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unknown
c.1855
Papier Mache (black); sixth-plate. Inlaid mother-of-pearl, floral design. Ornate nonpareil and ornate double-elliptical mats. Two black & white prints with note: "Many... |
unknown
c.1855
Leather (brown), half-plate; geometric design. Ornate nonpariel mat; dark green velvet insert. No paper label. No lining. No image. |
Booth and Hayden, Holmes
c.1855
Union case (black), ninth-plate; Profile of Liberty (Krainik #367). Ornate double elliptical mat; purple velvet insert. Paper label intact. Paper photograph of a woman. |
unknown
c.1855
Leather case (brown), ninth-plate; floral design in geometric motif. Ornate oval mat; blue velvet (with unusual pattern) insert. Paper label intact. Colored cutout picture of Martha Washington. |
unknown
c.1855
Leather case (brown), ninth-plate; plain leather, end opening in the English style. Elliptical mat; dark red velvet insert. No paper label. Daguerreotype; hand-tinted. |
unknown
c.1855
Leather case (black), fold-over with push-thru clasp; sixth-plate size. Two ornate oval mats. Two paper photographs: left, woman; right... |
Parsons and Company, unknown|Littlefield
c.1855
Union case, ninth-plate; Constitution and the Laws (Krainik #371). Ornate oval mat, purple velvet insert; paper (not original). Tintype; verso has advertisement for "A. Winslow." |
Parsons and Company, unknown|Littlefield
c.1855
Union case, ninth-plate; Catching Butterflies (Krainik #387). Ornate nonpareil mat, brown velvet insert; hand-tinted. |
unknown|S. Peck and Company
c.1855
Union case, ninth-plate; Night with her Children, Sleep and Death (Krainik #393). Case considered "scarce." Ornate oval mat, bright purple mat insert; paper label intact, but slightly damaged. |
Robert H. Vance
c.1855
Quarter plate daguerreotype with hand tinted cheeks in original case. King was a crusading newspaper editor whose assassination sparked the Vigilante Uprising of 1856. |
unknown
c.1855
Ambrotype. Description: dog holding newspaper in his mouth. In leatherette case with gold stamping design. ca. 1880. History: "My dog `Faust', St. Bernard. Bought when a pup for $20.00;... |
c.1895-1905
Bonnet. Description: sun-type. Blue and white gingham. Head portion stiffened with card-board slats. Has neck cover and chin tie. ca. 1860's. History: bonnet was worn by grandmother Francis... |
T.W. Corder
c.1912
One beige sheep pelt with beige fleece on one side, in the shape of the sheep. It was tanned in the T.W. Corder plant in Oakland, c. 1912, and is associated with the Cook and Corder archives and... |
Thomas Bros. | Rand McNally
c.1920
White paper map of Placer County set in a tan folder, with blue printing: "Thomas Bros. Map, Los Angeles...San Francisco...Seattle...Oakland, 361 17th Street, GLencourt 6756." White paper tag is... |
T.S. Leong
c.1975
A photo of the interior of the History gallery taken near the Pioneer Barn, in front of the Deikman kitchen, with the camera aimed at the express companies exhibit and (a portion of) the Gold... |
J.L. Brown, N.Y.
ca. 1850
Gold scales. Date: ca. 1850. Description: a pair of balanced gold scales on a stand, made by "J.L. Brown, N.Y." a rather crude set. (MWK 9-93) Brass scales are encased in a plexi box... In... |
ca. 1850
Chinese spectacles. 1 pair Chinese reading glasses; Period or Date: ca. 1850 - Calif. Description: Round lenses, folding arms. Embroidered silk covered leather case. Red background. From the... |
ca. 1850
Set of weights (5) in a case and two additional weights Date: ca. 1850. Description: in a wooden box, 3 more are missing plus 2 larger weight - 20 oz. - 12 oz and a small without a handle |
ca. 1850-1875
Ten forks, nine have steel tongs and wood handles and one has sterling silver tongs and curved wood handle. F: (D. Cooper, 6/97) A carving fork with this number has a curved horn handle... |
ca. 1850-1875
Ten forks, nine have steel tongs and wood handles and one has sterling silver tongs and curved wood handle. G: small kitchen knife with three tines and wooden handle. (D. Cooper, 6/... |
ca. 1850-1875
Two knives, steel blades with wood handles. From History Information Station: (see detail under H4148-42: Fork |
ca. 1850s
Bank drafts, Adams & Co. Early fifties. One dollar, two dollars, 4 of three dollars |
ca. 1850s
Bank drafts, Adams & Co. Early fifties. One dollar, two dollars, 4 of three dollars |
ca. 1860
Bowl, ironstone, brown, (one of matching set of 4), ca. 1860. Used by Porter & Wills' grandmother. Calif kit? From the History Information Station: Object: Bowl, yellow... |