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Drawn from nature and on stone by Kuchel & Dresel; (LC, above title): Entered... 1857 by Kuchel & Dresel... Cal[ifornia]; (LC, below title): Published by Kuchel & Dresel, 176 Clay Street, San Francisco, Cal[ifornia]; (LR): Printed by Britton & Rey. For variant see 1963.002:0272--C.

California, Northern; Funerary facilities; San Francisco (Calif.)

Landscapes; Lithographs, color

Town and port of Yerba Buena in San Francisco Bay [California] 1843 [not before 1843] BANC PIC 1963.002:0605--A

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Creator/Collector: King's Orphan (active ca. 1843), artist (based on original by)

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving 11.2 x 17 cm.

Content/Description:

Shoreline with simple houses on hills to right, sailing ships on bay to left.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LR): From a sketch by the "King's Orphan."

California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements; Waterfronts

Engravings

The Bay of San Francisco, Upper California... [1850] BANC PIC 1963.002:0607--B

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on board: engraving 15 x 22.5 cm., on mount 25.3 x 38 cm.

Content/Description:

View from ocean of small settlement of San Francisco in distance; rowboat and sailing ship in foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC): The Bay of San Francisco, Upper California, from an original sketch. Stamp on verso: Frederick Nordstrom, Rare Prints, Arlington, Mass. Handwritten (LL, mount): original, 1849. Clipping from Illustrated London News, January 13, 1850[?].

Bays; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); Settlements

Engravings; Seascapes

San Francisco [California] newsboys distributing the evening papers [1877] BANC PIC 1963.002:0621--A

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Creator/Collector: Frenzeny, Paul (1840-1902) , French, artist

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving, hand colored 19.5 x 28.2 cm.

Content/Description:

Paperboys on horseback ride through rain on city streets to deliver newspapers.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL, within image): Frenzeny. Handwritten date (LC, below title): 1877. From periodical.

Animals; Business enterprises; Horses; San Francisco (Calif.)

Engravings, color

The Presidio of San Francisco [California] [1849] BANC PIC 1963.002:0625:01--A

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on paper: engraving 8 x 10.2 cm.

Content/Description:

Presidio compound comprised of several buildings (barracks) surrounding central plaza where soldiers march in formation; cattle grazing and vaqueros in foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Date 1849 printed (on verso). From periodical.

California, Northern; Military facilities; San Francisco (Calif.)

Engravings

The Golden Gate and Bay of San Francisco, 1769: city of San Francisco built where the deer are [California] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0626:01--A

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Creator/Collector: Schlager, Dehl (active ca. 1850) , German?, engraver

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on paper: engraving 8.7 x 11.4 cm.

Content/Description:

View of bay with Golden Gate in distance; deer on hill in foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LR): Dehl Schlager, del. sc.. From periodical?

Bays; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)

Engravings; Landscapes

Pioneer Book Store [San Francisco, California] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0628--A

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Creator/Collector: Eastman, Harrison (1823-1886) , American, artist Hyatt, engraver

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on paper: engraving 17.9 x 12.3 cm.

Content/Description:

Interior of bookstore with salespeople behind counter; women at rear; children near cases at front.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (MC): Pioneer Book Store/Marvin & Hitchcock/booksellers and stationers/dealers in music and musical instruments/168 Montgomery St[reet], next corner Washington, San Francisco. Printed (ML, within image): Eastman, del.; (MR): Hyatt, sc.

Business enterprises; California, Northern; Children; Interiors; San Francisco (Calif.)

Advertisements; Engravings

The Golden Gate, looking west [California] c187[3?] BANC PIC 1963.002:0672--A

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Creator/Collector: Key, John Ross (1832-1920) , American, artist L. Prang & Co. (active 1868-ca. 1873) , American, lithographer and publisher (attributed to)

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on paper: lithograph, color 17.7 x 35.6 cm.

Content/Description:

View from beach looking towards mouth of San Francisco Bay; cliffs and Fort Point(?) to left.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Signature and date in original (LL): John R. Key, [18]73. Printed (LR): Copyright 187[3?] by L. Prang & Co. Handwritten (on mount): The Golden Gate, 1873.

California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.); Waterfronts

Landscapes; Lithographs, color

San Francisco, California lodgings 1849 BANC PIC 1963.002:0688 (recto)--A

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: drawing on paper: pencil 16.5 x 19.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Two campsites with canvas tents; one small and one more extensive ("more aristocratic!!!").

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (UC): San Francisco, California lodgings, Sept., 1849: settlement No. 1. Handwritten (UL): Squatters therefore/sand free!/wood for the gathering/water $1.50 per week!!; (MC): More aristocratic!!! Settlement No.2; (LC): [... ?] our [... ?].

California, Northern; Camping; Frontier & pioneer life; San Francisco (Calif.)

Drawings

[South from Fisherman Bay, Black Point looking toward Stewart's Point, San Francisco, California] [ca. 1880?] BANC PIC 1963.002:1042--B

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Creator/Collector: Nystrom, Charles W. (active ca. 1880), artist (attributed to)

Physical Description: drawing on paper: pencil 27.4 x 34.2 cm.

Content/Description:

Coastal scene with bay and ocean; rocks in foreground; Fort Point in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Signature (LL): [C.W.N.?) (monogram). Attribution, date and title based on information from Inventory Sheets.

Bays; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); Waterfronts

Drawings; Seascapes

[San Francisco Bay with Alcatraz and Steamship Princess, California] [ca. 1860] BANC PIC 1963.002:1352--FR

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Creator/Collector: Whittle, Joseph (active ca. 1860) , British, artist

Physical Description: painting on canvas: oil 35.7 x 51 cm.

Content/Description:

View of San Francisco Bay looking toward Alcatraz and Angel Islands from North Beach area. Sidewheel steamship Princess in foreground; prison and other buildings of Alcatraz clearly rendered.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Signature (LR): Whittle.

Buildings; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); Vessels

Oil paintings; Seascapes

[View of harbor at San Francisco, California] 1850 BANC PIC 1963.002:1356--FR

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Creator/Collector: Ferran, Augusto (1813-1879) , Spanish, artist (attributed to)

Physical Description: painting on canvas: oil 30.5 x 60.2 cm.

Content/Description:

San Francisco harbor with shipbuilders and ships, including sidewheel steamship, on shore. Sailing ships moored in bay; houses and Yerba Buena Island in distance; rocks of Rincon Point in right foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title and date (LL): Vista de Sn. Francisco 1850. Handwritten (on verso of frame): This preserved by previous framer to show pen written name "Pinquet" or "Pingret." Possible painter rather than Ferran? (signed) Oakland Art Museum, Paul Mills 01/10/57 (Tab apparently brushed off in 1957 installation). Inscriptions in Spanish.

Bays; California, Northern; Harbors; San Francisco (Calif.); Vessels; Waterfronts

Marines (Visual works); Oil paintings

[San Francisco Bay, California] [ca. 1863] BANC PIC 1963.002:1397--B

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Creator/Collector: Hildebrandt, Eduard (1881-1869) , German, artist

Physical Description: painting on paper mounted on board: watercolor 25.8 x 37.8 cm., on mount 33.3 x 45 cm.

Content/Description:

Bay and Yerba Buena Island from east side of Telegraph Hill; sailing ships on bay; shoreline with onlookers in foreground; Contra Costa County and Mt. Diablo in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (LL): Bay von San Francisko. Signature (LR): E. Hildebrandt. Attached note says: "Note written on reverse of matboard backing: rioyt?, original watercolor by E. Hildebrandt, 1863, formerly in possession of family." For reproduction see 1963.002:0213--A. Inscriptions in German.

Bays; California, Northern; San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)

Landscapes; Paintings; Watercolors

The Golden Gate entrance to the bay of San Francisco: sunrise [California] c1855 BANC PIC 1963.002:1402--FR

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Creator/Collector: Ayres, Thomas A. (1816-1858) , American, artist Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), lithographer Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 42.4 x 68 cm.

Content/Description:

View from off Point Lobos looking towards San Francisco Bay with Steamship John L. Stephens and clipper ship Flying Cloud just entering the Golden Gate.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): On stone by Kuchel & Dresel, 146 Clay St[reet], S[an] F[rancisco]; (LC): Sketched from nature by T.A. Ayers; (LC): Entered... 1855 by J.M. Hutchings... ;(LR): Printed by Britton & Rey.

Bays; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); Vessels

Lithographs, color; Marines (Visual works)

Golden Gate, from Telegraph Hill [California] c1873 BANC PIC 1963.002:1437--B

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Creator/Collector: D. Appleton & Co. (active ca. 1873), publisher Brandard, E. P. (active ca. 1873), undetermined Smillie, James David (1833-1909) , American, undetermined

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving, hand colored 22.8 x 31.3 cm.

Content/Description:

Looking west with Russian Hill at left and Marin peninsula at right; figures in foreground; buildings, primarily residential, stretch out below them. Several ships in bay.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Jas. D. Smillie [artist?]; (LC, above title): Entered... 1873 by D. Appleton & Co... ; (LR): E.P. Brandard [engraver?]; (LC, below title): New York, D. Appleton & Co.

Bays; California, Northern; San Francisco (Calif.); San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.); Settlements

Engravings, color; Landscapes

Private Signals of the merchants of New York and San Francisco [California] c1858 BANC PIC 1963.002:1492--FR

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Creator/Collector: Gifford, Charles B. (active ca. 1858-ca. 1868), publisher Nagel, Louis (active ca. 1844-ca. 1873) , German, printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 111.5 x 76.8 cm., visible image

Content/Description:

Images of 127 signal flags with merchants identified below. Image in upper center of border shows sailing ship moored at Lombard Dock (San Francisco), flanked by medallions with allegorical images identified as "Eureka," and "Excelsior," (representing state of California and New York?) and a train.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (UC). Printed (LC, within image): Lith. print. in colors by L. Nagel, San Francisco; (LC): Entered... 1858 by C. B. Gifford... ; (LC): Respectfully dedicated to the merchants of San Francisco by Charles B. Gifford.

Business enterprises; California, Northern; New York; San Francisco (Calif.)

Lithographs, color

Scene in the harbor of San Francisco [California]: burning of the store ship Manco, July 24, 1853 [not before 1853] BANC PIC 1963.002:1881--C

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: photograph on paper mounted on board: albumen?, hand colored 36 x 52.8 cm., on mount 42.6 x 55.9 cm.

Content/Description:

Harbor with sailing ships at dock, Manco in center on fire. Men in rowboats and on docks; onlookers crowd pier. Sign on warehouse: Ship Chandlery; Abernathy, Clark & Co.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title on attached label. Printed (LL, within image): [?]nahl & Bactche[?].

California, Northern; Events; Fires; Harbors; San Francisco (Calif.); Vessels

Marines (Visual works); Photographs

Northern California: San Francisco Bay Area

View of Benicia from the west [California] [not before 1854] BANC PIC 1963.002:0203--A

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Creator/Collector: Koppel, Charles (active ca. 1854) , German, artist Sinclair, Thomas S. (active ca. 1849-ca. 1853), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 21.5 x 29 cm.

Content/Description:

Coastline and harbor with scattered buildings in distance; figures on beach (fishing and standing near horse-drawn cart); moored sailboat at right.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (UL): U.S.P.R.R. Exp. & Surveys (United States Pacific Rail Road Expedition and Survey), Cal[ifornia]; (UR): Plate 1; (LL): Ch[arle]s Koppel; (LR): T. Sinclair's lith., Phil[delphi]a. Likely taken from the United States Pacific Railroad Survey in California, under the command of Lieut. R.S. Williamson, in 1853-54. See 1963.002:0478:01-16--A.

California, Northern; Expeditions & surveys; Railroads; San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.); Settlements; Waterfronts

Lithographs, color

Mills Seminary, Brooklyn, Alameda Co[unty, Oakland], Cal[ifornia] [1876] BANC PIC 1963.002:0219--B

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 33.6 x 42.7 cm., visible image

Content/Description:

Women's college with large three-story building surrounded by formal gardens with sculptures, fountain, and manicured hedges. Young women play croquet in foreground and stroll through park. Rolling hills in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Handwritten (LR): Verso, map of Calif[ornia] dated Aug. 1876.

Buildings; California, Northern; Manners & customs; San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)

Lithographs

View at San Quentin Bay, Lower California, July 20th, 1851 [not before 1851] BANC PIC 1963.002:0334--C

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Creator/Collector: Moody, Edwin (active ca. 1850-ca. 1861), artist Bufford, J. H., lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 44.4 x 57.7 cm.

Content/Description:

Group of shipwreck passengers from steamship Union on shore and in rowboats making their way towards steamship Northerner.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Drawn on the spot by Edwin Moody; (LC, below title): Embarkation of wrecked passengers from steamship Union, on board steamship Northerner, Capt[ain] Henry Randall; (LR): Lithographed by J. H. Bufford, Boston. Handwritten (on verso): Nordstrom 1919.

California, Northern; Events; San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.); Vessels

Lithographs, color; Marines (Visual works)

Rear Admiral Evans' Flagship "The Connecticut" heading the fleet through the Golden Gate [1908] BANC PIC 1963.002:0342--C

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Creator/Collector: Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: photomechanical 48.6 x 62.6 cm.

Content/Description:

Great White Fleet of battleships of the US navy coming into San Francisco Bay in May 1908 during round the world cruise; tugboat with onlookers at left; Alcatraz Island at left.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LR): Copyrighted by Graves, Dale & Mersfelder Co.; (LR): Lith. Britton & Rey, San Francisco; (LC, below title):The most powerful fleet ever gathered under the American flag [lists states].

Bays; Events; Military personnel; San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.); Vessels

Marines (Visual works); Photomechanical prints

In the Redwoods, San Mateo Co[unty], Cal[ifornia] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0384--C

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Creator/Collector: Brown, Grafton T. (1841-1918), artist and lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 39 x 51.5 cm., on mount 50.9x 62.8 cm.

Content/Description:

Forest with variety of trees and plants; small cabin near creek; felled trees and stumps.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LR): From nature & lith. by G.T. Brown, S[an] F[rancisco].

California, Northern; Nature; Plants; San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)

Landscapes; Lithographs, color

Mission of San Carlos, California [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0409--A

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving, hand colored 18.3 x 27.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Mission church and buildings in distance; scene with man and woman carrying baby in papoose in foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Clipping possibly from: Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion.

Buildings; California, Northern; Missions; San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)

Engravings, color; Landscapes

Straits of Carquines and Martinez, as seen from Benicia [California] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0479:01--A

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Creator/Collector: Lessing-Barett, engraver

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on paper: engraving 11.7 x 16 cm., on mount 14.2 x 20 cm.

Content/Description:

View from shore of bay with sidewheel steamship on water. Small houses, dogs, and horse and rider in foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL, within image): Lessing-Barrett.

Bays; California, Northern; San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.); Settlements; Waterfronts

Engravings

Alameda Institute [San Francisco or Alameda, California] [ca. 1850-ca. 1890] BANC PIC 1963.002:0507--A

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Creator/Collector: Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), lithographer Nagel, Louis (active ca. 1844-ca. 1873) , German, printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 14 x 20.1 cm.

Content/Description:

Large colonial-style building with columned portico with balcony, topped with square observatory or belfry. Women with small children on porches and walking toward building. Possibly a school for children.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LC, below title): Dr. W. Grove Deal, Principal/address, San Francisco or Alameda. Printed (LL): Kuchel & Dresel, lith. 176 Clay St[reet] S[an] F[rancisco]; (LR): L. Nagel, print.

Buildings; California, Northern; San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)

Lithographs, color

The Leland Stanford Junior University: now in the course of construction at Palo Alto, Cal[iforni]a c1887 BANC PIC 1963.002:0510--D

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Creator/Collector: Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), lithographer San Francisco Newsletter, publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 28.5 x 71.7 cm.

Content/Description:

Mission-style buildings with central tower; figures and carriages in foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Issued with the Christmas Number San Francisco Newsletter, 1887; (LR): Lith. Britton & Rey.

Buildings; California, Northern; San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)

Lithographs, color

Scenes in and around San Francisco, California [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0533--C

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving 35.4 x 53.2 cm.

Content/Description:

Includes views of hunters setting trap for panther; scene in laundry; street scene in Chinatown; clearing (burning) of forest; stock market indicator in underground drinking cellar; Chinese lottery (gambling) room; bridge in redwoods; transport of redwood logs by wagon; drying shrimp for China; and Chinese fishing village.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LC image): [Blanpine?]; (LR image): B. Printed captions.

Business enterprises; California, Northern; Chinese; Dwellings; Fires; Hunting; Interiors; Laborers; Lumber industry; Manners & customs; San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.); Settlements

Engravings

[View of entrance to the San Francisco Bay, upper California] [not before 1840] BANC PIC 1963.002:0546--B

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Creator/Collector: Ménard (active ca. 1836-ca. 1839) , French?, artist Sabatier, L. , French?, lithographer Thierry Brothers (active ca. 1858-ca. 1868), lithographer and publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 10.5 x 28.1 cm., on sheet 30.3 x 47.2 cm.

