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Roach & Woodward
1849
poster. Description: "100 Laborers Wanted to build a Wharf..." Roach & Woodward. From the History Information Station: The phenomenally rapid growth of San Francisco required... |
1849
Wooden headstone of 1849. (D. Cooper 1-95) Headstone reads: In Menory of James McDowell who departed this life on the 26th of May, 1849, aged 42 years. Per Dan Snyder of Sacramento,... |
Nathaniel Currier
1849
Reproduced in _The 49ers_, Time-Life Books, N.Y., 1974. |
1849; 1964
Shovel, handle is replacement (?). Material: Iron with wood handle. Date: ca. 1849. Description: Shovel may be worn in half, very rusty. Used in 1849 at Reading's Bar, site of the first gold... |
Joseph Seymour and Co. ~ Syracuse, NY
1850
Travelling set. Description: three - piece travelling utensil set with case; tag with set: "Travelling case with silver plated knife, fork and spoon. Joseph Seymour and Co. Syracuse New... |
1850
Compass, in leather case, 1850 exhibit 19th c. Gallery, 9/78 M.G. A: compass. B: case From the History Information Station: Compass is enscribed "Elevapol, Augsburg, Paris, 18 Cracau 50,... |
Milliet & Co. ~ manufactured ~ France
1850
Creil-Montereau Scenic Plates of California History. Description: 1. Plates, Creil-Montereau, manufactured by Milliet & Co., France Scenes of California history, four of a series, each... |
Francis Samuel Marryat
1850
Arkelian, Marjorie. The Kahn Collection of Nineteenth-Century Paintings by Artists in California. TOM. 1975, p. 45. The 49ers. N.Y.: Time-Life Books, 1974 (reproductions). watercolor on paper... |
unknown
1850
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Tom More
1850
APPROXIMATE DATE: 1859 NOTES: Released for cons. to J. Rieniets sep, 1982. Retn'd sep, 1985. Great grandson of McIlhany came to photograph ptg. dec, 1974. |
Honore Daumier, M. C. Aubert/Chez Aubert & Co. for Le Charivari
1850
APPROXIMATE DATE: 1850 NOTES: This work has been in the collection for many years without formal accession records. Brought to light when included in the Oakes exh. Cream of CA |
unknown
1850-1860
APPROXIMATE DATE: 1855 NOTES: Purchased by donor several years ago in California. |
1850-1900
Nutcracker, hinged at the top, steel. From San Juan Bautista. From the History Information Station: Object: Hinged, jaw-type steel nutcracker. Nuts are cracked by squeezing them... |
1850-1900
Pitcher, ceramic with reddish brown glaze inside and out; spout and handle; concentric ridges on the bottom. From the History Information Station: Object: Pitcher, red earthenware,... |
1850-1920
Set of deep yellow utilitarian pottery (bowls, milk dishes, molds), 11 pieces; blue transferware platter, cake plate, and covered sugar bowl. B: small bowl, flat bottom, flared sides,... |
1850-1920
Set of deep yellow utilitarian pottery (bowls, milk dishes, molds), 11 pieces; blue transferware platter, cake plate, and covered sugar bowl. D: small bowl, flat bottom, flared sides,... |
1850-1920
Set of deep yellow utilitarian pottery (bowls, milk dishes, molds), 11 pieces; blue transferware platter, cake plate, and covered sugar bowl. E: large plate, yellowware. From the... |
1850-1920
Set of deep yellow utilitarian pottery (bowls, milk dishes, molds), 11 pieces; blue transferware platter, cake plate, and covered sugar bowl. F: small plate, yelloware From the... |
1850-1920
Set of deep yellow utilitarian pottery (bowls, milk dishes, molds), 11 pieces; blue transferware platter, cake plate, and covered sugar bowl. G: large mold, oval, yellowware From the... |
1850-1920
Set of deep yellow utilitarian pottery (bowls, milk dishes, molds), 11 pieces; blue transferware platter, cake plate, and covered sugar bowl. H: sasmll mod, oval, yellowware From the... |
1850; 1939
S.F. in 1850 (Niantic Hotel) print made in 1939 |
Isaac Wallace Baker
1850s
Bound manuscript containing Isaac Wallace Baker's lecture notes on his California experiences, together with pencil and watercolor sketches, advertising broadsides and pasted-in photographs... |
William Shew
1851
William Shew, one of the most famous American daguerreotypists of... |
1851
Gourd, 1851. From old homestead. Water dipper, homemade from a hollow gourd in the 19th century. Used to transfer water from bucket to kettle, cup or cooking pot. From the History... |