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1.
A prospecting party

Published / Created:
[between 1850 and 1854]
Call Number:
WA Prints 395
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Unused pictorial lettersheet with four illustrations. The first image, "Starting," shows three miners and a pack mule happily leaving a log cabin. "Not even the colour" shows the three miners at the gold diggings, finding nothing. "The end of the mule...
Description:
"5"--Upper right corner.
Publisher:
Britton & Rey
Subject (Geographic):
California
Subject (Topic):
Mines and mineral resources, Gold mines and mining, and Miners
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > A prospecting party

2.
Assassination of James King of William ; Surrender of Jas. P. Casey and Charles Cora to the

Creator:
Huestis, C. P. (Charles P.), artist
Published / Created:
[1856?]
Call Number:
WA Prints 384
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image and text
Abstract:
Two illustrations, with accompanying text, showing the shooting of James King of William in San Francisco, California and the surrender of James P. Casey and Charles Cora
Description:
Description based on imperfect Beinecke Library copy, consisting of only the first of two sheets described by Baird.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
California and San Francisco
Subject (Name):
King, James, 1822-1856, Casey, James P., Cora, Charles., and San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1856.
Subject (Topic):
Death and burial, Assassination, and Arrest
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Assassination of James King of William ; Surrender of Jas. P. Casey and Charles Cora to the Vigilance Committee, on Sunday, May 18th, 1856

3.
Assassination of James King of Wm. by James P. Casey : San Francisco, May 14th, 1856

Published / Created:
[approximately 1856]
Call Number:
WA Prints +441
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image and text
Abstract:
Horizontal print has four vignettes of scenes from the assassination. Assassination: depicts the actual crime in the streets of San Francisco. Surrender of the Jail: depicts mob scene as vigilance committee demands the sheriff to hand the prisoner to ...
Description:
Title from caption of text column.
Publisher:
Pub. by Britton & Rey
Subject (Geographic):
California and San Francisco.
Subject (Name):
King, James, 1822-1856 and Casey, James P.
Subject (Topic):
Crime and Vigilance committees
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Assassination of James King of Wm. by James P. Casey : San Francisco, May 14th, 1856

4.
Bar room in the mines, Long Tom

Published / Created:
c185-?]
Call Number:
WA Prints 407
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
text and still image
Abstract:
Pictorial lettersheet with two lithograph views, the first depicts miners drinking and playing cards in a mining camp bar room, while the second view depicts miners at work with sluice called "Long Tom.'
Alternative Title:
Long Tom
Description:
BEIN WA Prints 407: Imperfect? Integral blank leaf wanting, although Baird makes no mention of this leaf.
Publisher:
Britton & Rey
Subject (Geographic):
California and California.
Subject (Topic):
Gold mines and mining, Frontier and pioneer life, Mining camps, and Miners
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Bar room in the mines, Long Tom

5.
Big Bar -- middle fork

Creator:
Glover, Edwin, cartographer, publisher
Published / Created:
[1851?]
Call Number:
WA Prints +442
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
cartographic image
Description:
Low angle view.
Publisher:
Lith. by Justh, Quirot & Co.
Subject (Geographic):
Mokelumne River (Calif.), Mokelumne Hill (Calif.), and California
Subject (Topic):
Miners
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Big Bar -- middle fork

6.
Bird's eye view of the city & county of San Francisco, 1868 [cartographic material].

Creator:
W. Vallance Gray & C.B. Gifford
Published / Created:
1868 [1972?]
Call Number:
WA Prints +120
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
cartographic image
Alternative Title:
Bird's eye view of the city and county of San Francisco, 1868
Description:
BEIN WA Prints +120: Imperfect: Accompanying "Key to view of San Francisco" wanting.
Publisher:
American West
Subject (Geographic):
San Francisco (Calif.), California, and San Francisco.
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Bird's eye view of the city & county of San Francisco, 1868 [cartographic material].

7.
Capt. Sutter's account of the first discovery of gold

Published / Created:
[1854]
Call Number:
WA Prints 398
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image and text
Abstract:
John Sutter's account of James W. Marshall's discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill is accompanied by two large illustrations: a profile portrait of Marshall titled "Portait of Mr. Marshal, taken from nature at the time when he made the discovery of gold ...
Alternative Title:
Captain Sutter's account of the first discovery of gold
Description:
Title from caption in upper left.
Publisher:
Lith. & pub. by Britton & Rey
Subject (Geographic):
California and Coloma
Subject (Name):
Marshall, James Wilson, 1810-1885,
Subject (Topic):
Sawmills and Gold discoveries
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Capt. Sutter's account of the first discovery of gold

8.
Celebration of the 4th. July, in San Francisco Cal

Published / Created:
the 5th. July, 1852.
Call Number:
WA Prints +450
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
stilll image
Abstract:
A cluster of spectators watch a sinuous parade of men, both mounted and on foot, that includes a group of Chinese men in traditional attire
Alternative Title:
Celebration of the Fourth of July, in San Francisco Cal
Publisher:
Lith. of Cooke and Le Count
Subject (Geographic):
California and San Francisco
Subject (Topic):
Fourth of July celebrations, Parades, and Chinese
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Celebration of the 4th. July, in San Francisco Cal

9.
Celestial empire in California

Published / Created:
[185-]
Call Number:
WA Prints 400
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Unused pictorial letter sheet. Upper illustration entitled "Miners" shows Chinese doing daily chores and eating outside camp tents. Lower illustration entitled "Gamblers" shows Chinese gambling around a table. Miners is a mirror image of an 1857 litho...
Description:
Title from caption at top of images.
Publisher:
Britton & Rey
Subject (Geographic):
California and San Francisco.
Subject (Topic):
Chinese, Mines and mineral resources, Gold mines and mining, Miners, Gold miners, and Gambling
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Celestial empire in California

10.
Chinese life!!! : Dupont Street : San-Francisco, Cal

Creator:
Beutler (Artist), artist
Published / Created:
[between 1850 and 1859?]
Call Number:
WA Prints 383
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A group of Chinese men in traditional attire stand and sit around a table, smoking and apparently gambling, with two Chinese women standing in a nearby doorway
Description:
Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
Fishbourne & Co. lithog.rs.
Subject (Geographic):
California and San Francisco
Subject (Topic):
Chinese and Social life and customs
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Chinese life!!! : Dupont Street : San-Francisco, Cal

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