Content/Description:

Golden Gate seen from ocean; no signs of civilization, buildings or vessels. View taken during voyage around the world on frigate "Venus" during 1836 - 1839.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC): Vue de l'entrée de la Baie de San Francisco, h[au]te Californie. Printed UL): Voyage de la frégate la Vénus; (UR): Atlas Pittoresque; (LL): Ménard, del.; (LC, above title): Lith. Thierry frères; (LR): Sabatier Lith. View published in: Abel Aubert Du Petit-Thouars' Voyage autour du monde sur la frégate la Vénus pendant les années 1836-1839... (Paris: Gide, 1840-1855). Inscriptions in French.

Bays; California, Northern; Discovery & exploration; San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.); Voyages to the Pacific

Lithographs; Seascapes

San Jose, [California] from City Hall, 1858 [not before 1858] BANC PIC 1963.002:0659--C

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Creator/Collector: Goodrich, Levi, artist and publisher Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), lithographer Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 42.7 x 63 cm.

Content/Description:

Town with busy main street (carriages, coaches, and pedestrians); business signs on several buildings (Tribune Office, Washington Hotel, and others); bay and hills in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Sketched from nature by Levi Goodrich; (LC, above title): Lithographed by Kuchel & Dresel, 176 Clay St[reet], S[an] Francisco; (LC, below title): Published by Levi Goodrich, San Jose; (LR): Britton & Rey print.

Buildings; California, Northern; San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

Harvesting near San Jose, California c1874 BANC PIC 1963.002:0670--A

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Creator/Collector: Key, John Ross (1832-1920) , American, artist L. Prang & Co. (active 1868-ca. 1873) , American, lithographer and publisher (attributed to)

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on paper: lithograph, color 17.6 x 35.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Large field in valley with laborers loading wagon with hay; large oak tree at right; child resting on blanket in foreground. Other wagons in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LL). Signature in original (LR): J.R. Key. Printed (LC): Copyright 1874 by L. Prang & Co. of Boston; (UL, on mount): Harvesting, near San Jose.

Agriculture; California, Northern; San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)

Landscapes; Lithographs, color

Mount Diablo, Cal[ifornia] c1873 BANC PIC 1963.002:0673--B

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Creator/Collector: Key, John Ross (1832-1920) , American, artist L. Prang & Co. (active 1868-ca. 1873) , American, publisher and printer

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on board: lithograph, color 18.8 x 38.8 cm.

Content/Description:

Distant view of north face of Mount Diablo above flat landscape; two figures fishing from boat on water in foreground; farm buildings, cows and trees on shore at right.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LL, within image). Signature in original (LR): J.R. Key [18]72.; (LC, within image): Entered...1873 by L. Prang & Co.

California, Northern; Mountains; San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)

Landscapes; Lithographs, color

Swanton House, Pescadero [San Mateo County, California] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0748--D

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Creator/Collector: G.T. Brown & Co. (1841-1918) , American, lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 49.2 x 70.5 cm., dome top

Content/Description:

Hotel with several cottages surrounded by picket fence; pedestrians, riders on horseback, and carriages in street; windmill and water tower behind buildings.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (UC, within image). Printed (LC): G.T. Brown & Co. lith., San Francisco/C.W. Swanton, proprietor.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Hotels; San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.); Vehicles

Lithographs, color

California State Normal School, San Jose [California] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0754--E

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Creator/Collector: Steinegger, Henry [Stggr] (active ca. 1854-ca. 1880) , Swiss, artist Goodrich, E. B., artist and publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 61.1 x 89.6 cm.

Content/Description:

Corner view of school building with clock tower and US flag on top; pedestrians and carriages in surrounding park.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LR, within image): H. Steinegger; (LL): Copyrighted, drawn & published by E.B. Goodrich, San Jose; (LR): Lith. Britton & Rey. Printed legend.

Buildings; California, Northern; San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)

Lithographs, color

San Rafael Marin Co[unty] California [not before 1872] BANC PIC 1963.002:0758--E

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Creator/Collector: Moore, Edwin S. (active ca. 1880), artist Britton, Rey & Co. (active ca. 1867-ca. 1880), lithographer Moore & De Pue, publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 55 x 87.1 cm.

Content/Description:

City with small downtown area surrounded by residences; rolling hills behind. Marginal views include businesses, churches, hotel, public buildings, etc.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL, within image): E.S. Moore, del.; (LL): Moore & De Pew, publishers, San Francisco, Cal[ifornia]; (LR): Lith. Britton, Rey & Co., S[an] F[rancisco]. Date 1872 printed within image. Each image captioned.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Churches; San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.); Settlements

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs, color

Good Templar's Home for Orphans [Vallejo, California] 1869 BANC PIC 1963.002:0759--D

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Creator/Collector: Baker, George Holbrook (1827-1906) , American, lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 57.3 x 71.3 cm.

Content/Description:

Three-story building with central square observatory or belfry; US flag flies from tower; children and adults in front.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed and handwritten title (LC): Good Templar's Home for Orphans/erected by the good templars of Cal[ifornia] & Nev[ada]/located near the city of Valejo [sic], 1869. Printed (LL): Sold for the benefit of the Orphans Home Fund of the [... ]; (LR): Geo[rge] Baker, lith., S[an] F[rancisco].

Buildings; California, Northern; Children; San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)

Lithographs, color

Bird's-eye view of Oakland & vicinity, Alameda Co[unty] California [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0760--F

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Creator/Collector: Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 58.3 x 81.3 cm.

Content/Description:

Oakland, Alameda, and estuary; port of Oakland and shipyards in foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LR, below title): Specially prepared and presented by the Oakland Tribune; (LR): Lith. Britton & Rey, S[an] F[rancisco].

Bays; California, Northern; Industry; San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.); Settlements

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs

Central Hotel, San Rafael, Marin Co[unty], Cal[ifornia] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0823--C

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Creator/Collector: Moore, Edwin S. (active ca. 1880), artist Britton, Rey & Co. (active ca. 1867-ca. 1880), lithographer Moore & De Pue, publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 40.8 x 51.1 cm.

Content/Description:

Corner view of three story building with garden at right, carriages and coaches in street.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LC, below title): First class house, moderate prices, beautiful shady grounds for families, M. O'Connor, proprietor; (LL, within image): E.S. Moore, del.; (LL): Moore & De Pue Pub. S[an] F[rancisco]; (LR): Lith. Britton, Rey & Co., S[an F[rancisco].

Buildings; California, Northern; Hotels; San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.); Vehicles

Lithographs, color

Novato Rancho, Sweetser and De Long proprietors, Marin County, California [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0824--D

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Creator/Collector: Dyer, C. J., artist Smith & Elliott, lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 53.3 x 71.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Bird's-eye view of ranch with cattle grazing and orchards; rolling hills in distance. Marginal views include main residence, laborers in orchard, apple warehouse, and cemetery.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): C.J. Dyer, del.; (LR): Smith & Elliott, lith., Oakland, Cal[ifornia].

Agriculture; California, Northern; Cattle; Dwellings; Ranches; San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)

Bird's-eye views; Landscapes; Lithographs

A. W. Von Schmidt's improved dredging machine, Oakland Harbor Works, California [1884] BANC PIC 1963.002:0828--C

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Creator/Collector: Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 48.2 x 61.3 cm.

Content/Description:

Barge with dredging equipment in bay; pipe extending to landfill in distance; blue clay mud flats being dredged in foreground; reclaimed land and city in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LC, below title): Now working under contract with Colonel George H. Mendell, Corps of Engineers, U.S.A./May, 1884; (LL): Lith. Britton & Rey, S[an] F[rancisco]. Handwritten (on verso): This was the type of dredge used for filling in Cambridge Flats. Printed legend.

Bays; California, Northern; Environmental degradation; Equipment; San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.); Vessels

Lithographs, color

US Navy Yard, Mare Island and city of Vallejo, Solano Co[unty], Cal[ifornia] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0829--D

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Creator/Collector: Gifford, Charles B. (active ca. 1858-ca. 1868), artist and lithographer Nagel, Louis (active ca. 1844-ca. 1873) , German, printer

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on heavy paper: lithograph, hand colored 44.8 x 66.7 cm.

Content/Description:

Bird's-eye view looking south with city of Vallejo at left and naval shipyard at right; estuary in foreground; bay in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC): U[nited] S[tates] Navy Yard, Mare Island and city of Vallejo, Solano Co[unty], Cal[ifornia]. Printed (LL): C.B. Gifford, del. et lith.; (LR): Printed by L. Nagel, S[an] F[rancisco].

Bays; California, Northern; Industry; Military facilities; San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.); Settlements

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs, color

Bird's-eye view of Vallejo, from Mare Island, Navy Yard, Cal[ifornia] 1891 1891 BANC PIC 1963.002:0830--D

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Creator/Collector: Moore, Edwin S. (active ca. 1880), artist

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 55 x 70.3 cm.

Content/Description:

View from above Mare Island looking towards Vallejo across estuary; waterfront and naval shipyard in foreground. Marginal views include churches, residences, Port Costa lumber yard, home for orphans, school for girls, and Farragut Theater.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LR, within image): E.S. Moore, artist. Each image captioned. Printed legend.

Buildings; California, Northern; Churches; Industry; Military facilities; San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.); Settlements

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs

Bird's-eye view of Berkeley, Cal[ifornia] 1891 1891 BANC PIC 1963.002:0838--E

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Creator/Collector: Moore, Edwin S. (active ca. 1880), artist Berkeley Herald (active ca. 1891), publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 65.7 x 91.2 cm.

Content/Description:

View from Berkeley hills looking west; University of California buildings and residential area in foreground; San Francisco bay in distance. Marginal images include residences, businesses (lumber mills, soap works, nursery, and real estate), and University buildings.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): E.S. Moore, artsit [sic], Oakland; (LR): Compliments of Berkeley Herald. Printed captions and legend.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.); Settlements

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs

Bird's-eye view of city of San Jose, Cal[ifornia] c1869 BANC PIC 1963.002:0839--E

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Creator/Collector: W. Vallance Gray & Charles B. Gifford (active ca. 1868-ca. 1868), lithographer Hare, George H. (active ca. 1869), publisher Nagel, Louis (active ca. 1844-ca. 1873) , German, printer

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on board: lithograph 58.3 x 90.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Large city in broad valley with mountains in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): L. Nagel, print S[an] F[rancisco]; (LC, above title): Entered... 1869 by Vallance Gray & C.B. Gifford... California; (LC, below title): Designed and lithographed by/W. Vallance Gray & C.B. Gifford, 645 Market St[reet], S[an] F[rancisco]/Published by/Geo[rge] H. Hare, bookseller & stationer/First Street, San Jose.

California, Northern; San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.); Settlements

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs

Alameda, Cal[ifornia] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0847--E

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Creator/Collector: R. H. (active ca. 1888), artist Elliott, William W. (active ca. 1870-ca. 1890), lithographer Daniells, T. G., publisher

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on board: lithograph, color 57.7 x 94.6 cm.

Content/Description:

City surrounded by bay; marginal views include businesses, residences, schools, public buildings, etc.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LC, below title): This view is published by The Alameda Semi-Weekly Argus/T.G. Daniells/editor and sole proprietor; (LR, within image): Lith. by W.W. Elliott, S[an] F[rancisco] for Alameda Semi-weekly Argus/copyrighted/R.H. Each item captioned. Printed legend.

Bays; Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Dwellings; San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.); Settlements

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs, color

City of San Jose, Cal[ifornia], 1875 (Reference chart to view of) c1875 BANC PIC 1963.002:0848 (supplement)--B

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Creator/Collector: Gifford, W. C. (active ca. 1875) , American, publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving 28 x 43 cm.

Content/Description:

Key to bird's-eye view: City of San Jose, Cal[ifornia] 1875; with all streets and buildings identified.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (UC). Printed (UC, above title): Reference chart to view of; (UC, below title): Published by W.C. Gifford, 355 First St[reet], S[an] J[ose]; (LC) Entered...1875 by W.C. Gifford...Washington, DC. Descriptive text flanks title. Printed legend. For primary view, see 1963.002.0848--E.

California, Northern; San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.); Settlements

Bird's-eye views; Engravings; Keys (Legends)

City of San Jose, Cal[ifornia] 1875 c1875 BANC PIC 1963.002:0848--E

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Creator/Collector: Gifford, Charles B. (active ca. 1858-ca. 1868), artist A.L. Bancroft & Company (active ca. 1872-ca. 1973), lithographer Gifford, W. C. (active ca. 1875) , American, publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 58.4 x 83.2 cm.

Content/Description:

City situated in broad valley with extensive downtown and residential areas.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): C.B. Gifford, delt.; (LC, above title): Entered... 1875 by W.C. Gifford... ; (LC, below title): From an elevated view of 500 f[ee]t looking north/published by W.C. Gifford/office at Rhodes & Lewis', 355 First Street, S[an] J[ose]; (LR): A.L. Bancroft & Co., lith. S[an] F[rancisco]. For key see 1963.002:848--B (supplement).

California, Northern; San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.); Settlements

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs, color

Bird's-eye view of Mayfield, Leland Station Jr. University and Palo Alto, the university town c1888 BANC PIC 1963.002:0891--E

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Creator/Collector: Dakin Publishing Co. (active ca. 1895-ca. 1888), lithographer Carnall-Fitzhugh-Hopkins Co. (active ca. 1888), publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 60.7 x 93.3 cm.

Content/Description:

Distant view of Mayfield, the university compound,and surrounding area; S.P.R.R. station and train in foreground. Surrounding images include views of private residences, businesses, Stanford University Memorial Chapel, and general view of university and buildings.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Copyrighted 1888, Published by the Carnall-Fitzhugh-Hopkins Co., 624 Market St[reet], S[an] F[rancisco]; (LR): Dakin Pub. Co., lith., 328 Sansome St[reet], S[an] F[rancisco]. Printed captions and legend.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Dwellings; Hotels; San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.); Settlements

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs

Bird's-eye view of the city of Vallejo and US Navy Yard, Mare Island, Solano County, California, 1871 1871 BANC PIC 1963.002:0893--E

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Creator/Collector: Koch, Augustus (active ca. 1870), artist Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), lithographer Snow & Roos, publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 81.6 x 89.2 cm.

Content/Description:

City, bay, and waterfront area with Mare Island naval shipyard operation at left.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Drawn by Augustus Koch; (LC, below title): Published by Snow & Roos; (LR): Lith. Britton & Rey, S[an] F[rancisco]. Printed legend.

Bays; California, Northern; Industry; Military facilities; San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.); Settlements; Waterfronts

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs, color

Santa Clara, [California] 1856 c1856 BANC PIC 1963.002:0904--D

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Creator/Collector: Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), artist, lithographer, and publisher Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 25.1 x 45 cm., on sheet 56 x 71.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Elevated view of small town in valley; park with fountain in foreground; Mission Santa Clara in center of town.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (UC): Kuchel & Dresel California views; (LL): From nature on stone by Kuchel & Dresel; (LC, above title): Entered... 1856 by Kuchel & Dresel... California; (LC, below title): Published by Kuchel & Dresel, 176 Clay St[reet], San Francisco; (LR): Printed by Britton & Rey, S[an] F[rancsico].

California, Northern; Missions; San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.); Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

Bird's-eye view of Haywards [Hayward, California] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0927--E

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Creator/Collector: Cook, C. B., artist Elliott Pub. Co. (active ca. 1889), publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 59 x 80.7 cm.

Content/Description:

Town and surrounding farmland. Marginal views include businesses, farms, orchards, hotels, and public buildings.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL, within image): Cook Art; (MC): Elliott Pub. Co., 120 Sutter St[reet], S[an] F[rancisco]. Marginal images captioned. Printed legend.

Agriculture; Buildings; California, Northern; Hotels; San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.); Settlements

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs

Rancho Los Meganos: property of James T. Sanford of New York [Contra Costa County, California] [ca. 1865] BANC PIC 1963.002:1329--FR

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Creator/Collector: Jump, Edward (1832-1883) , French, artist

Physical Description: painting on paper: watercolor, ink, and pencil 33.5 x 146.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Panorama of rancho (near Brentwood, Contra Costa County, California) with stone house built by John Marsh; men on horseback at extreme right; cattle in center.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Signature (LR): E. Jump

California, Northern; Dwellings; Ranches; San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)

Panoramic views; Watercolors

[Otto Bessler's house, Alameda County, California] 1871 BANC PIC 1963.002:1330--FR

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Creator/Collector: Hofmann, O. (active ca. 1871), artist

Physical Description: painting on paper: watercolor 22.2 x 31.2 cm., visible image

Content/Description:

Two-story, wooden house surrounded by fence and trees. Pedestrians, Chinese peddler, and locomotive (railroad) in foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Signature and date (LR): O. Hofmann, 1871.

California, Northern; Dwellings; Railroads; San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)

Paintings; Watercolors

[Mission San Jose, Alameda County, California] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:1332--A

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: drawing on paper: watercolor 19.5 x 33.8 cm.

