"The sidewheel steamer California southbound off the California Coast, 1850"--in pen, in ms. below image, left corner of frame. "1960, Oil on canvas by Ray Wallace"--in pen, in ms. below image, right corner of frame. The California was built in 1848 and operated for Pacific Mail Steamship Company from 1848 to 1866 and again from 1872 to 1874. Overall measurements are for the frame. Focus of item: California (1848-1866 ; 1872-1874).
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
Print ; image 26.4 x 47 cm (10 3/8 x 18 1/2 in.) ; overall 45.5 x 61 cm (17 15/16 x 24 in.)
California (Steamship) Paddle steamers--Pictorial works Steamboats--United States--Pictorial works Steamboat lines--United States--19th century Ships--19th century--Pictorial works Marine prints--United States--20th century Pacific Mail Steamship Company Reproductions
Source
John Haskell Kemble Collection Prints Vessels Prints and Ephemera, Huntington Digital Library
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