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Title	Drawing by George Baker depicting the San Francisco bay, June 1849
Description	Photograph of a drawing by George Baker depicting the San Francisco bay, June 1849. The drawing, which was published in the New York Tribune on August 28, 1849, shows a huge group of large sailing vessels are shown in the bay to the right, abandoned by their crews who went to work in the mines at shore. In the left foreground, a group of four pioneers make their way across the ridge of Rincon Hill, looking northwest. Farther back, the town "Embryo" city can be seen on Angel Island, filled with rancher-style houses. In the distance the hills of Marin are visible. The Telegraph and Russian Hills are also visible. Picture file card reads "Population estimated at 2,000, all adults, with few women and many living in tents. About 200 vessels were detained here, their crews leaving for work in the mines on arrival in port".
Subject (adlf)	harbors
Subject (file heading)	San Francisco County -- Golden Gate and Bay
Subject (lcsh)	Ocean Boats and boating Ships
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	San Francisco
Geographic subject (county)	San Francisco
Geographic subject (state)	California
Geographic subject (country)	USA
Coverage date	1849-06
Artist	Baker, George H.
Photographer	Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	1849-06
Type	images
Format (aacr2)	1 photograph : photonegative, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
Format (aat)	negatives (photographic) photographs art
Accession number	8980
Call number	CHS-8980
Microfiche number	1-112-26
Legacy record ID	chs-m9076; USC-1-1-1-9214
Part of collection	California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Part of subcollection	Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
Project	USC
Rights	California Historical Society
Access conditions	Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.
Repository name	USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository address	Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Repository email	specol@usc.edu
Filename	CHS-8980
Archival file	chs_Volume67/CHS-8980.tiff

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