Drawing by Edward Vischer depicting Monterey during the arrival of the United States Squadron of the Pacific sketched in 1842, ca.1932 

Lithograph from Norton's 1913 book "Story of California" depicting Monterey from the bay, [s.d.] 

Exterior view of the first State Capitol building in Monterey, 1898 

Mexican adobe home in Monterey, 1887 

Drawing of the Bay of Monterey, with a figure on horseback, from Alexander Forbes' book, California: A History of Upper and Lower California, 1839 

Exterior view of the Washington Hotel at Monterey, ca.1890 

General view of Mission Carmel (San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo) in Monterey, California, from the northeast, ca.1860 

Exterior view of the old Whaling Station at Monterey, the first brick building in California, ca.1900 

Drawing of a United States mail stagecoach in the 1850's 

Drawing of Sacramento produced for Volume 1 of the United States Illustrated, [s.d.] 

Exterior view of American Consul Thomas Larkin's home in Monterey, ca.1901 

Detail of a lithograph by an unknown artist depicting General John C. Fremont's entrance into Monterey, ca.1846 

Drawing of the capture of Mexican-held Monterey by the American Navy, July 4, 1846 

Drawing by Edward Vischer depicting the El Jolon Stage Station in Monterey County, June 26, 1875 

Exterior view of California's first custom house, Monterey, ca.1887-1890 

Drawing depicting the presidio and pueblo of Mission San Carlos, Monterey, 1839 

Drawing of the exterior of San Francisco's Palace Hotel, ca.1890 

Monterey and Point Pinos from Hotel Del Monterey, ca.1900 

Drawing by Vischer depicting a Spanish ranch scene in Marin County, ten miles north of San Rafael, ca.1860 

Front of church of San Carlos Borromeo Mission in Monterey, ca.1903