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Title: Placerville, El Dorado County
Contributor: Kuchel & Dresel
Britton & Rey
Davis & Roy
Date Created and/or Issued: c1856
Publication Information: Placerville : Davis & Roy, Booksellers & Stationers
Contributing Institution: California State Library
Collection: California History Section Picture Catalog
Rights Information: Please contact the contributing institution for more information regarding the copyright status of this object.
Description: 1999-0162.
Bird's-eye view of Placerville surrounded by 26 vignettes of buildings and people milling about.
Images surrounding bird's-eye view include (from top, left, clockwise): Pacific Quartz Mill; W. Krahner Mountain Brewery; Alexr. Hunter, Express & Banking Office; H.C. Murgotten Fruit Store; Daniel Gridley Commercial Hotel; Cartheche & Johnson, Hope & Neptune [building]; Child & Worthen Placerville Drug Store, millinery, drugs & medicines; H.C. Hooker Hardware & Groceries; George Hogle, Furniture, Bedding & Upolstery.
John Hume, [residence]; John Fountain, Soda Factory; D.W. Gelwick, Mountain Democrat; Round Tent, Gold Dust [clothing store]; T.F. Tracy, Agent, Pacific Express Co., White & Fassett, Fassett & Hale [building], Gold Dust Bought; O. Harvey, M.D., A. Clark, M.D., El Dorado Hospital; W. Fawcett, Fawcett's Corner [building];
Upper Placerville; W. Stevens Livery & Sale Stable; Davis & Roy, Books, Stationery & News Co., Nebraska Stationery; L & A. Seligman Dry Goods, Clothing, wholesale & retail, D. Newbauer, H.C. Lee, F.H. Harmon, Jos. Sulzbacher, Lee, Harmon & Co. staples & fancy dry goods.
J. W. Foster, provisions, clothing, boots, shoes; N. Wonderly, Pittsburg Hotel; C.W. Mountjoy, Keokuk Hotel; A. Bell, 18 Boomerang 49 [log building]; D.W. Levan, Orleans Hotel; B.A. Murray [residence].
Negative, no. 25,582 (4 x 5 in.) color transparency.
Type: image
Format: Pictorial works.
Nonprojected graphic
Extent: 1 print : lithograph ; 20 1/2 x 27 in. image & text on 23 1/2 x 33 1/4 in. paper.
Identifier: (C)001378519CSL01-Aleph
(DRA)VVV-1759
Language: English
Subject: Buildings--California--Placerville
Hotels--California--Placerville
Stores & shops--California--Placerville
Houses--California--Placerville
Stables--California--Placerville
Hospitals--California--Placerville
Quartz mining--California--Placerville
Placerville (Calif.)--Pictorial works
Prints
Lithographs
Bird's-eye view prints
Place: California
Placerville
Placerville (Calif.)

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