Content/Description:

Mission buildings; hills in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (LR): San Jose.

Buildings; California, Northern; Missions; San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)

Drawings; Watercolors

On the harbor of S[an] Francisco [California] [1884] BANC PIC 1963.002:1334--A

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Creator/Collector: Chancellor, H. (active ca. 1884), artist (attributed to)

Physical Description: painting on paper: watercolor 12.4 x 17.2 cm.

Content/Description:

San Francisco Bay with hills and city in distance; industrial building on point at right.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (LR). Attribution and date and artist based on comparison to 1963.002:1333--A.

Bays; California, Northern; San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)

Paintings; Seascapes; Watercolors

[Berkeley overlooking University of California campus] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:1347--A

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Creator/Collector: Bühler, F. (active ca. 1881), artist

Physical Description: painting on heavy paper: oil 11.5 x 16.4 cm.

Content/Description:

View from hills of wooded area; South Hall, other campus buildings, and bay in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Handwritten (on mount): Berkeley overlooking UC, F. Bühler; (on verso): Scetch [sic] by F. Bühler/Old time California engraver/Berkeley overlooking/UC campus.

Buildings; California, Northern; San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.); Settlements

Landscapes; Oil paintings

[Oakland estuary near Lake Merritt inlet from 7th Street, California] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:1363--FR

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Creator/Collector: Lee, Joseph (1828-1880) , British, artist

Physical Description: painting on canvas: oil 58.8 x 106.4 cm.

Content/Description:

Estuary with train crossing one-lane trestle; residences in middleground; sailboat, rowboat, and sidewheel steamship on water; large oak trees frame scene.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Signature (LR): J. Lee.

Bays; California, Northern; Dwellings; Railroads; San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.); Vessels

Cityscapes; Oil paintings

[Irrigating at strawberry farm, Santa Clara?, California] [1888] BANC PIC 1963.002:1364--FR

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Creator/Collector: Hill, Thomas (1829-1908) , British, artist

Physical Description: painting on board: oil? 30.7 x 47.2 cm., visible image

Content/Description:

Several workers, including two Chinese laborers, tend field in foreground; irrigation spouts gush water into field and lake in middleground. Park-like setting with lake, boat, and pavilion; Mediterranean-style building surrounded by trees in background; low mountain ranges in far distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Title and date based on labels (on verso). Signature (LR): T. Hill. Note from inventory sheet: made for Picturesque California, p. 292. Known to be Northern California; is area near Santa Clara?

Agriculture; California, Northern; Chinese; Laborers

Landscapes; Oil paintings

US Navy Yard at Mare Island, California [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:1405--FR

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Creator/Collector: Dunlap, J. B., artist and lithographer Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 31.7 x 49.4 cm.

Content/Description:

Looking west across estuary from Vallejo towards industrial buildings, naval shipyard, etc. Numerous boats including sidewheel steamships, sailing ships, and small watercraft.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Printed by Britton & Rey, S[an] F[rancisco]; (LR): Drawn & lith. by J.B. Dunlap; (LC, below title): Taken from the city of Vallejo.

Buildings; California, Northern; Industry; Military facilities; San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.); Vessels; Vessels

Lithographs; Marines (Visual works)

First annual encampment, of the second brigade, California Militia, Camp Allen, Encinal Alameda, October 1863, Brigadier-General John S. Ellis commanding 1863 BANC PIC 1963.002:1453--FR

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Creator/Collector: Gifford, Charles B. (active ca. 1858-ca. 1868), lithographer Nagel, Louis (active ca. 1844-ca. 1873) , German, printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 36.9 x 53.4 cm., visible image

Content/Description:

Large military encampment with tents, soldiers at assembly, horse-drawn carriages, and wagons. San Francisco Bay is in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): C.B. Gifford Lith.; (LR): Printed by L. Nagel, S[an] F[rancisco].

California, Northern; Camping; Military facilities; San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs, color

Bird's-eye view of Santa Clara, Cal[ifornia] [not before 1872] BANC PIC 1963.002:1455 (enclosure)--D

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Creator/Collector: Gifford, Charles B. (active ca. 1858-ca. 1868), artist and lithographer G.T. Brown & Co. (1841-1918) , American, printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 46 x 73 cm., oval shape

Content/Description:

Densely populated town with large buildings in central area; farms and orchards at outskirts; railroad at right; broad, flat valley extending into distance; low hills in background.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): C.B. Gifford delt. & lith.; (LR): G.T. Brown & Co., print., S[an] F[rancisco]. Reference chart corresponds to sites in image, including churches and railroads. Additional materials included with item pertain to the California Pioneers of California and the California Historical Society.

California, Northern; San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.); Settlements

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs, color

The California League Grounds, San Francisco vs. Oakland, September 9, 1890 c1891 BANC PIC 1963.002:1482--D

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Creator/Collector: Kinsey, Myra E. (active ca. 1893-ca. 1919), artist Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), printer Wood & Church (active ca. 1893), undetermined

Physical Description: print on paper: photomechanical 52.4 x 66.4 cm.

Content/Description:

Baseball diamond with game in process; spectators surrounding field; grandstand at left; flying flag of Pacific Union. Prominent baseball players and spectators are identified by text below.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Arto-type, Britton & Rey, S[an] F[rancisco]/From a painting by Myra E. Kinsey; (LR): Copyright 1891 by Seymour R. Church. Stamped (LR): Library of Congress copyright 1891, Washington.

California, Northern; Events

Photomechanical prints; Portraits

Bird's-eye view of the city of Oakland, Cal[ifornia] from the north 1881 BANC PIC 1963.002:1488--E

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Creator/Collector: Times Publishing Company (active ca. 1881), publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 66 x 95 cm.

Content/Description:

Oakland and part of Alameda. Marginal views include Oakland Daily Times, Hotel Del Monte, Tubbs Hotel, and Galindo Hotel.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LC, below image): Published by the Times Pub[lishin]g Co. in 1881. Each image captioned. Printed legend.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Hotels; San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.); Settlements

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs

Northern California: Santa Cruz County

Santa Cruz, [Santa Cruz County] California [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0353--A

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving, hand colored 9.9 x 17.6 cm.

Content/Description:

Bird's-eye view of town from seaside; bay, piers and sailing ships in foreground; buildings, bridges and estuary in middleground; hills in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Clipping from Swedish language periodical.

California, Northern; Settlements; Waterfronts

Bird's-eye views; Engravings, color

[Santa Cruz Mission, Santa Cruz County, California] [19--?] BANC PIC 1963.002:0359--B

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Creator/Collector: Borein, John Edward (1872-1945) , American, etcher

Physical Description: print on paper: etching 30.6 x 45.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Southwest corner of Holy Cross Mission buildings in Santa Cruz with church and bell tower in center. Simple cart pulled by four oxen; figures on foot and on horseback near buildings.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Handwritten title (LL): [S]anta Cruze. Printed (LR, within image): Edward Borein.

Animals; Buildings; California, Northern; Cattle; Churches; Missions

Etchings

Redwood Trees, Santa Cruz Mts [Mountains], Cal[ifornia] 1874? BANC PIC 1963.002:0680--A

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Creator/Collector: Key, John Ross (1832-1920) , American, artist H. H. (active ca. 1874-ca. 1875), lithographer L. Prang & Co. (active 1868-ca. 1873) , American, lithographer and publisher

Physical Description: print on canvas mounted on paper: lithograph, color 35.5 x 17.8 cm.

Content/Description:

Redwood trees in hilly landscape; ocean in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Signature and date in original (LL): J.R. Key. Printed [18]72. Signature (LL): H.H. Chr. Label (UC, on mount): Redwood trees, Santa Cruz M[oun]t[ain]s; (LC, below title): [... ?] 18[74] by Prang & Co....

California, Northern; Nature; Plants

Landscapes; Lithographs, color

Views of the South Pacific Coast Railroad [Santa Cruz County, California] 1882 BANC PIC 1963.002:0816--C

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Creator/Collector: Wasp (active 1868-1928), publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 35.4 x 52 cm.

Content/Description:

Eight scenic views along railroad line showing Big Tree Grove in Felton, Santa Cruz, California Powder Works, San Lorenzo Valley and River, and Vine Hill; some views include tourists, train tracks, and bridges

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (on verso): The Wasp, pages 827-830, San Francisco, Dec[ember] 22, 1882.

California, Northern; Manners & customs; Railroads

Landscapes; Lithographs, color

Riverside house & cottages, Santa Cruz [Santa Cruz County, California] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0818--C

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Creator/Collector: Saalburg, Charles W. (active ca. 1890), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 34.4 x 56 cm.

Content/Description:

Resort hotel with Victorian-style building, park, recreation area (people strolling, playing croquet, and tennis), and club house; path leading to river and boathouse; ocean and beach in distance. Advertisements for local businesses surround main image.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Cha[rle]s W. Saalburg, lith., S[an] F[rancisco].

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Hotels; Manners & customs; Waterfronts

Advertisements; Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

The California Powder Works: Santa Cruz County, California [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0888--D

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Creator/Collector: Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 61.5 x 70.7 cm., dome top

Content/Description:

Elevated view of powder works including industrial buildings, factory, and warehouses situated along one side of river surrounded by heavily wooded mountains; elevated waterway in center.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LC, below title): Office in San Francisco; (UC, within image): Cannon, sporting & blasting powder; (LL): Britton & Rey, S[an] F[rancisco]. For variant see 1963.002:889--D.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Industry; Rivers

Landscapes; Lithographs, color

The California Powder Works: Santa Cruz County, California [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0889 (enclosure)--D

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Creator/Collector: Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 51 x 66 cm., dome top; enclosure 6.4 x 66.1 cm.

Content/Description:

Elevated view of powder works including industrial buildings, factory, and warehouses situated along both sides of river surrounded by heavily wooded mountains; elevated waterway in center. Two hunters and dogs on hill in left foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LC, below title): Office in San Francisco; (LL): Lith. Britton & Rey, S[an] F[rancisco]. Printed legend. Print cropped along bottom; enclosure shows missing area. For variant see 1963.002:888--D.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Industry; Rivers

Landscapes; Lithographs, color

Santa Cruz, [Santa Cruz County] Cal[ifornia] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0890--E

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Creator/Collector: Steinegger, Henry [Stggr] (active ca. 1854-ca. 1880) , Swiss, artist Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), lithographer A. Hatch & Co., publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 49.4 x 82.6 cm., oval image on sheet 56.8 x 90.5 cm.

Content/Description:

View looking inland; waterfront in foreground with beach area, piers, hotels, and railroad; view of town beyond.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL, within image): H.y Steinegger; (LC, above title): Lith. Britton & Rey, S[an] F[rancisco]/copyrighted by A.J. Hatch & Co., publishers, San Francisco.

California, Northern; Settlements; Waterfronts

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

On the grade near Felton, S[an]ta Cruz Co[unty], Cal[ifornia] [ca. 1880?] BANC PIC 1963.002:1038--A

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Creator/Collector: Nystrom, Charles W. (active ca. 1880), artist (attributed to)

Physical Description: drawing on paper: pencil 16.9 x 20.9 cm.

Content/Description:

Curving mountain road along steep cliff at right and river bed or stream at left; coach driven by four horses crosses wooden bridge over washout area; man on horseback in right foreground; forest and mountains in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (LL). Signature (LL): C.W.N.? (monogram). Attribution and date based on information from Inventory Sheets. Note from Inventory Sheets: Accompanied by descriptive letter of March 10, 1880.

California, Northern; Mountains; Vehicles

Drawings; Landscapes

Bird's-eye view of Santa Cruz, Cal[ifornia] [187-] BANC PIC 1963.002:1550--FR

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Creator/Collector: Gifford, Charles B. (active ca. 1858-ca. 1868), artist A.L. Bancroft & Company (active ca. 1872-ca. 1973), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 46.7 x 68.7 cm., visible image

Content/Description:

City from ocean looking towards hills; buildings and houses in center; sailing ships and steamships on water; piers and estuary visible; wagons and carriages along shore.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): C.B. Gifford, delt. S.J.; (LR): A.L. Bancroft & Co., lith. S[an] F[rancisco]. Printed legend.

California, Northern; Settlements; Waterfronts

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs, color

Northern California: Sonoma County

[View of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0511--A

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Creator/Collector: G.T. Brown & Co. (1841-1918) , American, artist (attributed to) Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), lithographer (attributed to)

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 22.2 x 33.2 cm.

Content/Description:

View overlooking town with clusters of buildings and houses; farmers and horses, and group of children playing in foreground; hills in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (LC): [La?] Santa Rosa. Ref. note: From Sketches by Grafton T. Brown, by Kuchel and Dresel.

California, Northern; Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs

Santa Rosa Academy, R. K. Mariner, Principal [Sonoma County, California] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0511:1--A

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Creator/Collector: G.T. Brown & Co. (1841-1918) , American, artist (attributed to) Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), lithographer (attributed to)

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on paper: lithograph, color 8 x 8 cm.

Content/Description:

Colonial-style, two story building with columned portico and balcony, topped with two tiered square observatory or belfry with; US flag flies from central tower; children and adults in front.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (LC). Ref. note: From Sketches by Grafton T. Brown, by Kuchel and Dresel. Likely a marginal view from larger view of Santa Rosa?

Buildings; California, Northern; Children

Lithographs, color

Santa Rosa House, Edward P. Colgan, Proprietor [Sonoma County, California] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0511:2--A

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Creator/Collector: G.T. Brown & Co. (1841-1918) , American, artist (attributed to) Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), lithographer (attributed to)

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on paper: lithograph 7.9 x 15.4 cm.

Content/Description:

Two story building with columned portico and balcony, with US flag in front and large sign: "Santa Rosa House." Pedestrians, horses, and coaches in street.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (LC). Ref. note: From Sketches by Grafton T. Brown, by Kuchel and Dresel.

Buildings; California, Northern

Lithographs

Petaluma, Sonoma Co[unty] Cal[ifornia] [not before 1890] BANC PIC 1963.002:0756--D

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Creator/Collector: Codding, George C., publisher Elliott Pub. Co. (active ca. 1889), publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 53.9 x 71.2 cm.

Content/Description:

Bird's-eye view of town; waterfront area with train depot and warehouses on river in foreground; orchards in distance. Marginal views include schools, church, industry (California Woolen Mills, Petaluma Foundry & Machine Works, Petaluma Incubator Factory), Pioneer Lumber Yard, Cypress Hill Cemetery Works, Mutual Relief Association, etc.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LC, within image): Elliott Pub. Co. S[an] F[rancisco]; (LC, below title): Published by Geo[rge] C. Codding, real estate and insurance broker, Western Avenue. Each image captioned. Printed legend and descriptive text.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Industry; Settlements

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs, color

Petaluma [Sonoma County, California] c1857 BANC PIC 1963.002:0819--B

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Creator/Collector: Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), publisher Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 21.3 x 38.9 cm.

Content/Description:

Broad view of small town with houses in foreground; cluster of town buildings in middleground. Sailboat on river in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (LC). Printed (LC, above title): Entered...1857 by Kuchel & Dresel...Cal[ifornia]. Apparently printed by Britton & Rey (COS).

California, Northern; Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs

Lachryma Montis, residence of Gen[eral] M. G. Vallejo, near Sonoma, California [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0831--D

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Creator/Collector: Shaw, S. W., artist Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), lithographer Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 53.9 x 68.8 cm.

Content/Description:

American Gothic-style house with large carriage house at right.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Paint. by S.W. Shaw; (LC, above title): Kuchel & Dresel, lith., 176 Clay Street, San Francisco, Cal[ifornia]; (LR): Britton & Rey, print.

California, Northern; Dwellings

Lithographs, color

[Behlers or Black Point, Sonoma County, California] [ca. 1880?] BANC PIC 1963.002:1043--B

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Creator/Collector: Nystrom, Charles W. (active ca. 1880), artist (attributed to)

Physical Description: drawing on paper: pencil 27.4 x 34.2 cm.

Content/Description:

Landing point on cliff coast; two lumber chutes, one in use by two-masted sailing vessel at left; small settlement of several houses on point; steam vessel on distant horizon. Possibly Fisk's Mill.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Signature (LL): [C.W.N.?) (monogram). Attribution, date and title based on information from Inventory Sheets. Inventory Sheets: may be Fisk's Mill. See Hittell's drawings.

California, Northern; Settlements; Vessels; Waterfronts

Drawings; Seascapes

[The Block's farmyard on Dry Creek near Healdsburg, Sonoma County, California] 188[3?] BANC PIC 1963.002:1317--FR

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Creator/Collector: Tavernier, Jules (1844-1889) , French, artist

Physical Description: painting on paper: watercolor and pencil 27.2 x 41.8 cm., visible image

Content/Description:

Barn buildings in foreground with chickens and doves in yard and grape press(?) near barn; orchard and hills in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Signature and date (LR): Jules Tavernier, 188[3?] (date partially covered by matting). Note from Inventory Sheets: Tavernier had been a Thanksgiving dinner guest. Chef Block was of the original Old Poodle Dog.

