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Selected Images from the Collections of the Library of Congress


CALIFORNIA

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The mammoth trees, California

The mammoth trees, California. Lithograph by Middleton, Strobridge & Co., 1860.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-2514

Abraham Lincoln tree, 281 feet

Abraham Lincoln tree, 281 feet. Photograph by Lawrence & Houseworth, 1866.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-5446

Los Angeles

Los Angeles. Lithograph in Reports of exploration and surveys, to as certain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, 1856. (vol. 5).
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-4438

Redwood City

Redwood City. General view from the north. Photograph by Lawrence & Houseworth, 1866.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-7472

Scene at Redwood City

Scene at Redwood City. Photograph by Lawrence & Houseworth, 1866.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-7469

The courthouse, Redwood City

The courthouse, Redwood City. Photograph by Lawrence & Houseworth, 1866.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-7468

Sacramento City Ca

Sacramento City Ca. From the foot of J. Street ... with the Sierra Nevada in the distance. Lithograph by Wm. Endicott & Co., 1850, after drawing by G. V. Cooper, Dec. 20, 1849.
Reproduction number: LC-USZC4-2853 (color film copy transparency)

Sacramento City. China slough

Sacramento City. China slough. From the Pioneer flour mills. Photograph by Lawrence & Houseworth, 1866.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-5437

View of the Spanish establishment at San Francisco

[View of the Spanish establishment at San Francisco]. Engraving in Georg Heinrich, freiherr von Langsdroff, Bemerkungen auf einer reise um die welt, 1812.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-8106

The presidio at San Francisco

[The presidio at San Francisco]. Lithograph in Ludovic Choris, Voyage pittoresque autor du mode ..., 1822.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-3253

San Francisco in October, 1848

San Francisco in October, 1848. Photograph of pencil sketch by C.A.M. Taber, [1848].
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-321

San Francisco

San Francisco. Lithograph by M. & N. Hanhart, after S. F. Marryat, 1849.
Reproduction number: LC-USZC4-3101 (color film copy transparency)

San Francisco, 1849

San Francisco, 1849. Lithograph by T. Sinclair, after drawing done on the spot by Henry Firks, 1849.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-4094

View of the procession in celebration of the admission of California,  Oct. 29th, 1850

View of the procession in celebration of the admission of California, Oct. 29th, 1850. Crossing the Plaza of San Francisco. Lithograph by Zakreski & Hartman.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-763

City of San Francisco, Cala.

City of San Francisco, Cala. Lithograph by F. Michelin, 1852.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-1251

Post Office, San Francisco, California

Post Office, San Francisco, California. Lithograph by Wm. Endicott & Co.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-3045

The Old Mansion House and Mission Dolores, San Francisco

The Old Mansion House and Mission Dolores, San Francisco. Photograph by Lawrence & Houseworth, 1866.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-5441

Steamer day in San Francisco

Steamer day in San Francisco. Lithograph by L. Nagel, 1866.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-764

Golden Gate (from Telegraph Hill)
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Golden Gate (from Telegraph Hill). Engraving by E. P. Brandard, after James Smillie, in William C. Bryant, Picturesque America, 1874.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-8115

The city of San Francisco

The city of San Francisco. Lithograph by Currier & Ives, 1877.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ61-223

The heart of the ruins

The heart of the ruins. Reproduction of drawing by Arthur Lewis in Harper's Weekly, May 5, 1906.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-5719

Houses on Howard Street, San Francisco, after the earthquake

Houses on Howard Street, San Francisco, after the earthquake. Photograph by C. H. Graves, 1906.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-2130

Nob Hill and Fairmount Hotel, Chinatown in foreground

Nob Hill and Fairmount Hotel, Chinatown in foreground. San Francisco disaster. Photograph by H. C. White Co., 1906.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-2131

San Mateo form the west

San Mateo from the west. Photograph by Lawrence & Houseworth, 1866.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-7470

Shaste [i.e., Shasta?] peak

Shaste [i.e., Shasta?] peak. Engraving by G. B. Ellis, after A. T. Agate, in Charles Wilkes, Narrative of the United States exploring expedition ... 1838 ... 1842, 1845.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-8111

General view of the great Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, California

General view of the great Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, California. Lithograph by Nahl Bros., 1859.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-2512

The great Yosemite Falls, Mariposa County, Cal.

The great Yosemite Falls, Mariposa County, Cal. Lithograph by Brittion & Co., [check date].
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-2513

Yosemite Valley, California. The Bridal Veil Fall

Yosemite Valley, California. "The Bridal Veil" Fall. Lithograph by Currier & Ives, 1866.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-1040

 

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