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Description
Photograph of a drawing of the bay at Monterey, by Captain William Smyth, R.N., ca.1839. A man, sitting on a horse, and a woman are conversing under a large tilted tree (foreground). Early types of sailboats are moving through the waters of the bay. Small houses are sparsely spread out in the areas near the bay. A variety of trees cover the landscape. Picture file card reads: "by Captain Smyth, R.N., Del. Day and Hughes lithographers, to the Queen".
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w 21 x 26 cm. glass plate negatives photographic prints photographs art
Carmel Mission Missions--Mission Carmel (San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo) Mission Carmel--San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo Missions, Spanish Religious facilities
Time Period
circa 1839
Place
California Monterey USA
Source
1-126-48 [Microfiche number] 5758 [Accession number] CHS-5758 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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