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1.
Celebration of the 4th. July, in San Francisco Cal

Published / Created:
the 5th. July, 1852.
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

2.
Departure for El Dorado

Published / Created:
[between 1850 and 1855?]
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
stilll image and text
Abstract:
A satirical look at the characters in Gold Rush California, including miners, gamblers, charlatans, and other get-rich-quick schemers. Includes scenes of a miner carrying/wearing all his worldy goods, an exorbitant restaurant bill at Delmonico, an ersatz Jenny Lind in performance, and a central group of both men and women jostling their way into a mine
Alternative Title:
Departure for Eldorado
Description:
Title from sign above mine entrance at center of image.
Publisher:
Lith. by Quirot
Subject (Geographic):
California
Subject (Topic):
Miners, Internal migrants, Gold discoveries, and Wealth
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Departure for El Dorado

3.
Execution of James P. Casey & Charles Cora by the Vigilance Committee of San Francisco Thursday May

Creator:
Grob, T. (Trautman), artist
Published / Created:
[1856?]
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
stilll image
Abstract:
A group of civilians (mostly men) look across an open space to where two barely discernible individuals have been hanged from the roof of a row of buildings
Description:
Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
Printed by F. Kuhl
Subject (Geographic):
California and San Francisco
Subject (Name):
Casey, James P., Cora, Charles, and San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1856.
Subject (Topic):
Death & burial and Hanging
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Execution of James P. Casey & Charles Cora by the Vigilance Committee of San Francisco Thursday May 22d, 1856

4.
Past & present of California

Published / Created:
[between 1855 and 1860?]
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
stilll image
Abstract:
On the right side of the sheet are scenes of California's Gold Rush past, including migration, prospecting, and men disembarking from a sailing ship; on the left are scenes of the state's increasingly settled present, including a stagecoach, agriculture, a public school, and a crowded steamship at a crowded dock. An incongruous elephant in the top center may be a reference to the phrase "seeing the elephant" about overcoming hardship
Alternative Title:
Past and present of California
Description:
Title from caption at bottom of image. and "11"--Upper right corner.
Publisher:
Lith. and publishing by Britton and Rey
Subject (Geographic):
California
Subject (Topic):
History and Progress
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Past & present of California