Title:
Sacramento Street in May 1854 (San Francisco, California)
Creator/Contributor:
Nahl, Charles Christian (1818-1878), German, artist (attributed to) (artist)
Date:
May 1854
Identifier:
BANC PIC 1963.002:0802:07--ALB
Format:
drawing on paper: pen and wash
26.6 x 44.5 cm.
Content/Description:
View looking west up Sacramento Street (Chinatown, Calif.) lined with shops and restaurants, several figures (in Asian dress?),
horse and wagon, parcels, and barrels in street. Wood plank board street is divided into two levels with earth and rubble
in gap. Signage for Chinese restaurant and shops, St. Francis Market, coffin maker, and wood & coal yard are visible.
Notes/Inscriptions:
Handwritten title (UL). Handwritten signage (within image): Restaurant, St. Francis Market, coffins, wood & coal yard; and
Naft L. (others in Chinese).
Subjects:
Buildings;
Business enterprises;
California, Northern;
Chinese;
Sacramento (Calif.);
San Francisco (Calif.);
Settlements
Genre/Format:
Cityscapes;
Drawings