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Stereographs

 

Sacramento Flood Series circa 1863-1864

Scope and Content

These are likely images taken by Charles Leander Weed of Sacramento, as a part of his "Views of Sacramento City during the great flood" series of 1862. They were published in 1862 by Weed's colleague, dagguereotypist Robert H. Vance, of San Francisco, and later republished by Lawrence and Houseworth around 1863-1864.
 

No. 23: Third Street, looking North near I Street, The Slough in the distance

 

Unnumbered: Men standing on wood in flooded area

General

Original stereocard is unnumbered. Title has been supplied by archivist.
 

San Francisco Series 1864

General

All stereocards are unnumbered and untitled. Title has been supplied by archivist based on information written on back of stereocard.
 

Unnumbered: Montgomery St., Sacramento to Clay

 

Unnumbered: Montgomery St., Pine to California

 

Unnumbered: California St., Montgomery to Kearny

 

Unnumbered: Montgomery St., California to Sacramento

 

Unnumbered: Montgomery St., California to Sacramento

 

Unnumbered: Montgomery St., Commercial to Clay St.

 

California and Nevada Views 1864-1865

 

No. 49: Healdsburg. "All aboard for the Geysers."

 

No. 50: Geysers. General View, Devils Canon.

 

No. 55: View in the Devil's Canon, Geysers.

 

No. 56: View in the Devil's Canon, Geysers.

 

No. 58: Devil's Canon. Venus' Bath, and Steam Escape Pipe.

 

No. 62: Scene on Pluton River, Geysers.

 

No. 149: Montgomery St. San Francisco, from Market St. Instantaneous.

 

No. 150: Montgomery Street, San Francisco - Instantaneous. From Eureka Theater.

 

No. 177: San Francisco - The deep cut on Broadway, Between Kearny and Montgomery St.

 

No. 181: Entrance to Cosmopolitan Hotel, San Francisco.

 

No. 312: Steamship Golden City.

 

No. 384: South Beach, from Steamboat Point, San Francisco.

 

No. 385: U.S. Marine Hospital and Goat Island, from Steamboat Point, San Francisco.

 

No. 525: San Francisco from corner California and Taylor Streets, looking South.

 

No. 604: Washoe Indians - The Chief's Family.

 

No. 651: Friday's Station, Valley of Lake Tahoe.

 

No. 653: The Lake House, Lake Tahoe. General view.

 

No. 658: Eagle Cañon, from Eckly's Island, Emerald Bay. Western shore of Lake Tahoe.

 

No. 660: Eagle Falls - upper fall, Emerald Bay. Western shore of Lake Tahoe.

 

No. 678: View from the top of Cave Rock - Eastern Shore of Lake Tahoe, looking South.

 

No. 690: Swift's Station, Carson and Lake Bigler Road - Eastern Summit of Sierra Nevada Mountains.

 

No. 703: Virginia City. General view from the East.

 

No. 707: Virginia City, from Cedar Hill.

 

No. 738: Quartz Mills at Gold Hill.

 

No. 796: Hydraulic Mining - Washing down the bank into the Sluice.

 

No. 836: The Summit House. Dutch Flat and Donner Lake Wagon Road.

 

No. 849: Reflection - Donner Lake. View from Pollard's Hotel, Eastern Summit in the distance.

 

No. 875: The Sentinels ; Height 315 feet ; Mammoth Grove, Calaveras County

General

Spelling mistake in original title has been corrected by archivist.
 

No. 879: But-end of section of the Big Tree, showing the auger-holes made in felling.

 

No. 880: House over the Stump of the Original Big Tree, Calaveras county.

 

No. 900: The Pioneer's Cabin and Pluto's Chimney. Big Tree Grove, Calaveras county.

 

No. 901: Father of the Forest and James King of Wm., Mammoth Grove, Calaveras county.

 

No. 935: Beacon Bluff, 2,000 feet high, Silver Lake, Amador County.

 

Unnumbered: Hydraulic Mining - view from the bank of the Yuba River.

 

California and Nevada Series 1864-1866

 

No. 5: Scene at Redwood City, San Mateo Co.

 

No. 37: Porch of the Mission San Jose., Monterey Co.

 

No. 42: View of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County.

 

Yosemite Views 1866

 

No. 1114: The North Dome, 3,725 feet high, Royal Arch, And Washington Tower, Yo-Semite, Mariposa County.

General

Box contains two copies of this stereocard.
 