Agriculture; Buildings; California, Northern

Paintings; Watercolors

Northern California: Tuolumne County

Sonora, January, 1852 [Tuolume County, California] c1852 BANC PIC 1963.002:0221--C

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Creator/Collector: Goddard, George H. (active ca. 1852-ca. 1853) , British, artist Pollard & Britton (active ca. 1852), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 37.5 x 52.8 cm.

Content/Description:

View overlooking town in valley; group of miners with picks and shovels in foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL, within image): G.H. Goddard, del.; (LC, above title): Entered... 1852 by G.H. Goddard... California; (LR): Pollard & Brittons lith. Merchant Str[eet], S[an] F[rancisco].

California, Northern; Mining; Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

Sonora, Jan[uar]y 1853 [Tuolumne County, California] 1853 BANC PIC 1963.002:0260--A

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Creator/Collector: Goddard, George H. (active ca. 1852-ca. 1853) , British, artist Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), lithographer Sweetland, B. R. (active ca. 1853), publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 20.2 x 26.3 cm.

Content/Description:

View overlooking mining town with mostly wooden houses and buildings; church at outskirts; low hills in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): B.R. Sweetland Publisher, Miner's Book Store; (LC, above title): George H. Goddard, del.; (LR): Lith. by Britton & Rey, San Francisco.

California, Northern; Mining; Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs

Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne County, California c1858 BANC PIC 1963.002:0261--B

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 27.5 x 35.5 cm., vignette

Content/Description:

General view of city surrounded by low mountains, main street lined with buildings.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LC, below title): Entered... 1858 by A. & A. Mack; (LR): J. Haehnlen's Lith. Philada.

California, Northern; Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs

Sonora, Tuolumne Co[unty] Cal[ifornia] [18--?] BANC PIC 1963.002:0757--D

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Creator/Collector: Elliott Pub. Co. (active ca. 1889), lithographer Rehm, photographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 53.6 x 70.8 cm.

Content/Description:

Elevated view of town with park, pond, and canal in foreground. Marginal views include residences, churches, City Hotel and Yosemite Hotel, and businesses.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LC, below title): Photographed from Reservoir Hill by Rehm; (LR): Lithograph and copyright of Elliott Publishing Co., S[an] F[rancisco]. Printed legend.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Churches; Dwellings; Hotels; Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs

Columbia, Southern Mines, [Tuolumne County] California c1855 BANC PIC 1963.002:0867--D

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Creator/Collector: Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), artist and lithographer Towle & Leavitt (active ca. 1855), publisher Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 49.4 x 66 cm.

Content/Description:

Mining operations and town surrounded by hills. Marginal views include local businesses, churches, hotels, banks, etc. Elevated waterways and waterwheel in center.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): From nature & on stone by Kuchel & Dresel, 176 Clay St[reet], S[an] F[rancisco]; (LC, above title): Entered... 1855 by Kuchel & Dresel... Cal[ifornia]; (LC, below title): Published by Towle & Leavitt, Colombia, Tuolumne County, Cal[ifornia]; (LR): Printed by Britton & Rey. Each image captioned.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Churches; Hotels; Mining; Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

Sonora, Tuolumne County, Southern Mines, California [1854] BANC PIC 1963.002:0906--D

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Creator/Collector: Kuchel, C. C. (1820-ca. 1865) , Swiss, artist Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), artist, lithographer, and publisher Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 51.3 x 66.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Central image of small town in Sierra Nevada Mountains foothills. Marginal views include churches, local businesses, residences, hotels (United States, Placer, and City), brewery, and Rulofson & Cameron daguerreotypes "Dag. Saloon" wagon.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL, within central image): C.C.K. [C.C. Kuchel]; (LL): From nature & on stone by Kuchel & Dresel, 146 Clay St[reet], S[an] F[rancisco]; (LR): Printed by Britton & Rey. Date baed on comparison to 1963.002:0757--D. Each image captioned.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Churches; Dwellings; Hotels

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

Gold Hill mining camp [Sonora, California] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:1055--D

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Creator/Collector: Houghton (Laramie?), artist

Physical Description: drawing on paper: ink and wash 40 x 61.9 cm.

Content/Description:

View from above of mining camp set among hilly landscape; wooden buildings and houses scattered in trees; mine shafts in upper left and upper right.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (LR). Printed [LR, within image]: Houghton/Laramie. Possibly drawing for print.

California, Northern; Mining; Settlements

Landscapes; Wash drawings

Go to the Tuolumne Hotel, 17th St[reet], Merced, Cal[ifornia, advertisement] [not before 1873] BANC PIC 1963.002:1400--C

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Creator/Collector: W. Elliott & Co., undetermined

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 58.2 x 37.1 cm.

Content/Description:

Includes image of building façade with people on street, in carriages, and on porch.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (UC). Printed (MR): W. Elliott & Co., 106 Leidsdorff St[teet], S[an] F[rancisco].

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Hotels

Advertisements; Lithographs

Northern California: Yosemite Valley

Yosemite Fall, 2634 feet high, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa Co[unty], Cal[ifornia] [not before 1862] BANC PIC 1963.002:0386--B

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Creator/Collector: Baker, George Holbrook (1827-1906) , American, lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 35.5 x 46.2 cm.

Content/Description:

Upper and lower Yosemite Falls, with Merced River in foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Lith. Geo[rge] H. Baker, San Francisco.

California, Northern; Mountains; Nature; Yosemite Valley (Calif.)

Landscapes; Lithographs, color

Sentinel Rock and Three Brothers, Merced Riv[er, Yosemite Valley, California] [not before 1862] BANC PIC 1963.002:0387--B

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Creator/Collector: Baker, George Holbrook (1827-1906) , American, lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color

Content/Description:

Sentinel Rock and Three Brothers, with Merced River in foreground; dense trees and vegetation.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Lith. Geo[rge] H. Baker, San Francisco.

California, Northern; Mountains; Nature; Yosemite Valley (Calif.)

Landscapes; Lithographs, color

South Dome, Liberty Cap and Nevada Fall, Yosemite [Valley, California] [not before 1862] BANC PIC 1963.002:0388--B

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Creator/Collector: Baker, George Holbrook (1827-1906) , American, lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 35.3 x 47.5 cm.

Content/Description:

View from Panorama Cliff looking across towards South Dome, Liberty Cap, and Nevada Fall.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LR): Lith. Geo[rge] H. Baker, San Francisco.

California, Northern; Mountains; Nature; Yosemite Valley (Calif.)

Landscapes; Lithographs, color

Yosemite Valley, Mariposa Co[unty], Cal[ifornia] [not before 1862] BANC PIC 1963.002:0389--B

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Creator/Collector: Baker, George Holbrook (1827-1906) , American, lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 35.8 x 46.4 cm.

Content/Description:

Valley looking west from Indian Trail with Sentinel Rock at left, Cathedral Rocks in distance, and small settlement in foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (Ll): Lith. Geo[rge] H. Baker, San Francisco; (LC, below title): Altitude 4000 f[eet] above the sea. View looking west from Indian Trail. Small settlement in left foreground.

California, Northern; Mountains; Nature; Yosemite Valley (Calif.)

Landscapes; Lithographs, color

Yosemite Valley [California] c1869 BANC PIC 1963.002:0390--B

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Creator/Collector: Hill, Thomas (1829-1908) , British, artist Hinshelwood, Robert (1812-ca. 1875) , Scottish, engraver William Pate & Co. (active ca. 1869), publisher

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on heavy paper: engraving, hand colored 32.3 x 42.6 cm., on sheet 37.5 x 49.4 cm.

Content/Description:

View looking east down valley with Glacier Point at right and Half Dome in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LC, below title): From the original painting in possession of the publishers/William Pate & Co. New York; (LR): Rob[er]t Hinshelwood; (LL): Tho[ma]s Hill; (LC, above title): Entered... 1869 by W. Pate & Co... N[ew] Y[ork].

California, Northern; Mountains; Nature; Yosemite Valley (Calif.)

Engravings, color; Landscapes

Mirror Lake, Yosemite Valley [California] c1872 BANC PIC 1963.002:0391--A

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown] D. Appleton & Co. (active ca. 1873), publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving, hand colored 23.6 x 31.7 cm.

Content/Description:

Lake with reflection of trees and mountains which surround it. Two men in canoe chase swimming deer; one man fires rifle at deer as it flees.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LC, above title): Entered... 1872 by D. Appleton & Co.; (LC, below title): New York, D. Appleton & Co.

California, Northern; Hunting; Lakes & ponds; Nature; Yosemite Valley (Calif.)

Engravings, color; Landscapes

[Washington Columns, Yosemite Valley, California] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0392--B

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Creator/Collector: Currier & Ives (active 1857-1907) , American, publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 30.1 x 40.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Valley with Washington Columns at left; Merced River in foreground; flat boat on shore.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC): The Washington Columns, Yo-Semite Valley. Printed (LL): Published by Currier & Ives; (LR): 152 Nassau St[reet], New York.

California, Northern; Mountains; Nature; Yosemite Valley (Calif.)

Landscapes; Lithographs, color

Bridal Veil Fall, Yosemite Valley, California [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0393--B

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Creator/Collector: Currier & Ives (active 1857-1907) , American, publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 28 x 38.2 cm.

Content/Description:

Looking through trees towards falls in distance; bear on rocks in foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC): Bridal Veil Fall, Yo-semite Valley, California. Printed (LL): Published by Currier & Ives; (LR): 125 Nassau St[reet], New York.

Animals; Bears; California, Northern; Mountains; Nature; Yosemite Valley (Calif.)

Landscapes; Lithographs, color

Yosemite Valley, Mariposa Co[unty] Cal[ifornia] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0394--C

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 34.9 x 54.2 cm., on mount 47.2 x 61.6 cm.

Content/Description:

View from Inspiration Point on Mariposa Trail looking east down valley; El Capitan at left; Bridal Veil Fall and Cathedral Spires at right; Half Dome in distance. Figures by campfire and horses in foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (LC]: Yo-semite Valley, Mariposa Co., Cal. Stamp (UR). For variant see 1963.002:0399--D.

California, Northern; Mountains; Nature; Yosemite Valley (Calif.)

Landscapes; Lithographs

Bridal Veil Waterfall... Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal[iforni]a [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0395--C

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Creator/Collector: Camerer, Eugene (1830-1898) , German, artist Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), lithographer Nagel, Louis (active ca. 1844-ca. 1873) , German, printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 52.3 x 42.4 cm.

Content/Description:

Three figures in boat at foot of fall; heavily forested setting.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC): Bridal Veil Waterfall/Height 900 feet/Yo-Semite Valley Mariposa County Cala. Printed (LR): From nature by E. Camerer; (LC, above title): Kuchel & Dresel's Lith[ography], 174 Clay St[reet], S[an] F[rancisco]; (LR): L. Nagel print.

California, Northern; Nature; Yosemite Valley (Calif.)

Landscapes; Lithographs

Vernal Fall... Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal[ifornia] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0396--C

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Creator/Collector: Camerer, Eugene (1830-1898) , German, artist Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), lithographer Nagel, Louis (active ca. 1844-ca. 1873) , German, printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 55.2 x 44 cm.

Content/Description:

Female figure carving inscription "ROS" into rock at foot of fall.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC): Vernal Fall/height 400 Feet/Yo Semite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal[ifornia] Printed (LL): from nature by E. Camerer; (LC, above title): Kuchel & Dresel's Lith. 174 Clay St[reet, San Francisco, California]; (LR): L. Nagel print.

California, Northern; Nature; Yosemite Valley (Calif.)

Landscapes; Lithographs

Vernal Falls and Cap of Liberty, Yosemite Valley [California] 1884 BANC PIC 1963.002:0397--A

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Creator/Collector: Chancellor, H. (active ca. 1884), artist

Physical Description: painting on paper: watercolor, pencil, and gouache 17.5 x 12.4 cm.

Content/Description:

Close up view of falls and creek framed by two tree trunks.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (LR): Vernal Falls and cap of Liberty/Yo-Semite [sic] Valley. Handwrittent monogram and date (LR): H.C., 23 May [18]84. Handwritten in pencil (on verso): H. Chancellor pinx.

California, Northern; Mountains; Nature; Yosemite Valley (Calif.)

Landscapes; Paintings; Watercolors

[Yosemite Falls in autumn, Yosemite Valley, California] [ca. 1855] BANC PIC 1963.002:0398--B

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Creator/Collector: Friend, Washington F. (1820-1886) , British, artist

Physical Description: painting on paper: watercolor 39.6 x 28.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Upper and lower Yosemite Falls from valley floor; mountains reflected in body of water in foreground. Two Indians, tipi (teepee, tepee), and canoe on shore.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Signature (LL): W. F. Friend. Handwritten (on verso): 1906/Yosemite Falls, autumn.

California, Northern; Mountains; Nature; Yosemite Valley (Calif.)

Landscapes; Watercolors

General view of the great Yo-Semite [Yosemite] Valley, Mariposa County, California c1859 BANC PIC 1963.002:0399--D

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Creator/Collector: Ayres, Thomas A. (1816-1858) , American, artist Nahl Brothers (active 1852-1871), lithographer Hutchings & Rosenfield (active ca. 1856), publisher Nagel, Louis (active ca. 1844-ca. 1873) , German, printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 45.7 x 61 cm.

Content/Description:

View from Inspiration Point on Mariposa Trail looking east down valley; El Capitan at left; Bridal Veil Fall and Cathedral Spires at right; Half Dome in distance. Figures by campfire and horses in foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Nahl Brothers, lith.; (LC, above title): Entered... 1859 by Hutchings & Rosenfield... California/T.A. Ayers, del.; (LC, below title): Published by Hutchings & Rosenfield, San Francisco; (LR): L. Nagel, print. Handwritten (LR): To the Conneticut Historical Society, with respects of [M.? Tracy?] Printed text below title includes Indian names for topographical features mentioned above. For variant see 1963.002:0394--C. For original see 1963.002:1325--C.

California, Northern; Mountains; Nature; Yosemite Valley (Calif.)

Landscapes; Lithographs

[Yosemite Valley, California] [ca. 1872] BANC PIC 1963.002:0400--D

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Creator/Collector: Harring, William (active ca. 1860-ca. 1890), artist L. Prang & Co. (active 1868-ca. 1873) , American, lithographer and publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 41 x 67.7 cm.

Content/Description:

View looking east down valley; El Capitan at left; Bridal Veil Fall and Cathedral Spires at right; Half Dome in distance. Figures and horses in foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Printed (LR, within image): W. Harring; (LL): Chromolith. & published by L. Prang & Co.

California, Northern; Mountains; Nature; Yosemite Valley (Calif.)

Landscapes; Lithographs, color

The Yo-Hamite Falls [Yosemite Falls, California] c1855 BANC PIC 1963.002:0402--D

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Creator/Collector: Ayres, Thomas A. (1816-1858) , American, artist Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), lithographer Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), printer

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on board: lithograph, hand colored 68.1 x 52.6 cm.

Content/Description:

Upper and lower Yosemite Falls; figures by campfire and horses near Merced River in foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (UC): Hutchings' panoramic scenes in California; (LL): Sketched from nature by T.A. Ayres; (LC, above title): Entered... 1855 by James M. Hutchings... Cal[ifornia]/on stone by Kuchel & Dresel, 146 Clay St[reet], S[an] F[rancisco]; (LC, below title): situated in the Yo-Hamite Valley, near the source of the middle fork of the River Merced, Mariposa County, California/height of main fall 1300 feet, whole height from valley 2300 feet; (LR): Printed by Britton & Rey. For original see 1963.002:1326--C.

California, Northern; Mountains; Nature; Yosemite Valley (Calif.)

Landscapes; Lithographs, color

The great Yo-Semite [Yosemite] Fall in Mariposa County, California [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0403--D

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Creator/Collector: Camerer, Eugene (1830-1898) , German, artist Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), lithographer Nagel, Louis (active ca. 1844-ca. 1873) , German, printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 75 x 59.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Upper and lower Yosemite Falls; cows and horses on bank of Merced River in foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Drawn from nature by E. Camerer; (LC, above title): Kuchel & Dresel, liths.; (LC, below title): Height of the 1st fall 1600 feet, of the 2[n]d fall 700 feet, of the 3[r]d fall 600 feet. Handwritten (LR): California.

California, Northern; Mountains; Nature; Yosemite Valley (Calif.)

Landscapes; Lithographs, color

[Yosemite Valley, California] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0404--E

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Creator/Collector: Bierstadt, Albert (1830-1902) , German, artist Dillmann, J. J., lithographer Breidenbach & Co., undetermined

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color (oelograph) 54.7 x 82.7 cm.

Content/Description:

View looking towards Royal Arches; Half Dome at right, Yosemite Falls at left, Merced River beneath, and Mount Watkins in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Printed (LR, within image): A. Bierstadt; (LL, within image): J.J. Dillmann, lith.; (LC): Oeldruck v[on] Breidenbach & Co. in Düsseldorf.

