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Contributing Institution:
Society of California Pioneers
Title: Charles E Miller Diary, 1876
Creator:
Miller, Charles E., 1852-1939
Identifier/Call Number: C058773
Physical Description:
1 folder
Bound diary, handwritten in ink, very legible, 201 pages
Date: 1876
Abstract: This diary records a trip taken by Charles Miller and DC Brownell from April 17, 1876 to July 17 of the same year. It began
with a steamer trip to San Diego, with stops in Santa Barbara and Los Angeles. then overland by stage to Tuscon, AZ. They
spent about 2 months exploring the area around Tuscon by horseback and then rode the horses to Trinidad, CO on June 15. There
they boarded a train which took them to Denver, St Louis, Chicago, Detroit, Niagara Falls, and Albany. There they boarded
at steamer on the Hudson River to New York City. From there they travelled to Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington DC, Cincinati,
and St Louis. From there they took the train to San Francisco, arriving on July 17th.
This is an excellent narrative and description of events, sights, and places on this whirlwind transcontinental journey. It
is extensively illustrated with pictures, drawings and photographs. 30 pages of the diary are devoted the the Philadelphia
Centennial Exposition of 1876
Language of Material:
English
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This diary records a trip taken by Charles Miller and DC Brownell from April 17, 1876 to July 17 of the same year. It began
with a steamer trip to San Diego, with stops in Santa Barbara and Los Angeles. then overland by stage to Tuscon, AZ. They
spent about 2 months exploring the area around Tuscon by horseback and then rode the horses to Trinidad, CO on June 15. There
they boarded a train which took them to Denver, St Louis, Chicago, Detroit, Niagara Falls, and Albany. There they boarded
at steamer on the Hudson River to New York City. From there they travelled to Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington DC, Cincinati,
and St Louis. From there they took the train to San Francisco, arriving on July 17th.
This is an excellent narrative and description of events, sights, and places on this whirlwind transcontinental journey. It
is extensively illustrated with pictures, drawings and photographs. 30 pages of the diary are devoted the the Philadelphia
Centennial Exposition of 1876
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Charles E Miller Diary, 1876, The Society of California Pioneers
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donor and Date of Acquisition unknown
Existence and Location of Originals
The Society of California Pioneers, 101 Montgomery St. Suite 150, The Presidio of San Francisco, San Francisco CA, 94129
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Philadelphia. Centennial exhibition, 1876.
Society of California Pioneers
Frontier and pioneer life – California
Brownell, D.C.