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Title
Two views of deserted ships in San Francisco harbor during the Gold Rush of 1850
Creator
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Date Created and/or Issued
1850
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Rights Information
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
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Description
Photograph of two views of deserted ships in San Francisco harbor during the Gold Rush of 1850. Numerous ships, many of which are sailing ships, wade idly in the harbor parked and apparently unmanned. Several houses or buildings occupy the area near the shores. Additional information: These are copies of the original photographs. The copies were created by C.C. Pierce. Date unknown.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photonegative, photoprint, b&w
21 x 26 cm.
negatives (photographic)
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m9721
USC-1-1-1-9860
USC-1-1-1-14194 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-6169
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m9721
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-6169.jpg
Subject
San Francisco County--Waterfront
Mining--San Francisco County
Ships
Views
Harbors
Time Period
1850
Place
California
San Francisco
USA
Source
1-112-8 [Microfiche number]
6169 [Accession number]
CHS-6169 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m265

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