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Title

Inundation of the State Capitol, City of Sacramento, 1862

Publisher

San Francisco : A. Rosenfield,

Date

1862

Description

1 print : lithograph ; 16 1/2 x 10 5/8 in. sheet

Subject(s)

Floods--California--Sacramento (4), Boats--California--Sacramento (8), Buildings--California--Sacramento (36), Streets--California--Sacramento (18), Sacramento (Calif.) (782)

Prints (97), Lettersheets (2)

Summary

Two views of the Sacramento flood. Top: "J Street from the Levee" shows flooded street with row boats; signs for Baker & Hamilton Agricultural Warehouse, and Stoves. Bottom: "K Street from the Levee" shows flotsam, row boats, and skiffs on crowded flooded street; signs for Baths, Ebner's, and What Cheer House. Baird, no. 115.

Owning
Institution

California State Library, California History Room

Copyright

Call
Number

2002-0059 and 2002-0060

Filing
Location

PRINTS: LETTERSHEETS: INUNDATION OF THE STATE CAPITOL, CITY OF SACRAMENTO, 1862

Other
Formats

CSL Negative, no. 5,495 (4 x 5 in.); 2nd copy filed under Prints: Sacramento: Fires & Floods

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