Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of a drawing depicting San Francisco, 1849. The city is visible on the left side of the image, surrounded by hills. It is composed mostly of small buildings with peaked roofs, although there are several larger buildings as well. On the right side of the image is San Francisco Bay, which is crowded with both steam- and sail- powered ships as well as an assortment of small boats. In the foreground there are three tents set up on a hill, and three people are visible walking nearby.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w 21 x 26 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs art
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