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Title
The bar of a gambling saloon
Creator
Marryat, Francis Samuel (1826-1855), British, artist, artist
Contributor
Marryat, Francis Samuel (1826-1855), British, artist, artist
Brandard, J., lithographer, lithographer
Date Created and/or Issued
[1855]
Publication Information
TheBancroftLibrary, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-6000; http://bancroft.berkeley.edu
Contributing Institution
UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library
Collection
Chinese in California Virtual Collection: Selections from the Bancroft Library
Rights Information
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Description
Elaborate saloon interior showing men from various walks of life (Spaniards, Chinese, frontiermen, and other) at bar; drunkard to right; dogs; and playing cards and bottles strewn on floor.
Type
image
Format
13.5 x 18.5 cm.
Form/Genre
Lithographs, color
Identifier
http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/hb9f59p03f
BANC PIC 1963.002:1440:5--A
Subject
Chinese
Frontier & pioneer life
Interiors
Manners & customs
Spaniards

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