No. 1118: Mirror Lake and Reflections, Yo-Semite Valley, Mariposa County.

General

Box contains two copies of this stereocard.
 

No. 1119: The Vernal Fall, 350 feet high, Yo-Semite Valley, Mariposa County.

 

Cartes de visite

 

San Francisco and Eureka, Calif. 1860-1870

General

These images do not have the same stamps on the back as the photographs in the "California and Nevada Views" series, and also lack printed titles and numbers. The numbers, titles, and dates were taken from information written on the back of the cards.
 

No. 45216: Eureka Ware House.

 

No. 52706: Fremont St. near Market, San Francisco.

 

California and Nevada Views 1865

General

All of the photographs in this subseries are stamped on the back, either with "Album and Stereoscopic Views of California Scenery Photographed and Published by Lawrence and Houseworth, Opticians, 317 and 319 Montgomery st., San Francisco." or "Album Views of Nevada Photographed and Published by Lawrence and Houseworth, Opticians, 317 and 319 Montgomery st., San Francisco."
 

No. 149: Montgomery St. San Francisco, from Market St. Instantaneous.

 

No. 150: Montgomery Street from Eureka Theatre; San Francisco; Instantaneous.

 

No. 191: The Old Mansion House and Mission Dolores; San Francisco.

 

No. 232: Jewish Synagogue, Sutter Street, from Union Square; San Francisco.

 

No. 375: San Francisco - View from 2nd St., Rincon Hill.

 

No. 383: St. Mary's Hospital, South Beach, San Francisco.

 

No. 469: Catholic Cemetery, Lone Mountain.

 

No. 552: Second Street, from Market, San Francisco.

 

No. 572: Suisun Bay, from U.S. Armory Grounds, Benicia, Solano County.

 

No. 573: Mount Diablo, from Benicia, Solano County.

 

No. 622: General view of Strawberry Valley.

 

No. 630: Teaming up the Grade at Slippery Ford.

 

No. 637: View on the Summit of the Sierra Nevada, Leading down into Lake Valley.

 

No. 681: View from Sierra Rocks - Eastern shore of Lake Tahoe, looking South, towards Cave Rock.

 

No. 690: Swift's Station, Carson and Lake Bigler Road - Eastern Summit of Sierra Nevada Mountains.

 

No. 794: Hydraulic Mining - The Palm Claim, Timbuctoo, Yuba County.

 

No. 798: Hydraulic Mining, Timbuctoo Diggings, Yuba County.

 

No. 838: Method of Traveling on Show-Shoes.

 

No. 844: Donner Lake and Eastern Summit, From the Road on the Western Summit.

General

Original card is torn in half and mended with tape. Please handle with care.
 

No. 846: Pollard's Station, Donner Lake, Nevada County.

 

No. 847: View on Donner Lake, Nevada County.

 

No. 879: But-end of section of the Big Tree, showing the auger-holes made in felling.

 

No. 881: The Sentinels, and House over the Big Tree Stump, from the Mammoth Grove Hotel.

 

No. 885: Big Tree - Wm. Cullen Bryant; near view. Calaveras Group.

 

No. 886: Pioneer's Cabin; near view; diameter 32 feet. Mammoth Grove Calaveras County.

 

No. 890: Father of the Forest, and James King of Wm. Mammoth Grove, Calaveras County.

 

No. 893: Big Tree - George Washington; 284 feet high, 52 feet circumference.

 

No. 900: The Pioneer's Cabin and Pluto's Chimney. Big Tree Grove, Calaveras County.

 

No. 901: Father of the Forest and James King of Wm., Mammoth Grove, Calaveras County.

 

No. 903: Father of the Forest - Entrance to the Horseback ride, Mammoth Grove, Calaveras county.

General

Box contains two copies of No. 903 - one printed vertically and one printed horizontally.
 

No. 910: Section of the Original Big Tree, near view, Mammoth Grove, Calaveras County.

 

No. 1110: The Sentinel Rock, 3,270 feet high, Yo-Semite Valley, Mariposa County.

 

Unnumbered: Portrait of seated unidentified man.

General

Title supplied by archivist.
 

Unnumbered: Hydraulic Mining - The Sluice Blocks.

 

Unnumbered: Couple seated in front of big tree.

General

Title supplied by archivist. Tree appears to be "The Big Tree," Mammoth Grove, Calaveras County. Card is in fragile condition and should be handled with care.
 

Unnumbered: California rocks, river, and mountains.

General

Title supplied by archivist.