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Title: Drawings of William Rich Hutton, 1847-1852
Creator: Hutton, Wm. R. (William Rich), 1826-1901, artist
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Manuscripts
Rights Information: For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: The collection contains 95 drawings, 13 letters, and 39 facsimile copies of letters and manuscripts. The illustrative material includes both watercolor and pencil drawings of California (including Los Angeles, Monterey, San Francisco, the New Almaden Quicksilver Mine, and the California missions), Baja California, Mexico, and Peru. There are also five pieces in the collection related to the author María Amparo Ruiz de Burton
William Rich Hutton, surveyor and engineer, came to California in 1847 as a clerk with his uncle, Major William Rich, paymaster for U.S. volunteer troops. For the next six years, Hutton was employed as a surveyor and draftsman. During this time he made watercolor and pencil drawings of California scenes. In 1853 he returned to the East and worked as an engineer on various projects including the Washington Bridge and Hudson River Tunnel in New York City
Extent: 95 drawings.
Identifier: mssHM 43214-43227, FAC 807-845, FAC 1010
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll7/id/939
Language: English
Subject: Drafters--California--Archives
Surveyors--California--Archives
Baja California (Mexico : Peninsula)--Pictorial works
California--Description and travel
California--Pictorial works
California--History--19th century--Sources
California--Social life and customs--19th century
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Description and travel
Los Angeles (Calif.)--History--19th century--Sources
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Pictorial works
Mexico--Pictorial works
Missions--California--Pictorial works
Monterey (Calif.)--Description and travel
Monterey (Calif.)--History--19th century--Sources
Monterey (Calif.)--Social life and customs--19th century
Monterey (Calif.)--Pictorial works
New Almaden Quicksilver Mines (Calif.)--Pictorial works
Peru--Pictorial works
San Francisco (Calif.)--Description and travel
San Francisco (Calif.)--History--19th century--Sources
San Francisco (Calif.)--Pictorial works
Drawings--United States--19th century. (aat)
Sketches--United States--19th century. (aat)
Source: Papers of William Rich Hutton, 1840-1861
Manuscripts, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance: Purchase and gift of Miss Mary A. Hutton, 1939-1946.

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