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- Creator:
- Rothwell, William Renfro.
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-1432
- Image Count:
- 152
- Abstract:
- Rothwell's diary of his homeward trip begins with an account of his travel expenses and a summary of his California experience. He describes the trip by stage and steamer from the mines to San Francisco, his stay in town and the local steamship business. During the voyage Rothwell writes about seasickness, marine life, and sailing conditions. He describes the trip across Panama and voyage home via the Mississippi River. In the back of the volume are short essays on "The Ocean" and "The Whale," as well as remarks on fellow passengers.
- Description:
- Purchased from John Howell, 1972., Rothwell, of Callaway County, Missouri, traveled to California in 1850, mined for gold, returned to Liberty, Missouri in 1851, and became a member of the faculty of William Jewell College. He wrote a guidebook for travelers to California., and Rothwell's trip to California is documented in his diary, letters, and guidebook. See William Renfrom Rothwell Papers, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, WA MSS 409.
- Subject (Geographic):
- California--Description and travel., California--Gold discoveries., Mississippi River Valley--Description and travel., Panama--Description and travel., and San Francisco (Calif.)--Description and travel.
- Subject (Name):
- North America (Steamer), Rothwell, William Renfro., and West Point (Steamer)
- Subject (Topic):
- Gold mines and mining--California. and Steamboats--California.
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Memoranda of home voyage from the California gold mines to the state of Missouri, 1851 /by William R. Rothwell.
3.
- Creator:
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company.
- Published / Created:
- c1911
- Call Number:
- Zc19 At3h +896atq
- Image Count:
- 2
- Resource Type:
- Books, Journals & Pamphlets
- Description:
- Original wrappers. and Signed at end: W.J. Black, passenger traffic manager, the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway System, Chicago.
- Publisher:
- s.n.],
- Subject (Geographic):
- California--Description and travel.
- Subject (Name):
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company.
- Subject (Topic):
- Express trains--West (U.S.), Railroad cars., Railroads--Dining-car service., Railroads--Passenger-cars., and Sleeping cars (Railroads)
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The California limited, seventeenth season, 1911-1912.
4.
- Published / Created:
- 1893]
- Call Number:
- 2001 Folio 97
- Image Count:
- 3
- Resource Type:
- Books, Journals & Pamphlets
- Alternative Title:
- Columbian World's Fair special edition, Examiner (San Francisco, Calif. : 1889), Examiner feats of a year., and Greatest paper ever issued in the world.
- Description:
- "The Examiner, San Francisco, 1893: the Columbian World's Fair special edition"--P. [4] of wrappers., Contains [2] p. about the Examiner including articles entitled "The greatest paper ever issued in the world" and "Examiner feats of a year.", Contains articles about California and the West, including several with "Southern Pacific Company" at head of title., Imperfect: mutilated with some loss of image., Includes advertising., Original wrappers., Pagination includes p. [3] of wrappers., Special World's Columbia Exposition edition of the Examiner, issued in wrappers. For distribution at Exposition?, and Title from caption.
- Publisher:
- W.R. Hearst,
- Subject (Geographic):
- California--Description and travel., California--History., Honey Lake (Calif.), and West (U.S.)--Description and travel.
- Subject (Name):
- Cheney, John Vance, 1848-1922, Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951., Southern Pacific Company., and World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)
- Subject (Topic):
- Examiner (San Francisco, Calif. : 1889) and Souvenirs (Keepsakes)--California--San Francisco
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The Examiner, San Francisco, 1893.
5.
- Creator:
- Vischer, Edward.
- Published / Created:
- [1870]
- Call Number:
- Zc72 +870vi
- Image Count:
- 8
- Resource Type:
- Prints & Photographs
- Description:
- "Synopsis of Vischer's pictorial of California. Miniature illustrations ... Author's complimentary edition ... " (1 p. l., 146 photos on 5 l.) in pocket at end., 3 l. inserted between p. 8 and 9., Added t.-p., in color., and BEIN Zc72 +870vi Copy 1: lacks atlas.
- Publisher:
- Printed by J. Winterburn & Company
- Subject (Geographic):
- California--Description and travel. and California--Pictorial works.
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Vischer's pictorial of California: landscape, trees and forest scenes. Grand features of California scenery, life, traffic and customs. Photographs from the original drawings. In five series of twelve numbers each, with a supplement, and contributions from reliable sources.