California, Northern; Mountains; Nature; Yosemite Valley (Calif.)

Landscapes; Lithographs, color

Yosemite Valley, looking east from the Mariposa Trail c1874 BANC PIC 1963.002:0675--B

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Creator/Collector: Key, John Ross (1832-1920) , American, artist L. Prang & Co. (active 1868-ca. 1873) , American, publisher and printer

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on board: lithograph, color 19.5 x 38.8 cm.

Content/Description:

View looking down valley with El Capitan at left, Cathedral Rocks and Bridal Veil Fall at right and Half Dome in distance. Several figures on bluff in right foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (UL, on mount and LR, within image). Printed (LL, within image): Prang's Chromo after. Signature (LL, within image): John R. Key [18]73; (LC): Entered...1874 by L. Prang & Co.

California, Northern; Mountains; Nature; Yosemite Valley (Calif.)

Landscapes; Lithographs, color

The domes of the Yosemite Valley [California] c1874 BANC PIC 1963.002:0676--A

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Creator/Collector: Key, John Ross (1832-1920) , American, artist L. Prang & Co. (active 1868-ca. 1873) , American, undetermined

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on paper: lithograph, color 17.7 x 35.9 cm.

Content/Description:

View looking from shore of Merced River east down valley with Half Dome and North Dome in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LR). Printed (LL): Prang's Chromo after. Signature and date in original (LL): J.R. Key, [18]73. Printed (LC): Entered... 1874 by L. Prang & Co.... Printed on mount (UL): The domes of the Yosemite.

California, Northern; Mountains; Nature; Rivers; Yosemite Valley (Calif.)

Landscapes; Lithographs, color

Yosemite Valley, looking west c1875 BANC PIC 1963.002:0677--B

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Creator/Collector: Key, John Ross (1832-1920) , American, artist L. Prang & Co. (active 1868-ca. 1873) , American, publisher and printer

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on board: lithograph, color 20.4 x 38.8 cm.

Content/Description:

Sunset view from Merced River looking west down valley with Cathedral rocks at left. Cows wade in river and graze on shore in foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (UL, on mount and LR, within image). Printed (LL, within image): Prang's American Chromo after. Signature (LL, within image): John R. Key [18]73; (LC): Entered...1875 by L. Prang & Co...Boston.

California, Northern; Mountains; Nature; Rivers; Yosemite Valley (Calif.)

Landscapes; Lithographs, color; Photomechanical prints

Bridal Veil Fall, Yosemite Valley [California] c1874 BANC PIC 1963.002:0678--A

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Creator/Collector: Key, John Ross (1832-1920) , American, artist L. Prang & Co. (active 1868-ca. 1873) , American, publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 35.5 x 17.8 cm.

Content/Description:

Fall with Cathedral Spires in distance and Merced River in foreground; small group of people and horses to left.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Signature and date in original (LR): J.R. Key [18]72. Printed (LL): Prangs/American chromos/Boston; (LR): Copyright 1874 by L. Prang & Co. Handwritten (on verso mount): Calif[ornia] view #13.

California, Northern; Mountains; Nature; Rivers; Yosemite Valley (Calif.)

Landscapes; Lithographs, color

Nevada Fall, Yosemite Valley [California] c1875 BANC PIC 1963.002:0679--B

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Creator/Collector: Key, John Ross (1832-1920) , American, artist L. Prang & Co. (active 1868-ca. 1873) , American, publisher and printer

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on board: lithograph, color 38.6 x 19 cm.

Content/Description:

View from below fall. Two men stand on bridge in foreground looking up at cascade.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (UL, on mount and LL, within image). Printed (LR, within image): Prang's American Chromo after. Signature (LR, within image): John R. Key [18]73; (LC): Entered...1875 by L. Prang & Co...Boston.

California, Northern; Mountains; Nature; Yosemite Valley (Calif.)

Landscapes; Lithographs, color; Photomechanical prints

[Yosemite Falls, California] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0803--F

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Creator/Collector: Friend, Washington F. (1820-1886) , British, artist

Physical Description: painting on paper: watercolor 101 x 68 cm.

Content/Description:

Upper and lower Yosemite Falls; Indian encampment in middleground with Indian on horseback and in canoe on Merced River; and two Indian women in blue cloaks carrying infants in papooses in foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Signature (LR): W.F. Friend.

California, Northern; Mountains; Rivers; Yosemite Valley (Calif.)

Landscapes; Paintings; Watercolors

Falls of the Tuolumne [Yosemite Valley, California] [not before 1873] BANC PIC 1963.002:0820--B

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Creator/Collector: Baker, George Holbrook (1827-1906) , American, lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 35.5 x 50.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Falls seen from below, looking toward open faced granite hills with sparse tree lines that surround and rise above cascade. Two figures with hunting rifle and two dogs look at falls.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LR): Geo[rge] H. Baker, lith.

California, Northern; Mountains; Nature; Yosemite Valley (Calif.)

Landscapes; Lithographs, color

[Valley of the Yosemite at source of middle fork of Merced River, California] 1855 BANC PIC 1963.002:1325--C

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Creator/Collector: Ayres, Thomas A. (1816-1858) , American, artist

Physical Description: drawing on sandpaper: chalk and charcoal 34.7 x 53.3 cm.

Content/Description:

View from Inspiration Point on Mariposa Trail looking east down valley; El Capitan at left; Bridal Veil Fall and Cathedral Spires at right; Half Dome in distance. Figures on horseback and pack horse in foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (on verso). Signature and date (LL): Tho[ma]s A. Ayres, 1855. Note from inventory sheet: Reproduced July 1856, volume 1:1, Hutchings' California Magazine. See 1963.002:0399--D.

California, Northern; Mountains; Nature; Yosemite Valley (Calif.)

Drawings; Landscapes

[Falls of the Yosemite on middle fork Merced River, California] 1855 BANC PIC 1963.002:1326--C

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Creator/Collector: Ayres, Thomas A. (1816-1858) , American, artist

Physical Description: drawing on sandpaper: chalk and charcoal 51 x 35.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Upper and lower Yosemite Falls; figures by campfire and horses near Merced River in foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (on verso): Falls of the Yosemite on middle fork Merced Rvr. Cal[ifornia] Estimated height upper cascade 400 ft lower fall 600 ft total height from base of valley 28,000 ft, by Ayres, 1855. Signature (LL): A. Ayers, [...?] 1855. Note from inventory sheet: Reproduced in Hutchings, California Magazine, v.1:1, July 1856. See 1963.002:0402--D.

California, Northern; Mountains; Nature; Rivers; Yosemite Valley (Calif.)

Drawings; Landscapes

[Sentinel Rock, Yosemite California] 1872 BANC PIC 1963.002:1351--FR

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Creator/Collector: Keith, William (1839-1911) , Scottish, artist

Physical Description: painting on canvas: oil 46 x 36 cm.

Content/Description:

View looking through landscape towards Sentinel Rock rising in distance. Merced River in foreground with Indians gathered along bank.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (attached to frame).Signature and date (LL): Wm. Keith, [18]72.

California, Northern; Mountains; Nature; Rivers; Yosemite Valley (Calif.)

Landscapes; Oil paintings

[El Capitan, Yosemite, California] 1894 BANC PIC 1963.002:1365--FR

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Creator/Collector: Hill, Thomas (1829-1908) , British, artist

Physical Description: painting on canvas: oil 45.7 x 55.7 cm.

Content/Description:

View from Inspiration Point on Mariposa Trail looking east down valley; El Capitan at left; Bridal Veil Fall and Cathedral Spires at right; Half Dome in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Signature and date (LR): T. Hill, 1894.

California, Northern; Mountains; Nature; Yosemite Valley (Calif.)

Landscapes; Oil paintings

[Yosemite Valley, California] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:1416--A

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Creator/Collector: Day & Son (active ca. 1850) , British, lithographer (attributed to) Robinson & Snow (active ca. 1864), publisher (attributed to)

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 23.2 x 35.2 cm.

Content/Description:

View from Inspiration Point on Mariposa Trail looking east down valley; El Capitan at left; Bridal Veil Fall and Cathedral Spires at right; Half Dome in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Attribution based on inventory sheet (information possibly from removed mat).

California, Northern; Mountains; Nature; Yosemite Valley (Calif.)

Landscapes; Lithographs, color

Yosemite waterfalls, Cal[ifornia] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:1417--E

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 71.6 x 56.6 cm.

Content/Description:

Upper and lower falls from valley floor; three Indians on horseback at right.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC).

California, Northern; Nature; Yosemite Valley (Calif.)

Landscapes; Lithographs, color

The Pioneer Cabin of the Yo-semite [Yosemite Valley, California] Valley [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:1426--B

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Creator/Collector: Currier & Ives (active 1857-1907) , American, publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 25.3 x 33.7 cm.

Content/Description:

Log cabin surrounded by tall snow-capped Sierra Nevada Mountains and trees; one man and dog sitting by cabin, another man in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Published by Currier & Ives; (LR): 125 Nassau St[reet], New York.

California, Northern; Dwellings; Frontier & pioneer life; Mountains; Settlers; Yosemite Valley (Calif.)

Lithographs, color

El Capitan from Mariposa Trail [Yosemite Valley, California] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:1428--B

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Creator/Collector: Currier & Ives (active 1857-1907) , American, publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 32 x 39.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Mountainous landscape with rugged terrain.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Published by Currier & Ives; (LR): 152 Nassau St[reet] New York.

California, Northern; Mountains; Nature; Yosemite Valley (Calif.)

Landscapes; Lithographs, color

Yo-Semite [Yosemite] Falls, California [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:1429--B

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Creator/Collector: Currier & Ives (active 1857-1907) , American, publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 26 x 36.7 cm.

Content/Description:

View towards falls over Merced River; deer grazing to left.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Published by Currier & Ives; (LR): 152 Nassau St[reet] New York.

California, Northern; Mountains; Nature; Rivers; Yosemite Valley (Calif.)

Landscapes; Lithographs, color

Looking down the Yo-semite [Yosemite Valley, California] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:1432--B

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Creator/Collector: Currier & Ives (active 1857-1907) , American, publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 27.8 x 37.5 cm.

Content/Description:

View looking down valley from bank of Merced River; boulders and trees at left; pines and mountains in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC): Looking down the Yo-Semite. Printed (LL): Published by Currier & Ives; (LR): 115 Nassau St[reet], New York; Illegible handwriting on verso.

California, Northern; Nature; Rivers; Yosemite Valley (Calif.)

Landscapes; Lithographs, color

[View of Yosemite Valley, California] 1873 BANC PIC 1963.002:1434--C

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Creator/Collector: Clarke, C. (active ca. 1873), artist

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color (oleograph) 35.2 x 50.8 cm.

Content/Description:

View from Inspiration Point next to Bridal Veil Fall and Cathedral Rocks; El Capitan at left; Half Dome in distance; Merced River in valley floor below. Three Indians in foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Printed (LL, within image): C. Clarke, 1873.

California, Northern; Mountains; Nature; Yosemite Valley (Calif.)

Landscapes; Lithographs, color

Yosemite Valley, California: "The Bridal Veil" Fall 1866 BANC PIC 1963.002:1447--FR

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Creator/Collector: Palmer, Francis Florabond (Fanny) (1812-1876) , British, artist Currier & Ives (active 1857-1907) , American, lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 49 x 66.8 cm., visible image

Content/Description:

Encampment on bank of Merced River with Indians, tipis (teepees, tepees), and canoes in foreground with view of valley and fall in background.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): F.F. Palmer, del.; (LR): Currier & Ives, lith. N[ew] Y[ork]; (LC): Entered by Currier & Ives... N[ew] Y[ork].

California, Northern; Dwellings; Indians of North America; Nature; Rivers; Yosemite Valley (Calif.)

Landscapes; Lithographs, color

Morning in the Yosemite Valley [ca. 1900] BANC PIC 1963.002:1500--FR

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Creator/Collector: Schäfer, Frederick Ferdinand (1839-1927) , German, artist

Physical Description: painting on canvas: oil 28 x 46 cm.

Content/Description:

Yosemite Valley looking east down valley from Inspiration Point; El Capitan at left; Cathedral Spires at right; Half Dome in distance. Three figures stand before view.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (on verso). Signature (LR): F. Schafer. Date from label (on verso).

California, Northern; Mountains; Nature; Yosemite Valley (Calif.)

Landscapes; Oil paintings

[Early days, "Chucka," Yosemite Valley, California] [ca. 1885] BANC PIC 1963.002:1514--FR

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Creator/Collector: Yelland, Raymond Dabb (1848-1900) , British, artist

Physical Description: painting on board: oil 26.2 x 37.3 cm.

Content/Description:

Indian encampment with bark-sided tipis (teepees, tepees) and acorn caches (large wicker baskets used for food storage set on posts and thatched with inverted pine branches to keep out squirrels and mice).

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title, date and descripiton based on label (on verso). Signature (LR): R.D. Yelland.

California, Northern; Dwellings; Manners & customs; Yosemite Valley (Calif.)

Landscapes; Marines (Visual works)

Northern California: Yuba County

Marysville, [Yuba County] Cal[ifornia] [18--?] BANC PIC 1963.002:0230--A

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: painting on paper: watercolor and pencil 24.7 x 32.2 cm.

Content/Description:

View over Yuba [or Feather?] River towards town; buildings of town in distance; stern wheeler and sailing ships in middleground; many small figures on bank; vegetation and trees flank scene.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (LC). Handwritten (LC, above title): [... Davis?].

California, Northern; Rivers; Settlements

Landscapes; Paintings; Watercolors

[Life at the mines, Park's Bar on the Yuba River, Yuba County, California in 1852] 1890 BANC PIC 1963.002:0305--B

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Creator/Collector: Doggett, Allen B. (active ca. 1890), artist

Physical Description: drawing on paper: pen and ink 27.3 x 36.7 cm.

Content/Description:

Eight men sluice mining by small stream; several wooden houses on hill beyond.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title and note (on label, on verso): From a daguerreotype made in 1852. Signature and date (LL): Allen B. Duggan, '90.

California, Northern; Frontier & pioneer life; Gold rushes; Miners; Mining; Settlements

Drawings

[Life at the mines, Park's Bar on the Yuba River, Yuba County, California in 1852] [ca. 1890?] BANC PIC 1963.002:0305:01 (enclosure)--A

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: photograph on paper: cyanotype 16.5 x 19.2 cm.

Content/Description:

Eight men sluice mining by small stream; several wooden houses on hill beyond.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Handwritten (on verso): Please make us a [salting?] good silver print of this, then I can destroy negatives both sizes, [amls?](signature?), for life in the mines. Handwritten note on separate label: Copy of the positive 1963.002.0305--B made from an 1852 daguerreotype, used for 1963.002.0305--A, drawing by Daggett.

California, Northern; Frontier & pioneer life; Gold rushes; Miners; Mining; Settlements

Photographs

[Life at the mines, Park's Bar on the Yuba River, Yuba County, California in 1852] [ca. 1890?] BANC PIC 1963.002:0305:02--A

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: photograph on paper: albumen 11.2 x 14.7 cm.

Content/Description:

Eight men sluice mining by small streamr; several wooden houses on hill behind.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten (on verso): Parks Bar on the Yuba River taken in 1852 from the daguerreotype.

California, Northern; Frontier & pioneer life; Gold rushes; Miners; Mining; Settlements

Photographs

View of the plaza, Marysville [Yuba County, California] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0683--A

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Creator/Collector: L. F. J., artist Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), lithographer Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 13.7 x 22.1 cm.

Content/Description:

Downtown area with main street and plaza flanked by buildings (Herald; A.P. Flint; Chessman; Macy, Low & Co.; and others); horses, wagons, carts, carriages, and stagecoaches in streets.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): L.F.J., del.; (LC): Kuchel & Dresel, lith.; (LR): Britton & Rey, print.

Buildings; California, Northern; Settlements; Vehicles

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

Marysville, 1856 [Yuba County] California c1856 BANC PIC 1963.002:0868--D

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Creator/Collector: Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), artist and lithographer G. & O. Amy (active ca. 1856), publisher Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 55.5 x 74.6 cm.

Content/Description:

Town with carriages, coaches, pedestrians, and riders on street. Marginal views include local businesses, residences, churches, court house, city hall, etc.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed and handwritten title (LC). Printed (LL): Drawn from nature & on stone by Kuchel & Dresel, 176 Clay St[reet], S[an] F[rancisco]; (LC, above title): Entered... 1856 by G. & O. Amy... California; (LC, below title): Published by G. & O. Amy, music & booksellers, Marysville; (LR): Printed by Britton & Rey. Each image captioned.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Churches; Dwellings; Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

Northern California: Other

The landing of Captain Rogers's men at California, and their reception by the natives [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0195--B

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving 22.4 x 35.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Scene along coast with sailors being brought ashore on rafts and greeted by Indians in their encampment; cone-shaped thatched huts in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (UC). Printed (LC): Engrav[e]d for Drake's Voyages.

