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The Celebration in San Francisco, in Commemoration of Successful Laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable, Monday September 27th 1858

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Title: The Celebration in San Francisco, in Commemoration of Successful Laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable, Monday September 27th 1858
Date Created and/or Issued: 1858
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Prints and Ephemera
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Description: Image contains several various-sized vignettes, each depicting various sections of the parade. Between these vignettes is a printed description of the celebration which continues onto the next page. Around the border of the sheet are the seals of the then thirty states, and under these seals is the population and electoral votes of each state. "Sterett & Butler, Printers, Engravers, and Publishers, 145 Clay street, San Francisco."--text, below image. Paper color: blue.
This image celebrates the successful laying of the Atlantic telegraph cable.
Type: image
Format: High resolution
Extent: 1 wood engraving : uncolored ; 42.5 x 27.5 cm (16 5/8 x 10 3/4 in.) overall
Identifier: 48052:119
48779
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p9539coll1/id/23517
Language: English
Subject: California--Pictorial works
San Francisco (Calif.)--History
Wood engravings. (aat)
Source: California letter sheets.
Prints and Ephemera, Huntington Digital Library

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