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Charles Thompson Blake letters and miscellany
Collection
Identifier: MS 204A
Dates:
1849-1865
Found in:
California Historical Society
Samuel W. Brown diary and letters
Collection
Identifier: MS 236
Dates:
1848-1859,; Majority of material found within 1849-1850
Found in:
California Historical Society
California lettersheet collection
Collection
Identifier: Kemble Spec Col 09
Abstract
Consists of California lettersheets, mostly pictorial, created approximately between the years 1850 and 1870, with the bulk dating from the 1850s. Pictorial lettersheets are illustrated with lithographs or wood engravings depicting California and Western themes. Intended to be used as stationery during and after the California Gold Rush, these lettersheets served as a kind of reportage, depicting important events and popular stories of the day. Common illustrated topics and scenes include:...
Dates:
circa 1850-1870
Found in:
California Historical Society
Daguerreotype Collection
Collection
Identifier: PC-DAG
Content Description
Collection comprises daguerreotypes, primarily portraits, and also views of cities, towns, and mining areas in California taken between 1839 and 1870. Most daguerreotypes are portraits of early California families and pioneers, such as Maria Paula Rosalia Vallejo Leese and John Augustus Sutter. The collection also contains a seven part, framed panoramic view of San Francicso taken in 1851 and street views of California towns such as Diamond Springs (El Dorado County), Iowa Hill (Placer...
Dates:
1839-1870
Found in:
California Historical Society
Group of miners
Item — Box: 01
Identifier: DAG-9G
Content Description
One whole-plate daguerreotype measuring 15.5 x 20.5 cm. Plate has been enclosed in a contemporary mount. Group portrait of nine miners, all men. Four men stand at back, five men sit at front. Man at front right holds a book; two men sitting at front hold mining equipment, including a shovel. Portrait was probably taken between 1849 and 1860.
Dates:
circa 1850s
Found in:
California Historical Society
William and Mary Monroe Correspondence
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS -Vault-173
Abstract
William Monroe (1818-1908) was a Wisconsin doctor who went to California during the Gold Rush, where he worked as a gold miner and physician. The collection contains fourteen letters, dated 1850-1851, mostly exchanged between William Monroe and his wife Mary Monroe (1822-1903). Letters written by William Monroe to his wife document his overland journey from Mineral Point, Wisconsin, to California (April-August 1850); and his experiences and observations as a gold miner and physician in...
Dates:
1850-1851
Found in:
California Historical Society
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