Committee of Vigilance of San Francisco -- : this is to certify that -- is a member --

2026-05-06T11:41:40-04:00

Creator:

Nahl, Charles Christian, 1818-1878

Published / Created:

[approximately 1856]

Call Number:

WA Prints +451

Image Count:

1

Resource Type:

still image

Abstract:

Certificate proper is bordered with ornamental images such as the Eye of Providence at top of sheet, a blonde shield-maiden with serpentine sword in her right hand and a triangular shield with "numquam" inscribed on it in her left; the image of blind ...

Description:

BEIN WA Prints +451: On sheet 61 x 48 cm. Autograph signatures by Wm. T. Coleman, Isaac Bluxome Jr., Wm. Meyer, and Charles Boune. Handwritten numeral "3461" in space for membership number. Stamped with the 1856 Committee medallion.

Publisher:

Britton & Rey

Subject (Geographic):

California and San Francisco.

Subject (Name):

San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1856

Subject (Topic):

Vigilance committees and Crime

Found in:

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