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Americana - Travel & Exploration - Maps
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Title: Fort Yuma, Colorado River, California
Author: ** Description: Lithograph, approx. 15˝x11 plus margins, framed."This view of the hottest town in the United States shows a party of emigrants crossing the Colorado River on a crude ferry. On the far bank stands the old Spanish prison still to be seen today. Among the goods already landed on the near shore is a cannon, which Mrs. Lilly tells us is one of those salvaged from the Civil War and laboriously transported across the country to California." Peters, California on Stone, p. 52, plate 10. Heading: (California)Place Published: San Francisco Publisher: Geo. H. Baker Date Published: [c. 1865] Condition reportSome foxing and mild soiling. Not examined out of frame.
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