Rival Hotels in a Mining Town.
Rogers, W. A. from a sketch by Alfred Mitchell.
New York. Harper's Weekly. 12-15- 1888. Single page b/w wood-engraving, 9.25 x 13.72". Very good condition. More
Western States
Pre-Historic Arizona.
New York. Harper's Weekly. 05-18- 1889. Double page b/w wood engraving consisting of thirteen partial page views,13.75 x 19", centerfold, eight binding holes, faint toning along centerfold, damp stain at tail of centerfold barely entering image area, soft creasing and fold marks. Supplement also includes a three-quarter page b/w wood..... More
Prairie of the Antelope.
Washington, D.C. [ 1857]. Color lithograph, 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches on sheet 8 x 11 inches. Overall light toning. An attractive Southwest view from William H. Emory's Report of the U.S. and Mexican Boundary Survey. More
Yreka, California. Mt. Shasta, from the West.
Portland, OR. L. Samuel - West Shore. 1887. Two-color lithographs, double-sided, images 5 x 8 inches on sheet size approximately 6 1/2 x 10 inches. Matted for 11 x 14 inch frame. Very good condition. This lithograph, published by West Shore magazine, features features four views of Yreka, California: Chinatown... More
The California Gold District.--Kanaha Bar, on a Tribuatary of the Sacramento, where Gold was First Found.--Miners Working the Bed of the American River.
London. Illustrated London News. 01-24- 1852. Single page b/w wood engraving, 9.25 x 13.75", very good condition. Includes descriptive text on verso. More
Map Showing Routes of the Pacific Electric Railway and Motor Transit Company with Connecting Lines in Southern California. Map title: Lines of Pacific Electric Railway and Motor Transit Company in Southern California.
Eddy, Gerald A. (map illus).
Los Angeles. Pacific Electric Railway. 1935. Color map, 14 1/2 x 20 1/2 inches on sheet size 16 x 21 3/4 folding to pamphlet 8 x 3 3/4 inches, text and and images on verso. Very good condition. "Service discontinued" stamp to Mt. Lowe Tavern... More
The City of Los Angeles, California.
Graham, Charles. (illus).
New York. Harper's Weekly. 10-18- 1890. Double page black and white wood engraving from Harper's Weekly of October 18, 1890; 14 x 19.5 in, archivally repaired centrefold, couple of chips and short edge tears, one repaired tear entering image at upper left centre, still would look very... More
Winter at the Pine Creek Mines.
Portland, OR. L. Samuel - West Shore. 1887. Two-color lithographs, double-sided, images 5 x 8 inches on sheet size approximately 6 1/2 x 10 inches. A couple of areas with light soiling, registration on one side slightly off, otherwise very good condition. Both lithographs, published by West Shore magazine, feature... More
The Baths at Monterey, California. (in complete issue of Harper's Weekly January 29, 1887.
Snyder, W.P. (illus).
New York. Harper's Weekly. 01-29- 1887. Complete issue of Harper's Weekly magazine January 29, 1887 (disbound), illustrated throughout with black and white wood engravings, 15 3/4 x 11 1/4 inches. Short tears in the right margin, well outside the image, light creasing to upper right corner; image... More
Monterey and the Hotel del Monte.
Graham, Charles (illus).
Harper's Weekly. 04-16- 1887. Centerfold wood engraving from the Harper's Weekly magazine of April 16, 1887. Very good condition. 9 vignette illustrations including "Carmel Mission", "Arizona Garden - Cacti 13 Ft. High", "Cliff Near Cyrpess Drive", "The Argus Office", "Chinese Fishing Boat", and the Hotel Del Monte in the center. More
Mt. Shasta, from the West. Yreka, California.
Portland, OR. L. Samuel - West Shore. 1887. Two-color lithographs, double-sided, images 5 x 8 inches on sheet size approximately 6 1/2 x 10 inches. A couple of areas with light soiling in outer margins, otherwise very good condition. The first lithograph, published by West Shore magazine, features a large... More
The Tournament of Roses at Pasadena, California.
Thulstrup, T. De. (illus).
New York. Harper's Weekly. 02-14- 1891. Single-page black and white wood engraving, from Harper's Weekly February 14, 1891; sheet size approx. 16 x 11 inches. Very good condition. Accompanying text in facsimile. Depicts 6 vignettes from The Tournament of Roses, titled; Taking a Calla Hurdle, A.... More
Mission of San Diego.
