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San Francisco Past and Present

Description: Upper image is of the view of Yerba Buena harbor from the south with the town at the left. There is heavy vegetation in the foreground, and several ships can be seen in the harbor. To the right of this illustration is a map of the "Vicinity of San Francisco." Below the image is text providing a brief general history of San Francisco, and some facts and statistics about its growth. "Taken from Rincon Point, by G. H. Baker, June 1, 1849."--text, below upper image. Lower image is a panoramic view of the city with the harbor at the right and the hills beyond. People and animals can be seen in the street at the left. The text providing a brief general history of San Francisco, and some facts and statistics about its growth continues below this image. "Taken from Rincon Point, by G. H. Baker, Dec. 1854."--text, below image. "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1854, by Baber & Baker, in the Clerk's Office of the U. S. District Court. Published by Barber & Baker, Sacramento. M. Ullman, Agent, San Francisco. Printed at the Sun Office."--text, bottom of page. Paper color: blue.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Date: Issued before August 13, 1855
Call number: 48052:144
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Image of a high view of San Francisco from the west looking toward Yerba Buena Island. The harbor is filled with ships. "J. Clark."--text, below image. Paper color: buff.
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San Francisco, From Rincon Point
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Image is of Yerba Buena harbor, looking north, with various types of ships in the harbor. There are four tents on Rincon Point in the foreground, and buildings on the lower hills in the background. The stern-wheeler Captain Sutter is moored in the foreground. "C.J. Pollard's Lith. Pubd. by J.P. Bogardus. J.H. Peirce del."--text, below image. There are handwritten numbers on the image which correspond to a handwritten list beneath the image noting different landmarks. Paper color: gray.
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San Francisco, 1854
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Image is of the general view from Nob Hill area looking east with Yerba Buena Island in the background. Two figures are standing on the hill in the foreground and an artist is sketching. Baird notes that although this image is apparently not the same stone, it is the same basic view as "San Francisco Upper California." "[Britton] & Rey Cor. Montgy. & Comml. Sts."--text, below image. "Noisy Carrier's Publishng [Hall]. 77 Long Wharf San Francisco. Charles P. Kimball Propretor [sic]."--stamped text, below image to the right. Paper color: gray.
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Image is of a crowd outside a large building. There are several signs on the large building as well as on the two smaller buildings to the left of the large building. Beneath the illustration is text describing how the people in California get their mail. The entire image is enclosed by a border. "Published by Leland & McCombe, Post Office, Building, San Francisco. Engraved expressly for the Publishers, by Anthony & Baker."--text, below image. Paper color: blue.
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Image of town buildings, the harbor with several ships in it to the left, the hills in the background, and several tents and small figures in the foreground. Buildings and places of particular interest are numbered in the image, and these numbers correspond to a list beneath the image. "Drawn and Engraved by Thomas Armstrong, in the Fall of 1849, and re-published by A. Rosenfield, (late of Hutchings and Rosenfield), No. 602 Montgomery Street, near Clay, San Francisco."--text, below image. Baird notes that the topography and details of the image are incorrect, and that this is apparently an issue of the early 1860's and not 1849. Paper color: buff.
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