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San Rafael Illustrated & Described, 1884

Owning Institution: Marin County Free Library

About this Collection

Images of early San Rafael from San Rafael Illustrated & Described, showing its Advantages for Homes, published by W.W. Elliott & Co., in 1884. They represent original lithographs made from the sketches of Mr. Chris Jorgensen, a teacher at the San Francisco Art School. San Rafael Illustrated & Described is a promotional piece, meant to attract new residents and investors to Marin’s most populous town. The lithographs portray San Rafael in a still bucolic setting, and highlight homes, businesses, churches, train routes, ferries, etc. Articles include: A Suburban Arcadia; A Lovely Village; Magnolia Valley; The New Railroads. View this collection on the contributor's website.

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Samul Harrison Kiler's residence and carpentry shop, San Rafael, California, 1884 [illustration]
San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad Depot in San Rafael, California, 1884 ...
San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad Depot in San Rafael, California, 1884 ...
School house in San Rafael, California, 1884 [illustration]
Trumbull's Nursery, San Rafael, California, 1884 [illustration]
View from San Anselmo with San Rafael in the distance, 1884 [illustration]
View of Ross Valley, California, 1884 [illustration]
View of San Anselmo, California, 1884 [illustration]
View of San Rafael, California, 1884, looking west [illustration]
View of San Rafael, California, from Laurel Grove, 1884 [illustration]
View of Sausalito Landing, Marin County, California, 1884 [illustration]
View of Tiburon Landing in Tiburon, California, 1884 [illustration]
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