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 lithograph by William McMautrie, showing abandoned ships in the San Francisco harbor, April 1, 1850. The harbor is shown at left, cluttered with unmanned sailing vessels. To the right, the city is shown, with the most commercial area by the roads along the shore. In the distance, hills can be seen, while in the foreground, a man can be seen to the left and a few goats to the right along the ridge of Telegraph Hill. Picture file card identifies McMautrie as a draughtsman for the U.S. surveying expedition and reads "From left to right: Clark Point, Rincon Point, Happy Valley, Long Wharf, Pacific Wharf, Appolo Warehouse, Niantic Warehouse, Sampson Street and Portsmith Square".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w 21 x 26 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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