Bird's-eye view of gold rush San Francisco
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Author: Burgess, Geo. H.
Title: San Francisco in 1849. San Francisco in July 1849. From Present Site of S.F. Stock Exchange
Place Published: San Francisco
Publisher:H.S. Crocker Company
Date Published: 1894
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Chromolithograph. Image 38.5x90.5 cm (15¼x35¾") on 55x106 cm (21¾x41¾") sheet, laid down on thick cardboard backing.
Scarce chromolithographed panoramic bird's-eye view of San Francisco at the height of the Gold Rush, based upon a painting by George H. Burgess, from the foot of Montgomery Street looking north to Telegraph Hill. Shows buildings and warehouses in center; ships in harbor at right; fenced residences at left; men in campsite with tents and cook fires in foreground. The view shows what is now San Francisco's Financial District. This is the first of three states listed by Reps, with a large title directly beneath the image, and a small title under labeled diagram in the lower left margin. The later states did not have the large title. Baird & Evans 10; Peters p.106; Reps 355. Berkeley. Provenance: Charles A. Fracchia Collection.
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