Washington, D.C. U.S. Government. 1856. Tinted lithograph, image approx. 6 x 9 inches on sheet 7 3/4 x 11 inches. Good condition; light time-toning; discoloration on margins just entering image at upper right. Could be matted to cover most discoloration. Plate XII from the Report of the United States Pacific... More
Mission of San Diego.
Washington, D.C. U.S. Government. 1856. Tinted lithograph, image approx. 6 x 9 inches on sheet 8 x 11 inches. Soiling to right margin, three small spots to upper image. Plate XII from the Report of the United States Pacific Railroad Expedition and Surveys (USPRR) - CAL (Senate Document: Reports of... More
The New California Sugar Refinery, San Francisco.
A.F.M. (illus).
1881. Color lithograph, 16 1/2 x 23 inches on sheet size 19 1/2 x 25 1/4 inches, centerfold as issued, professionally mounted on linen, minimising folds with a couple of filled tiny chips; 1 x 1 1/2 inch area of discoloration at upper centrefold. Issued as a supplement... More
San Francisco. 1855.
Connecticut. Henry Bill. 1855? Color lithograph, 7 3/8 x 15 5/8 on sheet size 12 3/4 x 16 inches. Originally published folded now archivally linen backed. Two short repaired tears at right edge on miminised; a most attractive image. A most interesting bird's eye view of the compact city of... More
Dore St. - bet. Bryant & Brannan St.s.
No date. Ca. 1906. Black and white photograph, 5 x 8 inches. Removed from a scrapbook with paper adhered to verso; some creasing and fading. View of a street and houses after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. More
The Golden Gate - Entrance to San Francisco Harbor.
Key, J.R. (illus).
New York. Harper's Weekly. 03-08- 1879. Wood engraving, modern handcolor, single page from Harper's Weekly March 8, 1879, image size 9 x 13 1/2 on sheet 11 x 16 1/4 inches. Reinforced soft vertical fold, very good condition. An attractive view looking from the San Francisco bay... More
The Golden Gate. (From Telegraph Hill).
Smillie, Jas. D. and E. P. Brandard (illus).
New York. D. Appleton & Co., 1873. Engraving from Picturesque America, image approximately 6 x 9 inches on sheet size 9 1/2 x 13 inches. A couple of light spots in outer margins; very good condition. An attractive early view of San Francisco, California. More
The New City Hall, San Francisco, California.
New York. Harper's Weekly. 03-30- 1872. Black and white wood engraving from Harper's Weekly, March 30, 1872, image approx. 7 x 9 inches on sheet appox. 15 x 10 1/2 inches. Moderate foxing, generally good condition. Bird's eye view of City Hall with small inset plan. Portrait of Theodore Wachtel above City Hall engraving. More
The Palace Hotel, San Francisco, Cal.
Frank Leslie. 10-09- 1875. Double-page wood engraving, sheet size 16 x 22 inches, centrefold, from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper of October 9, 1875. Several tiny binding pinholes, little light soiling in lower margins, tiny edge tear well outside image, generally very good. An outstanding view of the imposing hotel and... More
Photograph of San Francisco, California. Looking N.W. from the Kohl Building.
Bushnell Foto Co., No date. Ca. 1906. Black and white photograph, 8 x 10 inches. Extracted from a scrapbook with paper adhered to verso, light soiling/marks in sky. View of the city after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. #73. Bushnell Foto Co. More
Photograph of Strawberry Hill in San Francisco, California, after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
No date. Ca. 1906. Black and white photograph, 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches. Paper remnants adhered to verso where removed from a scrapbook; good condition. View of the heavily damaged Sweeney Observatory at Strawberry Hill in Golden Gate Park, after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. More
"A Street in San Francisco," from the Hildebrandt Gallery of Water-Colour Sketches.
Hildebrandt, E. (illus). Engraved by W.J. Palmer.
London. The Illustrated London News. 07-14- 1866. Wood engraving with modern handcolor, 9 1/4 x 13 1/2 inches on sheet 11 x 16 inches, from The Illustrated London News of July 14, 1866; Creasing in lower right margin, light foxing in sky area... More
Untitled photograph of Russian Hill in San Francisco, California, after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
No date. Ca. 1906. Black and white photograph, 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches. Paper remnants adhered to verso where removed from a scrapbook; good condition. View of the heavily damaged Russian Hill after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. More