A mid-19th-century panoramic lithograph of San Francisco during the Gold Rush
Likely taken from Nob Hill or Telegraph Hill, the view overlooks the rapidly expanding wooden architecture of the city and dirt streets with horse-drawn carriages. The harbor is packed with ships, many abandoned by crews heading to the gold mines
San Francisco Gold Rush, urban history, maritime history
A top-tier collector’s item documenting the layout of San Francisco before the devastating fires of the 1850s forced reconstruction in stone and brick
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