Photo of Settlers and Their Covered Wagons Traveling Through Strawberry Valley, California (1865)

 

"Emigrant Train, Strawberry Valley, going East." Photo of settlers and their covered wagons traveling through Strawberry Valley, California, 1865. An inscription on a rock at right says "J. T. Lee" followed by more partially visible words/letters/symbols. By photography firm Lawrence and Houseworth and originally published as a stereoview. A rare copy of the stereoview in the collection of the New York Public Library has a copyright date of 1865 on it.

Source: Library of Congress. 

 More information: New York Public Library.

Mugshot of a Unidentified Man Arrested by Police in Sacramento, California (1869)

Mugshot of a unidentified man arrested by police in Sacramento, California, c. 1869.

Source: Sacramento Police Department.

View of Traffic on California Street in San Francisco, California (1865)

View of traffic on California Street in San Francisco, California, 1865.

Source: Library of Congress.

View of a Busy Market Street in San Francisco, California (1890′s)

View of a busy Market Street in San Francisco, California, c. 1890′s. By Isaiah West Taber.

Source: Library of Congress.

Portrait of Employees Posing in a Chinese Grocery Store in the Chinatown Section of San Francisco, California (1887)

Portrait of employees posing in a Chinese grocery store in the Chinatown section of San Francisco, California, 1887. By Isaiah West Taber.

Source: Rijksmuseum.

Daguerreotype Portrait of a Group Posing in Front of a Wells Fargo Bank on Montgomery Street in San Francisco, California (1852)

Daguerreotype portrait of a group posing in front of a Wells Fargo bank on Montgomery Street in San Francisco, California, 1852.

Source: Library of Congress.

Stereoview Portrait of a Group Posing in Front of the Palmetto Boarding House after Eating Dinner Said to be Somewhere in California (1800′s)

Stereoview portrait of a group posing in front of the Palmetto Boarding House after eating dinner said to be somewhere in California, c. 1800′s.

Source: New York Public Library.

View of Smoke Emanating From the British Steam Frigate HMS Zealous in San Francisco Bay, California (1867)

View of smoke emanating from the British steam frigate HMS Zealous in San Francisco Bay, California, 1867. Alcatraz Island is visible in the middle background. By Carleton Watkins.

Source: New York Public Library.

Animated Stereoview Portrait of Two Unidentified Women in San Jose, California (1800's)

Animated stereoview portrait of two unidentified women in San Jose, California, c. 1800's. By John H. Heering.

Source: New York Public Library.

Photograph of a Cigar Smoked by Ulysses S. Grant in Thomas Houseworth’s Photography Studio on Montgomery Street in San Francisco, California (1870′s/1880′s)

Photograph of a cigar smoked by Ulysses S. Grant in Thomas Houseworth’s photography studio on Montgomery Street in San Francisco, California, c. 1870′s/1880′s. Originally titled "An 'Old Soldier,' left by Gen. U. S. Grant, at Houseworth's Photographic Studio." By Thomas Houseworth.

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Stereoview of Vallejo Street And Ships Docked Along Wharves in San Francisco Bay in San Francisco, California (1866)

Stereoview of Vallejo Street and ships docked along wharves in San Francisco Bay in San Francisco, California, 1866. By Thomas Houseworth.

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View of the Intersection of Main and El Dorado Streets in Stockton, California (1866)

View of the intersection of Main and El Dorado Streets in Stockton, California, 1866. By Lawrence and Houseworth.

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View of a Column of Union Artillery Passing by With a Large Crowd of Spectators Watching During an Independence Day Parade on Montgomery Street in San Francisco, California (1865)

View of a column of Union artillery passing by with a large crowd of spectators watching during an Independence Day parade on Montgomery Street in San Francisco, California, July 4, 1865. By Carleton Watkins.

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Animated Stereoscopic Portrait of an Unidentified Chinese Woman in the Chinatown Section of San Francisco, California (1870's)

Animated stereoscopic portrait of an unidentified Chinese woman in the Chinatown section of San Francisco, California, c. 1870's. By Carleton Watkins.

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View of People and Wagons on Mill Street in Grass Valley, California (1866)

View of people and wagons on Mill Street in Grass Valley, California, 1866. By Lawrence and Houseworth.

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Hand-Colored Ambrotype Portrait of a Group of Firemen Posing With a Mobile Fire Hose on Meiggs Wharf in San Francisco, California

Hand-colored ambrotype portrait of a group of firemen posing with a mobile fire hose on Meiggs Wharf in San Francisco, California, c. 1850's.

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Three Photographs Taken During an Independence Day Parade on Montgomery Street in San Francisco, California (1865)

Three photographs taken during an Independence Day parade on Montgomery Street in San Francisco, California, July 4, 1865. By Carleton E. Watkins.

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Daguerreotype of an Unidentified Man Posing Behind the Grave of Robert Barnard in San Francisco, California (1856)

Daguerreotype of an unidentified man posing behind the grave of Robert Barnard in San Francisco, California, 1856. By J. M. Ford.

Daguerreotype Self-Portrait of Isaac Wallace Baker Posing at the Entrance of Batchelder’s Daguerrian Saloon, a Mobile Photography Studio Set Up For Business Somewhere in California

Daguerreotype self-portrait of Isaac Wallace Baker posing at the entrance of Batchelder’s Daguerrian Saloon, a mobile photography studio set up for business somewhere in California, c. 1851.

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Lines of Policemen Protecting a Pro-Confederate Newspaper Offices From a Pro-Union Mob in San Francisco, California (1861)

Lines of policemen protecting a pro-Confederate newspaper from a pro-Union mob in San Francisco, California, c. 1861.

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