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Historic Sacramento Photograph and Document Archive

Title

Sutter's Fort. 1846. [and] Embarcadero or Sacramento 1849. (Sketched at the time by Geo. H. Baker) [Detail of birds-eye view of Sacramento]

Publisher

[Sacramento] : Fire Department of the City of Sacramento,

Date

[1857]

Description

2 prints (details) : lithograph ; 2 x 8 in.

Subject(s)

Vessels--California--Sacramento (8), Forts & fortifications--California--Sacramento (2), Waterfronts--California--Sacramento (32), Sacramento (Calif.) (782)

Prints (97), Maps (139)

Summary

One of 36 vignettes surrounding a map of Sacramento. This vignette (below the central image) shows two images: (top) Fort Sutter, indians at left, Sam Brannan's building at right; (below) view of the embarcadero of Sacramento from across the river, showing sailboats along the wharf. Title of full print: A birds-eye view of Sacramento Capitol of the State of California.

Owning
Institution

California State Library, California History Room

Copyright

Call
Number

1999-0168

Filing
Location

PRINTS-F-MAP: SACRAMENTO CO.: SACRAMENTO: 1857

Other
Formats

CSL Negative, no. 27,382 (4 x 5 in.)

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