California, Northern; Discovery & exploration; Dwellings; Indians of North America; Settlements; Voyages to the Pacific

Engravings

Mount Shasta [Siskiyou County, California] c1873 BANC PIC 1963.002:0202--A

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Creator/Collector: Smillie, James David (1833-1909) , American, etcher D. Appleton & Co. (active ca. 1873), publisher Brandard, E. P. (active ca. 1873), undetermined

Physical Description: print on paper: etching, hand colored 24 x 31.3 cm.

Content/Description:

Snow-capped mountain towering over landscape; figures on horseback and two tipis (teepees, tepees) in middleground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): J.D. Smillie; (LC, above title): Entered... 1873... by D. Appleton & Co.; (LC, below title): New York D. Appleton & Co. (publisher?); (LR): E.P. Brandard.

California, Northern; Mountains

Etchings; Landscapes

Big Bar, Middle Fork [California] [1851] BANC PIC 1963.002:0220--B

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Creator/Collector: Glover, Edwin S. (active ca. 1876-ca. 1877), artist and publisher Justh, Quirot & Co. (active ca. 1851-ca. 1852), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 31 x 40.1 cm.

Content/Description:

Hydraulic mining operation in steep ravine along river; numerous buildings of mining camp, water wheels, and sluices. Miners working with picks along excavated hillside.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Drawn & pub. by Edvin Glover; (LR): Lith. by Justh, Quirot & Co. Calif[orni]a, corn[er] Montg[omer]y St[reet] S[an] Francisco.

California, Northern; Environmental degradation; Equipment; Miners; Mining; Settlements

Landscapes; Lithographs

Bird's-eye view of Fort Crook, Shasta County, California 1852 BANC PIC 1963.002:0227--C

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Creator/Collector: Selby, F. (active ca. 1852), artist

Physical Description: drawing on paper: ink and crayon 47.7 x 57.8 cm.

Content/Description:

Military fort with barracks arranged around square plaza; US flag in center; various outbuildings; wooded setting with Mount Shasta in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Handwritten date (LL): 1852. Handwritten (LR): Drawn by F.Selby Co[mpany] C. Cal[ifornia] Vol[unteer] Cav[alry].

Buildings; California, Northern; Military facilities

Drawings

[Camp Lonely by moonlight, Calaveras County, California?] [ca. 1850?] BANC PIC 1963.002:0233--A

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Creator/Collector: Ayres, Thomas A. (1816-1858) , American, artist (attributed to)

Physical Description: drawing on fine sandpaper: charcoal 19.2 x 26.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Landscape of desolate river chasm, view of the camp (in center) from the north looking south.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Handwritten notes identifying subject on verso. Attribution based on comparison to 1963.002:0234--A.

Drawings; Landscapes

[Sunrise at Camp Lonely, Calaveras County, California?] [ca. 1850?] BANC PIC 1963.002:0234--A

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Creator/Collector: Ayres, Thomas A. (1816-1858) , American, artist

Physical Description: drawing on fine sandpaper: charcoal 19.2 x 26.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Desolate river chasm; three large rocks in river; towering isolated pines on steep hillside. View of camp from south looking north; figure in lower left.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Signature (LL): Thos. A. Ayres

Camping; Mining

Drawings; Landscapes

The Volcano golddiggings, California [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0248--A

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown] Herrmann, J. Meyer (active ca. 1854), publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving 20.4 x 24.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Encampment with simple wooden house at left, and tents in distance and at right; two men digging with picks, one warming by fire. Tall rock in middleground, hills in distance, scene flanked by pine trees and vegetation.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Drawn from nature; (LR): For the proprietor Herrmann J. Meyer; (LL): Published for Herrmann J. Meyer, 164 William Str[eet], New York; (LR): Copyright secured to act of Congress.

California, Northern; Camping; Frontier & pioneer life; Gold rushes; Mining

Engravings

Mormon Bar on the North Fork [of the] American River [California] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0257--A

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Creator/Collector: Cooper, George Victor (1810-1878) , American, artist

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 14.3 x 22.6 cm.

Content/Description:

Bend of river with small tent encampment and gold panning miners; green, rolling hills in close distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): G.V. Cooper, del. Note from Inventory Sheets: by Brown & Severin?.

California, Northern; Camping; Frontier & pioneer life; Miners; Mining; Rivers

Landscapes; Lithographs, color

The Volcano diggings [California] [ca. 1850] BANC PIC 1963.002:0258:03--A

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Creator/Collector: Taylor, Bayard (1825-1878) , American, artist Sarony & Major (active ca.1846-ca. 1857) , American, lithographer Putnam, Geo. P. (active ca. 1850), undetermined

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 12.4 x 19 cm.

Content/Description:

Encampment with simple wooden house at left and tents and log cabins in nearby; small figures, one holding picks(?); tall rock to left, hills in background.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Bayard Taylor; (LC, below title): New York, Geo[rge] P. Putnam; (LR): Lith. of Sarony & Major.

California, Northern; Camping; Dwellings; Frontier & pioneer life; Mining

Lithographs, color

Shasta Butte & Shasta Valley, Siskiyou County, Cal[iforni]a [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0264:1--C

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Creator/Collector: Camerer, Eugene (1830-1898) , German, artist Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), lithographer Nagel, Louis (active ca. 1844-ca. 1873) , German, printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 34.5 x 47.3 cm.

Content/Description:

View looking across valley towards mountain; two riders on horseback in foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Drawn by E. Camerer; (LR): L. Nagel print; (LC, above title): Kuchel and Dresel's Lith., 174 Clay St[reet], San Francisco.

California, Northern; Mountains

Landscapes; Lithographs, color

[Gold washing in Mariposa County, California] [not before 1850] BANC PIC 1963.002:0268--A

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper: etching 22.7 x 34.7 cm.

Content/Description:

Gold mining by creek in forest setting. Older man working with sluice at right; young man with pan at bank in foreground; man driving mule around ore crusher (arrastra) at left.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (LC): [...] Creek, Mariposa County, 1850. Possibly later recreation of 1850 scene.

California, Northern; Equipment; Gold rushes; Miners; Mining

Etchings

View of Nevada [City, California] [1854] BANC PIC 1963.002:0271--A

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Creator/Collector: Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), lithographer Kilbourn (active ca. 1850), photographer Potter, A. W. (active ca. 1854), publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 24.6 x 36.8 cm.

Content/Description:

Elevated view of town with numerous buildings and houses; some bearing business signs (Adams & Co., Journal Office, Stable & Livery, and Pacific Restaurant).

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): From a daguerreotype by Kilbourn; (LC, below title): Pub[ished] by A.W. Potter, Miner's Book Store, Main Street; (LR): Lith. by Britton & Rey, cor[ner] Mont[gomery] & Comm[ercia]l st[reets], S[an] F[rancisco]. Handwritten (on verso): View of Nevada 1854/Published by A.W. Potter Miner's Book Store, Main St[reet]/from a daguerrotype by Kilbourn/lith. by Britton & Rey, cor[ner] Mont[gomery] & Comm[ercial] st[reets], San Francisco.

California, Northern; Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs

Captain Jack's Cave in the lava bed, Lake Tule, Tulare County, California 1873 BANC PIC 1963.002:0278--B

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Creator/Collector: Simpson, William (1823-1899) , British, artist

Physical Description: painting on paper mounted on board: watercolor and pencil 28 x 44.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Man entering rocky cave interior; fire pit, bedding, and utensils in center (Captain Jack was Modoc Indian Chief involved in Modoc war who was hanged in 1873 at Fort Klamath).

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (LL): Captain Jack's Cave in the lava bed, Lake Tule, California, April 1873, W[illia]m Simpson.

Camping; Indians of North America

Paintings; Watercolors

Columbia [California?] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0310--A

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Creator/Collector: Kuchel, C. C. (1820-ca. 1865) , Swiss, artist Butler, W. C., engraver

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving 10 x 17.1 cm., dome top

Content/Description:

View over town, buildings, houses, and church in center; mountains in distance. People operating sluice(?) to left; figures, some holding picks, on street and around houses.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): C.C. Kuchel, del.; (LR): W.C. Butler, S[an] F[rancisco].

California, Northern; Equipment; Mining; Settlements

Cityscapes; Engravings

Camp at Donner Lake, Nov. 1846, [California] [1879?] BANC PIC 1963.002:0358--B

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Creator/Collector: Burton, C. W. (active ca. 1879) , American, artist C.L. Smith & Co (active ca. 1878-ca. 1879) , American, lithographer and publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 28.5 x 36.1 cm.

Content/Description:

Donner Party encampment with several log structures, one covered with animal hides. Men, women and children involved in various activities: hauling water, chopping wood, unloading wagons, tending cook fires. Cattle grazing in distance near lake. Sierra Nevada Mountains rising in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LR, within image): Burton; (LR): Lith. by C.L. Smith & Co., Oakland Cal[ifornia].

California, Northern; Frontier & pioneer life; Lakes & ponds; Overland journeys to the Pacific; Settlements; Settlers; Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.); Westward movement

Lithographs

Sequoia Wellingtonia, Mariposa Grove, South California [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0373--C

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Creator/Collector: Schenck, F. , Scottish, artist and lithographer P. & C. Lawson, printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 55.2 x 40.8 cm.

Content/Description:

Giant redwood in forest; group of hunters by campfire at base.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (UC): Lawson's Pinetum Britannicum; (LL): From a photograph; (LR): S. Schenck, [18R?), Exchange [Edin?]. Ref. note: The Pinetum Britannicum: a descriptive account of hardy coniferous trees cultivated in Great Britain. Edinburgh (London, W. Blackwood & Sons, 1884), Pt. 1-33, issued from the private press of P. & C. Lawson.

California, Northern; Nature; Plants

Landscapes; Lithographs, color

[Train in redwood forest] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0383--A

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: painting on paper: pen, wash, and gouache 13.7 x 21.3 cm.

Content/Description:

Small train with passenger coaches winds through grove of tall sequoia trees.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Handwritten (on verso): orig[inal] drawing/goy.

California, Northern; Railroads

Paintings

View of Camp Seco, California [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0412 (variant)--A

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Creator/Collector: Major (active ca. 1860), engraver

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving, color 19.6 x 27.8 cm.

Content/Description:

Clusters of wood-frame buildings and houses in valley, small figures of miners working with picks.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Handwritten (LR, within image): Major, sc. Clipping from: Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion.

California, Northern; Mining; Settlements

Engravings, color

View of Camp Seco, California [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0412--A

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Creator/Collector: Major (active ca. 1860), engraver

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving 20.2 x 28 cm.

Content/Description:

Clusters of wood frame buildings and houses in valley, small figures of miners working with picks.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Handwritten (LR, within image): Major, sc. Clipping from: Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion, page 409.

California, Northern; Mining; Settlements

Engravings

Parks' Bar Company works, California [1854?] BANC PIC 1963.002:0414--A

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving, hand colored 17.8 x 28.1 cm.

Content/Description:

Group of miners holding shovels and picks pose by sluice, waterwheel, and other mining equipment; clusters of houses in distance (view possibly based on daguerreotype).

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Handwritten date (LR): 1854. Clipping from: Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion.

California, Northern; Equipment; Miners; Mining

Engravings, color

Ross's Bar, California [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0415--A

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Creator/Collector: Pilliner, Frederick J., engraver

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving, hand colored 17.9 x 27.4 cm.

Content/Description:

House with porches on both sides and drying laundry at left; group of men (miners?) posing in front. Clusters of houses and creek in middleground; hills in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LR, within image): Pilliner. Clipping from: Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion.

California, Northern; Frontier & pioneer life; Miners; Settlements

Engravings, color

Napa Valley, California [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0419--A

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Creator/Collector: J. R. B., artist Sarony & Co. (active ca. 1853-ca. 1857), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 13.4 x 22.7 cm.

Content/Description:

Rolling hills and clusters of trees surrounding flat valley.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Handwritten (UR): Calif[ornia]. Printed (LL): J.R.B., del.; (LR): Lith. of Sarony & Co. N[ew] Y[ork].

California, Northern

Landscapes; Lithographs

Crescent City [Klamath County], California [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0473--A

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Creator/Collector: Hill, A. (active ca. 1857), artist Hayes, S., engraver

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving, hand colored 13.1 x 25.9 cm.

Content/Description:

Harbor with several sailing ships and boats in foreground; buildings and houses of Crescent City along seashore.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LR, within image): A. Hill, del; (LL, within image): Hayes; (on verso): M.M. Ballou, publisher and proprietor/No. 22 Winter Street, Boston, Mass[achusetts]. Clipping from: Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion?.

Bays; California, Northern; Harbors; Settlements; Vessels

Engravings, color; Illustrations; Marines (Visual works)

[Views related to Pioneer Land Company, Porterville, California] [ca. 1865?] BANC PIC 1963.002:0484:01--B

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 38.5 x 36.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Four views captioned: Pioneer Land Company, fig tree said to be the largest in the state; view of Main Street in Porterville, Cal., looking north [includes view of Pioneer Hotel]; view of Pioneer Land Co.'s tract, looking east, Porterville in background; and Palm tree, Pioneer Co., Porterville.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title.

Buildings; California, Northern; Hotels; Settlements

Cityscapes; Landscapes; Lithographs, color

[Views related to Porterville and Tulare County, California] [ca. 1865] BANC PIC 1963.002:0484:02--B

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 38.5 x 36.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Several views including: scene at Soda Springs, summer home among redwoods (J. J. Doyle Proprietor), and residence of J. S. Lewis in Porterville, Tulare County.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Printed captions.

Buildings; California, Northern; Dwellings; Settlements

Lithographs, color

[Almaden Brewery] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0508--A

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Creator/Collector: Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), lithographer (attributed to)

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 24.7 x 36.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Corner view of the main building and warehouse/loading area. Three open wagons loaded with barrels and well-dressed businessmen in street.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Title based on printed text within image.

Buildings; Business enterprises; Vehicles

Lithographs, color

Calistoga Springs [Napa County, California] 1871 [not before 1871] BANC PIC 1963.002:0509--C

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Creator/Collector: Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 28.1 x 53.6 cm.

Content/Description:

View overlooking town from east with hills in distance; main street in center with train at railroad crossing; mud bath, swimming pavilion and bathhouse, hotel, cottages, and resort area with park in foreground.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Lith. Britton & Rey, S[an] F[rancisco].

California, Northern; Hotels; Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

Rabbit Creek, Sierra Co[unty], Cal[ifornia] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0512--B

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Creator/Collector: Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), lithographer Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 29.7 x 43.3 cm., dome top

Content/Description:

Mining town in Sierra Nevada foothills; numerous wooden buildings and houses.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): From nature on stone by Kuchel & Dresel, S[an] F[rancisco]; (LR): Printed by Britton & Rey, S[an] F[rancisco].

California, Northern; Settlements; Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.)

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

Scotts Bar, 1857, Siskiyou County, Cal[ifornia] 1857 BANC PIC 1963.002:0513--B

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Creator/Collector: Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), lithographer and publisher Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 31.3 x 32.6 cm., dome top

Content/Description:

Small mining town along river in Sierra Nevada foothills; numerous wooden buildings and houses clustered on right shore. Five waterwheels in river.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Drawn by Kuchel & Dresel, S[an] F[rancisco]; (LR): Britton & Rey print.

California, Northern; Mining; Settlements; Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.)

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

Webber Lake Hotel, Webber Lake, Sierra County, California [1883] BANC PIC 1963.002:0514--C

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Creator/Collector: G.T. Brown & Co. (1841-1918) , American, lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 41.8 x 45.4 cm.

Content/Description:

Lake surrounded by heavily wooded forest, cows in background. Marginal views include hotel and Lake of the Woods.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (UC). Printed (ML): G.T. Brown & Co., Lith., S[an] F[rancisco]; (MC): Sierra County, California. Handwritten date (on verso): June, 1883.

Buildings; California, Northern; Hotels; Lakes & ponds

Lithographs, color

[Six Views of San Francisco Bay area and Sacramento regions, California] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0526--C

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Creator/Collector: Dougal, W. H., artist Cullberg, Edwin, undetermined Ringgold, Cadwalader (1802-1867) , American, undetermined

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving, color 48.2 x 61.2 cm.

Content/Description:

Includes views of: Mount Diablo from Garnet Island; entrance to Sacramento River and its forks; entrance to San Francisco Bay; and view of San Francisco from Yerba Buena Island. Points of interest identified within image.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Printed (LR, all images): W.H. Dougal. Additional names printed within images: Edwin Cullberg; C. Ringgold, U.S.N. Possibly proofs of charts?

Bays; California, Northern; Rivers; Sacramento (Calif.); San Francisco (Calif.); San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)

Engravings, color; Landscapes

St. Louis, Sierra Co[unty] Cal[ifornia]... [1856] BANC PIC 1963.002:0655--B

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Creator/Collector: Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), lithographer and publisher Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), printer

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on paper: lithograph, color 20.4 x 37.1 cm., on sheet 27.1 x 41.2 cm.

