Title:
Past and present of California
Creator/Contributor:
Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), lithographer and publisher (lithographer and publisher)
Noisy Carrier's Book and Stationary Co. (Ch. P. Kimball) (active ca. 1851-ca. 1856), publisher (publisher)
Date:
[18--]
Identifier:
BANC PIC 1963.002:0107--A
Format:
print on tinted paper: lithograph
21.2 x 27.2 cm., sheet
Content/Description:
Images contrasting early mining days with present developments in California including miners arriving by ship and mining
contrasted to emigrants, public schools, farmers, and stagecoach lines. All surmounted by image of elephant.
Notes/Inscriptions:
Printed title (LC). Printed (LR): Lith. & pub. by Britton & Rey, S. Francisco. Stamp (LR): Noisy Carrier's Publishing Hall,
77 Long Wharf, San Francisco, Charles P. Kimbell, Proprietor. Handwritten (LL): #579.
Subjects:
Animals;
Frontier & pioneer life;
Gold rushes;
Miners;
Mining;
Settlers;
Vehicles;
Vessels
Genre/Format:
Lithographs;
Pictorial lettersheets