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Title
"Vigilantes" destroying "Fort Vigilance," Sacramento St., San Francisco. [upper] General Parade and Review of the Vigilance Committee, previous to their Adjournment, August 18th, 1856. [lower]
Date Created and/or Issued
1856
1857
1858
1859
1860
1861
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Prints and Ephemera
Rights Information
For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description
Upper image is of gunnybags being wheeled away from "Fort Vigilance." Lower image is of men parading in the street. The view is from the corner of California and Montgomery. The text below each image describes the events occurring. "Van Vleck."--text, within the bottom right corner of the upper image. Paper color: blue.
Type
image
Format
High resolution
Extent
1 wood engraving : uncolored ; 26 x 19 cm (10 1/4 x 7 1/2 in.) overall
Identifier
48052:182
19379
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p9539coll1/id/23562
Language
English
Subject
California--Pictorial works
Vigilance Committees--California--San Francisco
San Francisco (Calif.)--History
Wood engravings. (aat)
Source
California letter sheets.
Prints and Ephemera, Huntington Digital Library

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