Content/Description:

Small town in Sierra Nevada foothills. Numerous buildings clustered in center. Scattered houses and felled trees in surrounding area.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (LC, on mount): St. Louis, Sierra Co[unty] Cal[ifornia], printed by Britton & Rey, 1856. Listed under Kuchel & Dresel in 'California on Stone.'

California, Northern; Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

Shasta, 1856, Shasta County, California c1856 BANC PIC 1963.002:0656--D

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Creator/Collector: Kuchel, C. C. (1820-ca. 1865) , Swiss, artist Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), artist and lithographer Roman, A. (active ca. 1855), publisher Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 55.3 x 71.2 cm.

Content/Description:

Town in wooded foothills. Marginal views residences and businesses.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL, within central image): C.C.K.; (LL): Drawn from nature & on stone by Kuchel & Dresel, 176 Clay St[reet], S[an] F[rancisco]; (LC, above image): Entered... 1856 by A. Roman... California; (LC, below title): Published by A. Roman; (LR): Printed by Britton & Rey. Each image captioned.

Buildings; California, Northern; Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

Weaverville, 1856, Trinity County, California 1856 BANC PIC 1963.002:0657--D

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Creator/Collector: Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), artist and lithographer Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 50.2 x 71 cm., dome top

Content/Description:

View overlooking small town with scattered buildings; wooded hills in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Drawn from nature & on stone by Kuchel & Dresel, 176 Clay St[reet], S[an] F[rancisco]; (LR): Printed by Britton & Rey.

California, Northern; Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

Bird's-eye view of Woodland, Yolo Co[unty], Cal[ifornia] 1871 [not before 1871] BANC PIC 1963.002:0660--C

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Creator/Collector: Koch, Augustus (active ca. 1870), artist Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 48 x 61.1 cm.

Content/Description:

Small town with main street with railroad running through center; outlying houses with gardens and small orchards.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Lith. by Britton & Rey, S[an] F[rancisco]; (LR): Drawn by Augustus Koch. Printed legend.

California, Northern; Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

A California bee ranch: hunting wild bees and bee culture [1881] BANC PIC 1963.002:0663--B

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Creator/Collector: Harper's Weekly (active ca. 1881) , American, publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: engraving, hand colored 38 x 27.3 cm.

Content/Description:

Multiple views of bee ranching activities, from locating hives in wild to cultivating bees in apiaries. An apiary in Santa Rosa, California is shown.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Each image is captioned. From Harper's Weekly.

Agriculture; California, Northern; Ranches

Engravings, color

Lake Tahoe, Cal[ifornia] c1875 BANC PIC 1963.002:0682--A

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Creator/Collector: Key, John Ross (1832-1920) , American, artist H. H. (active ca. 1874-ca. 1875), lithographer L. Prang & Co. (active 1868-ca. 1873) , American, lithographer and publisher (attributed to)

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 17.8 x 35.7 cm.

Content/Description:

View from shore of lake looking across water; snow-capped Sierra Nevada Mountains in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title in original (LR). Signature and date in original (LL): J.R. Key, [18]72/H.H. Chr. Printed (LC): Entered... 1875 by L. Prang & Co....

California, Northern; Lakes & ponds; Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.)

Landscapes; Lithographs, color

California emigrants No. 3: "our mess" rent only $450 per month [San Francisco?, California] [1849] BANC PIC 1963.002:0688 (verso)--A

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: drawing on paper: pencil 16.5 x 19.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Small house with porch in front and kitchen in rear.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (LC).

California, Northern; Dwellings; Frontier & pioneer life

Drawings

San Antonio de Padua [Mission], King City [California] 1889 1889 BANC PIC 1963.002:0694--B

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Creator/Collector: Jones, Seth C. (1853-1930) , American, artist (attributed to)

Physical Description: drawing on paper: pencil 25.3 x 33 cm.

Content/Description:

Southwest end of mission church with western façade and length of building visible.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (LR). Bodleian watermark.

California, Northern; Churches; Missions

Drawings

San Antonio de Padua [Mission], [King City, California] 1889 1889 BANC PIC 1963.002:0695--B

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Creator/Collector: Jones, Seth C. (1853-1930) , American, artist

Physical Description: drawing on paper: pencil 25.3 x 33 cm.

Content/Description:

Northwest end of mission church with western façade at right and tile-roofed, colonnaded corridor extending at left.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (LR). Signature and date (LR). Bodleian watermark.

Buildings; California, Northern; Churches; Missions

Drawings

San Antonio de Padua, Feb[ruar]y 1889 [Mission, California] 1889 BANC PIC 1963.002:0696--B

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Creator/Collector: Jones, Seth C. (1853-1930) , American, artist (attributed to)

Physical Description: drawing on paper: pencil 33 x 25.3 cm.

Content/Description:

Arcaded corridor; dilapidated roof.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (LR). Bodleian watermark.

Buildings; California, Northern; Missions

Drawings

Yreka, Siskiyou County, Cal[ifornia] 1856 1856 BANC PIC 1963.002:0749--D

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Creator/Collector: Kuchel, C. C. (1820-ca. 1865) , Swiss, artist Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), artist and lithographer Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 26.7 x 54 cm., on sheet 53.6 x 69.7 cm., dome top

Content/Description:

Town with buildings clustered in center; high wooded hills in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL, within image): C.C. K.; (LL): Drawn from nature and on stone by Kuchel & Dresel, 176 Clay St[reet]; (LR): Britton & Rey, print.

California, Northern; Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

Bird's-eye view of Chico, Butte County, Cal[ifornia], 1871 1871 BANC PIC 1963.002:0821--C

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Creator/Collector: Koch, Augustus (active ca. 1870), artist Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 48.1 x 61 cm.

Content/Description:

Town with central district in foreground; surrounded by fields and small orchards; broad flat plain with railroad in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Lith. Britton & Rey, S[an] F[rancisco]; (LR): Drawn by [Augustus Koch]. Printed legend.

California, Northern; Settlements

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs, color

Bird's-eye view of Napa City, California, looking west [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0840--D

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Creator/Collector: Dyer, C. J., artist Haas, David L., publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 51 x 78.6 cm.

Content/Description:

City along Napa River with large parcels of empty land behind hills. Marginal views include Napa County Court House, Insane Asylum, and schools.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): C.J. Dyer, del./published by David L. Haas, booksellers, stationer & lithographer, Napa, Cal[iforni]a. Each image captioned. Printed legend.

Buildings; California, Northern; Settlements

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs, color

Bird's-eye view of Clear Lake and surroundings, Lake Co[unty] Cal[ifornia] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0841--F

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Creator/Collector: Elliott Pub. Co. (active ca. 1889), publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 68.9 x 105.2 cm.

Content/Description:

View from Lakeport area looking east with Clear Lake in center; Lower Lake and Mount Konocti to right; ferry routes across lake shown. Marginal views include residences, ranches, businesses, and hotels. Area referred to as "The Switzerland of America."

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LR): Elliott Pub. Co., 120 Sutter St[reet], S[an] F[rancisco]. Each image captioned. Printed legend.

Buildings; California, Northern; Hotels; Lakes & ponds; Ranches; Settlements

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs, color

Bird's-eye view of the city of Stockton, San Joaquin County, California, 1870 1870 BANC PIC 1963.002:0870--E

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Creator/Collector: Koch, Augustus (active ca. 1870), artist Britton & Co. (active ca. 1861), lithographer Snow & Roos, publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 78.2 x 89.3 cm.

Content/Description:

Broad view of town with streets and points of interest marked; river in center with sidewheel steamships and boats.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Drawn by Augustus Koch; (LC): Published by Snow & Roos, San Francisco; (LR): Lith. Britton & Rey, S[an] F[rancisco]. Printed legend.

California, Northern; Rivers; Settlements

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs, color

View of the city of Stockton, the manufacturing city of California c1895 BANC PIC 1963.002:0871--F

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Creator/Collector: Dakin Publishing Co. (active ca. 1895-ca. 1888), publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 71.5 x 106.7 cm.

Content/Description:

Bird's-eye view of town in Central Valley showing Stockton and Mormon Channels and potential manufacturing sites thereon. Marginal views include factories, wool and flour mills, and public buildings.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LL). Printed (LR): Copyright 1895 by Dakin Publishing Co., San Francisco, Cal[ifornia]. Each image captioned.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Industry; Rivers; Settlements; Waterfronts

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs, color

Bird's-eye view of Redding, Shasta County, California [not before 1889] BANC PIC 1963.002:0892--D

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Creator/Collector: Elliott, William W. (active ca. 1870-ca. 1890), lithographer Honn, D. N., publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 58.6 x 81.8 cm.

Content/Description:

Town with Sacramento river surrounding; Siskiyou Mountains (Shasta, Burney, etc.) in distance. Several undeveloped housing tracts (Shasta View, Wildwood Triangle and Claremont) in foreground. Marginal views include local businesses, hotels, court house, opera house, etc.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Date based on printed text on verso. Printed (LL, within image): W.W. Elliott, S[an] F[rancisco]; (LR, within image): R.H. [monogram]; (LC, below title): Published by D.N. Honn, real estate dealer/office on Yuba Street. Printed (on verso). Each image captioned. Printed legend and descriptive text.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Hotels; Rivers; Settlements

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs, color

Weaverville, 1856, Trinity County, California c1856 BANC PIC 1963.002:0894--D

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Creator/Collector: Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), artist and lithographer Fagg & Feast (active ca. 1856), publisher Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 54.1 x 73.4 cm.

Content/Description:

View overlooking small town with mountains surrounding. Marginal views include local businesses, hotels and banks.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Drawn from nature & on stone by Kuchel & Dresel, 176 Clay St[reet], S[an] Francisco; (LC, below title): Published by Fagg & Feast; (LR): Printed by Britton & Rey. Each image captioned.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Hotels; Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

Crescent City, Klamath County, Cal[ifornia] 1857 c1857 BANC PIC 1963.002:0902--D

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Creator/Collector: Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), artist and lithographer McComb, D. W. (active ca. 1857), publisher Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 51 x 70 cm.

Content/Description:

Central view looking across bay towards town situated along shore. Marginal views include local businesses and residences.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Drawn from nature & on stone by Kuchel & Dresel, 176 Clay St[reet], S[an] F[rancisco]; (LC, below title): Published by D.W. McComb, C[rescent] C[ity]; (LR): Printed by Britton & Rey. Each image captioned.

Bays; Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

Jackson, Amador County, Cal[ifornia], 1857 1857 BANC PIC 1963.002:0905--C

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Creator/Collector: Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), artist and publisher Jackson, Wesley (active ca. 1857), publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 47.9 x 61.3 cm.

Content/Description:

Town in valley. Marginal views include residences, public buildings, businesses, etc.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (UC): Kuchel & Dresel's California views; (LL): Drawn from nature and lith. by Kuchel & Dresel, 176 Clay St[reet], S[an] F[rancisco]; (LC): Published by Wesley Jackson; (LR): Printed by Britton & Rey. Printed captions.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Dwellings; Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

Sierra Buttes Mine, Sierra Co[unty] Cal[ifornia] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0907--C

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Creator/Collector: Stangroom, M. L., artist G.T. Brown & Co. (1841-1918) , American, lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 46.3 x 57.7 cm.

Content/Description:

View overlooking mining operation on side of mountain; entrances to tunnels, road and railroad tracks. Main building in foreground with several ore mills (arrastre). Tree stumps and erosion of hillside visible.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): M.L. Stangroom, del.; (LR): Lith. G.T. Brown & Co., San Francisco. Printed legend.

California, Northern; Environmental degradation; Equipment; Mining

Landscapes; Lithographs, color

Residence of C .L. Parish, Jackson, Amador Co[unty], Cal[ifornia] [18--?] BANC PIC 1963.002:0911 (enclosure)--A

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Creator/Collector: Nahl Brothers (active 1852-1871), lithographer and publisher Nagel, Louis (active ca. 1844-ca. 1873) , German, printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 22.8 x 27 cm.

Content/Description:

Victorian-style house designed by C.L. Parish with ornate front porch, leaded windows, and peaked roof with three chimneys. Woman stands on porch; dog and horse and carriage in front of house.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Nahl Brothers, S[an] F[rancisco]; (LC, above title): C.L. Parish, architect; (LR): L. Nagel, print., S[an] F[rancisco]. Modern photograph of house is enclosed.

California, Northern; Dwellings

Lithographs, color

[Residence of C. L. Parish, Jackson, Amador County, California] [18--?] BANC PIC 1963.002:0911 (variant)--B

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: photograph on paper mounted on board: albumen 25.5 x 30.8 cm., oval image

Content/Description:

Victorian-style house designed by C.L. Parish with ornate front porch, leaded windows, and peaked roof with two chimneys. Man and woman stand in garden with children behind picket fence.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Nahl Brothers, S[an] F[rancisco]; (LC, above title): C.L. Parish, achitect; (LR): L. Nagel Print. S[an] F[rancisco].

California, Northern; Dwellings

Photographs

Stage drivers's retreat and billiard hall, Columbia, California 1931 BANC PIC 1963.002:0923--B

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Creator/Collector: Sloan, Blanding (active ca. 1931), artist

Physical Description: print on paper: etching 32 x 40.7 cm.

Content/Description:

Exterior view of corner tavern. Two men seated in shade of large tree sit before the open doors of the retreat.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (LL). Signature (LR): Blanding Sloan. Printed (LR, within image): Blanding Sloan, [19]31. Printed label (LC): Stage drivers's retreat and billiard hall, Columbia once entered a competition to become capita of the state... Todays she is a ghost city, where little remains save the relics of the gold rush, and wraiths of long forgetton men, Philip Johnston.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Frontier & pioneer life; Gold rushes

Etchings

View of Merced, Cal[ifornia], 1888 1888 BANC PIC 1963.002:0978--D

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Creator/Collector: Moore, Edwin S. (active ca. 1880), artist Huffman, M. S. (active ca. 1888), publisher

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on board: lithograph 58.2 x 77 cm.

Content/Description:

Bird's-eye view looking over town with buildings and houses, Southern Pacific Railroad in foreground; streets identified; Bear Creek, Crocker and Huffman Canal, Merced River, and Yosemite Lake in distance. Marginal views include public buildings, residences, businesses, and local points of interest.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Signature (LL): E.S. Moore, artist. Printed (LC, below title): Published by M.S. Huffman.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Dwellings; Railroads; Settlements

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs

[View of lake, Lake Tahoe, California?] [ca. 1880?] BANC PIC 1963.002:1039--A

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Creator/Collector: Nystrom, Charles W. (active ca. 1880), artist (attributed to)

Physical Description: drawing on paper: pencil 21.7 x 27.2 cm., oval

Content/Description:

Two deer at edge of mountain lake in foreground; pines along shore; snow-capped mountains in distance (Lake Tahoe?).

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Handwritten (LL): Part of poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Attribution and date based on information from Inventory Sheets.

Animals; California, Northern; Lakes & ponds; Nature

Drawings

Noon on the coast [ca. 1880?] BANC PIC 1963.002:1040--B

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Creator/Collector: Nystrom, Charles W. (active ca. 1880), artist (attributed to)

Physical Description: drawing on paper: pencil 25.3 x 35.7 cm.

Content/Description:

Tranquil coastal scene with cattle grazing in foreground; wooded hills in distance; ocean to right. Possibly near Fort Ross or farther north; may be near Fisk's Mill.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (LC). Signature (LL): CWN[?] (monogram). Location based on comparison to 1963.002:1042--B.

California, Northern; Waterfronts

Drawings; Landscapes

And an angler by a brook [Santa Cruz Mountains, California?] [ca. 1880?] BANC PIC 1963.002:1045--A

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Creator/Collector: Nystrom, Charles W. (active ca. 1880), artist (attributed to)

Physical Description: drawing on paper: pencil 21.7 x 26.8 cm., dome top

Content/Description:

Angler fishes by a small stream strewn with rocks; forested hills in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (LL): And an angler by a brook/The Ropewalk, Longfellow. Attribution and date based on information from Inventory Sheets.

Mountains; Nature

Drawings

San Juan Bautista [Mission] 1780 [California] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:1331--A

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: drawing on paper: watercolor 17.8 x 28 cm.

Content/Description:

Mission church and outbuildings; bell tower and cross to right.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (LL).

Buildings; California, Northern; Churches; Missions

Drawings; Watercolors

[Lake Tahoe, California] [1863] BANC PIC 1963.002:1358--FR

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Creator/Collector: Bierstadt, Albert (1830-1902) , German, artist

Physical Description: painting on canvas: oil 35.5 x 48.2 cm.

Content/Description:

Lone figure in canoe crossing light-dappled lake; tall mountains of the Sierra Nevada rise up through clouds in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (attached to frame). Signature (LR): ABierstadt. Note from Inventory Sheets: Bierstadt was in Lake Tahoe in July 1863.

California, Northern; Lakes & ponds; Mountains; Nature; Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.)

Landscapes; Oil paintings

[Blessing of the Enrequita Mine, dedicated 1859, New Almaden, California] 1860 BANC PIC 1963.002:1360--FR

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Creator/Collector: Edouart, Alexander (1818-1892) , British, artist

Physical Description: painting on canvas: oil 76.2 x 122 cm.

