california gold rush
c. 1855
Small wood and leather encased ambrotype. The leather has tooling in a floral pattern with two brass latches at the right side. Inside cover of the case is light red velvet. On the left side is... |
Toy rolling pin. Description: Doll's rolling pin, wooden. From the History Information Station: This rolling pin is just like the real ones used by pioneer women in making pie crusts... |
1853-1862
John Bigler became governor of California January 1852. Among his first actions was to urge rejection of treaties with California Indian tribes and proposed reservations. Instead of ratifying... |
1861
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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 |
1853
Lettersheet,. Description: "The Miner's 10 Commandments" blue paper. (Info. from California Pictorial Letter sheets, 1849 - 1869. Publ. David Magee: S.F. 1967) p. 129 of Catalogue, No. 167... |
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ARTIST BIRTH: 1826 ARTIST DEATH: 1898 |
1856
NOTES: Arkelian, Marjorie. The Kahn Collection of Nineteenth-Century Paintings by Artists in California. TOM. 1975, p. 41. The 49ers. N.Y.: Time-Life Books, 1974 (reproduction). |
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. |
c.1851
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1882
Arkelian, Marjorie. The Kahn Collection of Nineteenth-Century Paintings by Artists in California. TOM. 1975, p. 71. (J. Nemeth,11/94) Per Grace Hudson Museum exhibit label: Rufus Wright, a genre... |
circa 1855
From Fardon's "San Francisco Album," published 1856, an extremely important work which was the first book of photographs published of any American city. Fardon was an early... |
1849
Reproduced in _The 49ers_, Time-Life Books, N.Y., 1974. |
July, 1853
APPROXIMATE DATE: JUL, 1853 NOTES: Reproduced in BASIC PHOTOGRAPHY, by Geo. Craven, Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1974. ARTIST BIRTH: 1810 |
1887
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c.1850
Handbook Selection, 1984. |
1891
Handbook Selection, 1984. There is extensive research material on this painting in the museum library. |
1858
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c. 1849
Handbook selection, 1984. One of a set of six. |
12/13/53
APPROXIMATE DATE: 1853 NOTES: Found on a slip of paper when case opened: James D. Parker, born Jan 17, 1820 in New Bedford Mass. This daguerreotype was taken for him...Dec 13, 1853. Robert Vance... |
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... |
1857
Photograph. Description: Town of Rough & Ready, 1857. Dikeman-Fippin house third from the right; middle ground structure later removed and a kitchen wing added; building in foreground with... |
Photograph. Description: Ext. of Fippin home. Dimensions: 8 x 10 copy negs. & prints. |
c.1853
Daguerreotypes and Ambrotypes. Description: a-g. woman h-m. man n-p. man and woman q. 2 men r. family -- man, woman and girl History: from Sessions... |