Content/Description:

Group of men and women, including Spaniards and Mexican laborers, some playing musical instruments, gather around makeshift altar where priest blesses the mine. Women in fine dress, men, a dog, and horses stand in foreground; plume of steam rises at right as group travels up trail; set in hilly landscape.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Supplied title. Signature and date (LL): A. Edouart, S[an] F[rancisco] 1860.

California, Northern; Clothing & dress; Horses; Rites & ceremonies

Landscapes; Oil paintings

[Byrnes Ferry on the Stanislaus River, Calaveras County, California] [1860?] BANC PIC 1963.002:1366--FR

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Creator/Collector: Hill, Thomas (1829-1908) , British, artist

Physical Description: painting on canvas: oil 30.2 x 41.2 cm.

Content/Description:

View overlooking river at ferry crossing with horse and wagon on ferry boat. High banks along shore rise up to mountain buttes above; seated artist working in left foreground; several small buildings, horses and figures scattered throughout landscape.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Title based on attached label (on verso). Signature (LL): T. Hill.

California, Northern; Nature; Rivers; Vessels

Landscapes; Oil paintings

La Grange Mining Co., Weaverville, Trinity Co[unty], Cal[ifornia] [187-?] BANC PIC 1963.002:1379--FR

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: painting on canvas: oil 60.5 x 81.3 cm.

Content/Description:

Vigorous hydraulic mining scene with three hoses in operation watering down sides of artificial arroyo. Extensive hill erosion; long water sluice runs across the middleground; frame building in center; small figures about; forested landscape.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (UL).

California, Northern; Environmental degradation; Equipment; Gold rushes; Miners; Mining

Oil paintings

The Truckee Meadows [California] 1890 BANC PIC 1963.002:1391--A

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Creator/Collector: Fenn, Harry (1845-1911) , British, artist (attributed to)

Physical Description: drawing on heavy paper: pen 18.5 x 32 cm.

Content/Description:

Circle of wagons in meadow with high mountains in distance and river to right.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (LC). Signature and date (LL): FH (monogram of Harry Fenn), [18]90. Handwritten (LC, below title): The old camping rendezvous, the resting place after crossing the desert and before starting to cross the Sierra Nevadas.

California, Northern; Camping; Overland journeys to the Pacific; Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.); Vehicles; Westward movement

Drawings; Landscapes

Downieville, [Sierra County] California c1854 BANC PIC 1963.002:1441--C

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Creator/Collector: Eastman, Harrison (1823-1886) , American, artist Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), lithographer Downieville Book Store (active ca. 1854), publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 35.2 x 49.9 cm.

Content/Description:

Town at bend of Yuba River; river with manmade diversions and channels, sluices, and waterwheels in foreground; small cabins along shore.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Lith[ograph]y of Britton & Rey, S[an] F[rancisco]; (LC, above title): Entered... 1854 by H. Eastman... California; (LC, below title): Pub. by the Downieville Book Store; (LR): H. Eastman, del.

California, Northern; Environmental degradation; Mining; Rivers; Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

French Bar, Siskiyou Co[unty, California] [1857] BANC PIC 1963.002:1442--C

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Creator/Collector: Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), artist and lithographer Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), printer (attributed to)

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 22.1 x 27.2 cm., image on sheet 45.2 x 49.9 cm.

Content/Description:

Small town comprised primarily of wooden plank buildings along river bank; numerous waterwheels; erosion along bank; and stumps and logs on hill surrounding settlement.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (UC): Kuchel & Dresels Cal[iforni]a views. Attribution and roles based on Peters, California on stone (New York, 1935) pp.142-143

California, Northern; Environmental degradation; Mining; Rivers; Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

Camp Morgan, Amador Co[unty], Cal[ifornia] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:1443--C

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Creator/Collector: Baker, George Holbrook (1827-1906) , American, lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 37.6 x 55.1 cm.

Content/Description:

National Guard post showing soldiers in and around two buildings, one with large furnace in operation. Miner with ore cart at left.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LR): Lith. Geo[rge] H. Baker, San Francisco; (LC, below title): Advance post, 1st Reg[imen]t, 2nd Brigade, National Guard of Cal[ifornia]

Buildings; California, Northern; Military facilities; Military personnel

Lithographs, color

Jackson, Amador County, Ca[lifornia] 1857 c1857 BANC PIC 1963.002:1466--D

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Creator/Collector: Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), publisher Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 20.5 x 37 cm., on sheet 53.3 x 66 cm., dome top

Content/Description:

View overlooking small town comprised of wood panel buildings and houses, with flagpole flying US flag in center. Small creek flows in from right; low wooded hills surround town.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (UC): Kuchel & Dresel's California views; (LC, above title): Entered... 1857 by Kuchel & Dresel... California; (LR): Printed by Britton & Rey.

California, Northern; Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

The works and the mine, New Almaden [California] 1876 1876 BANC PIC 1963.002:1467--D

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Creator/Collector: Smith, C. L., artist

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 53.4 x 76 cm.

Content/Description:

View from above of extensive mining works with numerous buildings, waterways, and equipment. Major mercury producing mine located south of San Jose.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL, within image): Smith C.L./S[an] F[rancisco].

Buildings; California, Northern; Mining

Lithographs

Hollister, San Benito Co[unty], Cal[ifornia] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:1486--E

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Creator/Collector: H.S. Crocker & Co. (active ca. 1890), lithographer The Hollister Free Lance, publisher

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 58.5 x 82 cm.

Content/Description:

Bird's-eye view of small town with railroad in center surrounded by small orchards. Marginal images include residences, public buildings, orchard and vineyard.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (UC). Printed (UC, below title): Published by The Hollister Free Lance; (LR): Lith. H.S. Crocker & Co., S[an] F[rancisco]. Printed captions and legend. From periodical.

Agriculture; Buildings; California, Northern; Settlements

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs, color

Downieville, 1856, Sierra County, California c1856 BANC PIC 1963.002:1532--D

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Creator/Collector: Kuchel, C. C. (1820-ca. 1865) , Swiss, artist Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), lithographer Langton, A. T. (active ca. 1856), publisher Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 53.2 x 70.9 cm.

Content/Description:

Main view of small town surrounded by low hills with Yuba River coming in and encircling town at right; mining operation at left; elevated waterway at right. Marginal views include residences of: A.T. Langton, T.H. Fletcher, and J.J. Musser; and businesses: J.H. Craycroft's building and mill, Langton & Co. Bankers, Downie Hotel, US Hotel, Metropolis Hotel, etc.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL, within image): C.C. K[uchel]; (LL): Drawn from nature and on stone by Kuchel & Dresel, 176 Clay St[reet], S[an] F[rancisco]; (LC, above title): Entered... 1856 by Kuchel & Dresel... Cal[ifornia]; (LC, below title): Published by A.T. Langton; (LR): Printed by Britton & Rey.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Northern; Dwellings; Equipment; Hotels; Mining; Rivers; Settlements

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

Stockton, [San Joaquin County] Cal[ifornia] 1858 BANC PIC 1963.002:1549--FR

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Creator/Collector: Camerer, Eugene (1830-1898) , German, artist Kuchel & Dresel (active ca. 1853-ca. 1865), lithographer Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), printer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 49 x 68 cm., visible image

Content/Description:

General view of city with river in center; sailing boats and sidewheel steamships anchored along shore. Marginal images include view of Insane Asylum, court house, private residences, and street views; pedestrians (including Chinese man with hair pulled by dog) and various vehicles, including carriages and wagons, are part of scenes.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed date (UC):1858. Printed (LL): Drawn from nature by E. Camerer; (LC): Lith. by Kuchel & Dresel, 176 Clay St[reet], San Francisco, Cal[ifornia]; (LR): Printed by Britton & Rey.

Buildings; California, Northern; Dwellings; Rivers; Settlements; Vessels

Cityscapes; Lithographs

Southern California: Los Angeles Region

At San Pedro Post, [Los Angeles] Cal[iforni]a 1855 BANC PIC 1963.002:0232--A

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Creator/Collector: Alden, James Madison (1834-1922) , American, artist

Physical Description: drawing on paper: pencil 21.8 x 36.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Simple, one story buildings grouped at left and right, US flag flying above one of them; animal hides dry in center. Set in flat, treeless terrain with hill in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Handwritten title (LL). Signature and date (LL, within image): J.M. Alden, 1855. Signature (LR): J.M. Alden. Handwritten (on verso): Alexander & Banning's/at San Pedro, Cal[iforni]a/Oct[ober] 1855/J.M. Alden, "Ewing". Drawing was probably executed during U.S. Coast Survey by the hydrographic party under the command of Lieutenant Commander James Alden, U.S.N. Assistant.

Buildings; California, Southern; Expeditions & surveys; Los Angeles region (Calif.); Military facilities

Drawings; Travel sketches

Glendora, Los Angeles County, California [1888] BANC PIC 1963.002:0650--A

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Creator/Collector: H.S. Crocker & Co. (active ca. 1890), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: pen lithograph 16.7 x 22.7 cm.

Content/Description:

Bird's-eye view of small town with real estate lots laid out; railroad in foreground; Sierra Madre mountains in distance. Marginal views include residences, churches, hotels, businesses, Santa Fe Railroad depot, and Glendora Water Company's reservoir.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LR): Lith. H.S. Crocker & Co., S[an] F[rancisco]. Page from Phillip's Guide, July 1888. See 1963.002:0973--D.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Southern; Dwellings; Los Angeles region (Calif.); Mountains; Railroads; Settlements; Water works

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs

Santa Monica [California] 1898 BANC PIC 1963.002:0651--A

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 10.8 x 28.9 cm.

Content/Description:

Looking inland toward town; waterfront with beach boardwalk, piers, hotels, and resorts along shore; people relaxing on beach; city in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Date 1898 printed on verso. From periodical "The Los Angeles Times"?

California, Southern; Hotels; Los Angeles region (Calif.); Settlements; Waterfronts

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

Wildomar, Calif[ornia] [not before 1887] BANC PIC 1963.002:0910--C

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Creator/Collector: Elliott, William W. (active ca. 1870-ca. 1890), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 48.3 x 56.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Bird's-eye view of small town comprised primarily of farms and homes; Lake Elsinore in distance; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad (A.T. & S.F.R.R.) run through center of town; orchards at outskirts. Marginal images include views of Hotel Wildomar, local businesses, and residences.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Date from printed text. Printed (LC, below title): In the lake colony, San Diego Co[unty], 22 miles from the sea coast/elevation about 1240 feet; (LR, within image): W.W. Elliott, Lith. S[an] F[rancisco]. Stamped (UC): Compliments of R.E. Muncy, Real Estate Broker, Wildomar, San Diego Co[unty], Calif[ornia].

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Southern; Dwellings; Hotels; Los Angeles region (Calif.); Settlements

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs

Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, Cal[ifornia] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0928--D

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on board: lithograph, color 55 x 70.5 cm.

Content/Description:

View overlooking Avalon harbor with piers, sightseeing boats, and buildings clustered along shore.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title. Handwritten on mount (MR): Holly house.

Bays; California, Southern; Los Angeles region (Calif.); Settlements; Waterfronts

Cityscapes; Lithographs, color

Bird's-eye view of Santa Ana, Los Angeles Co[unty], Cal[ifornia]: from the southwest looking northeast [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0929--C

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Creator/Collector: Glover, Edwin S. (active ca. 1876-ca. 1877), artist A.L. Bancroft & Company (active ca. 1872-ca. 1973), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 34.3 x 53.5 cm.

Content/Description:

View overlooking small town in valley surrounded by orchards; San Antonia, Cucamunga, San Bernardino, and Santa Ana Mountains in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Drawn by E.S. Glover, Los Angeles, Cal[ifornia]; (LR): A.L. Bancroft & Co., Lith., San Francisco.

Agriculture; California, Southern; Los Angeles region (Calif.); Settlements

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs, color

Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Cal[ifornia] [not before 1885] BANC PIC 1963.002:0930--E

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Creator/Collector: C. D., artist Elliott Lith. (active ca. 1880), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on board: lithograph 58.5 x 80.6 cm.

Content/Description:

Bird's-eye view of broad, flat valley with sparsely distributed buildings and numerous orchards; Arroyo Seco at left. Marginal views include residences, businesses, churches, and public buildings.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL, within image): C.D.; (LC, below title): Elliott Lith., Oakland, Cal[ifornia]. Date within image. Each image captioned. Printed legend.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Southern; Dwellings; Los Angeles region (Calif.); Settlements

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs

Bird's-eye view of Sierra Madre, San Gabriel Valley, Los Angeles County, Cal[ifornia] [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0931--E

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Creator/Collector: Steinegger, Henry [Stggr] (active ca. 1854-ca. 1880) , Swiss, artist Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph 66.3 x 91.6 cm.

Content/Description:

Central view of sparsely populated city with several orchards and agricultural fields; Santa Fe Railroad in lower right foreground. Marginal views include residences, businesses (Cigar Factory), churches, and public buildings.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LR, within image): HStggr [Henry Steinegger); (LC, below title): Elevation from 1400 to 1800 f[ee]t/View and climate unsurpassed, abundance of pure mountain water piped to each lot/Lith. Britton & Rey, San Francisco, Cal[ifornia]. Stamped (LC).

Buildings; California, Southern; Dwellings; Los Angeles region (Calif.); Settlements; Water works

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs

East Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, 1888 1888 BANC PIC 1963.002:0934--F

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Creator/Collector: Pierce, Bruce Wellington (1858-1947) , American, artist H.S. Crocker & Co. (active ca. 1890), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 64.6 x 101.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Bird's-eye view from Los Angeles River looking towards Sierra Madre Mountains; several railroad lines in foreground (Southern Pacific, A.T. and S.P.R.R). Marginal views include local businesses, residences (tract housing), churches, industry, and agriculture.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Drawn by B.W. Pierce; (LC, below title): Lith. H.S. Crocker & Co., S[an] F[rancisco]. Each item captioned. Printed legend.

Buildings; Business enterprises; California, Southern; Dwellings; Los Angeles region (Calif.); Settlements

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs, color

Bird's-eye view of Los Angeles, California: looking south to the Pacific Ocean, 1877 c1876 BANC PIC 1963.002:0935--E

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Creator/Collector: Glover, Edwin S. (active ca. 1876-ca. 1877), artist and publisher A.L. Bancroft & Company (active ca. 1872-ca. 1973), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 55.6 x 87.8 cm.

Content/Description:

Upper image: broad view of city with densely populated central area. Lower left image: view of Wilmington, California, showing San Pedro Bay and S.P.R.R. (Southern Pacific Railroad) depot. Lower right image: view of Santa Monica, California, with bay, pier, and Los Angeles and Independence Railroad.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (MC). Printed (LL): Drawn and published by E.S. Glover, Los Angeles, Cal[ifornia]; (LC): Entered... 1876 by E.S. Glover... ; (LR): A.L. Bancroft & Co., lith., San Francisco, Cal[ifornia]. Each image captioned.

Bays; California, Southern; Los Angeles region (Calif.); Railroads; Settlements; Waterfronts

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs, color

City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Cal[ifornia] 1871 1871 BANC PIC 1963.002:0936--E

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Creator/Collector: Koch, Augustus (active ca. 1870), artist Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on board: lithograph, color 68 x 84.1 cm.

Content/Description:

Bird's-eye view of city and outlying farmland; railroad in center; orchards and agricultural fields in foreground. Marginal views include city blocks, hotels, and schools.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Drawn by Aug[ustu]s Koch; (LR): Lith. Britton & Rey. Each image captioned. Printed legend.

Agriculture; Buildings; California, Southern; Hotels; Los Angeles region (Calif.); Settlements

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs, color

University of Southern California [Los Angeles, California] [not before 1880] BANC PIC 1963.002:0963--A

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Creator/Collector: [Unknown]

Physical Description: print on paper mounted on board: engraving 20.5 x 28.5 cm.

Content/Description:

Five views of University of Southern California buildings: College of Liberal Arts, College of Medicine, Chaffee School, Theological College, and College of Music.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Each image captioned.

Buildings; California, Southern; Los Angeles region (Calif.)

Engravings

Bird's-eye view of Anaheim, Los Angeles Co[unty], Cal[ifornia]: looking north to the Sierra Madre Mountains [18--] BANC PIC 1963.002:0965--C

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Creator/Collector: Glover, Edwin S. (active ca. 1876-ca. 1877), artist A.L. Bancroft & Company (active ca. 1872-ca. 1973), lithographer

Physical Description: print on paper: lithograph, color 34.5 x 53.6 cm.

Content/Description:

View overlooking small town in valley surrounded by fields and orchards; San Antonia, Cucamunga, Brea, and Cyota Mountains in distance.

Notes/Inscriptions:

Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Drawn by E.S. Glover, Los Angeles, Cal[ifornia]; (LR): A.L. Bancroft & Co., Lith., San Francisco.

Agriculture; California, Southern; Los Angeles region (Calif.); Settlements

Bird's-eye views; Lithographs, color

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