California Collection (page 17)

San Francisco in November, 1848, 1858 and the end of the 19th century, (1901). San Francisco grew dramatically after the discovery of gold in California in 1849 led to a gold rush

Hunters of Bay San Francisco, 1848
Hunters from the Bay of San Francisco, 1848. Native Americans referred to as Tscholovoni. An engraving from the Natural History of Man, by James Cowles Prichard, (Hippolyte Bailliere, London)

Natives of California, 1848. An engraving from the Natural History of Man, by James Cowles Prichard, (Hippolyte Bailliere, London, third edition, 1848)

Glacier Point, Yosemite Valley, California, USA, late 19th century. Artist: John L Stoddard
Glacier Point, Yosemite Valley, California, USA, late 19th century. Illustration from Portfolio of Photographs, of Famous Scenes, Cities and Paintings, published by the Werner Company, (Chicago)

The Capitol, Sacramento, California, USA, 1877. The State Capitol, topped with a gold dome, was built in 1874

Shigeru Yoshida arrives at the San Francisco Peace Treaty, USA, April 1952. Yoshida was Prime Minister of Japan at the time

Ostriches attacking a car, California, USA, 1904. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 10th January 1904

Chinatown, San Francisco, late 19th century. Artist: John L Stoddard
Chinatown, San Francisco, late 19th century. Illustration from Portfolio of Photographs, of Famous Scenes, Cities and Paintings, published by the Werner Company, (Chicago, c1899)

Solar motor by Aubrey Eneas of Boston, c1905 (c1910). Demonstrated at Edwin Cawstons ostrich farm Pasadena, California. A reflector 33 feet (10.05 metres)

Death Valley, California, USA, 1982-1993. First full scene from the Thematic Mapper on Landsat 4. The vegetation-sparse terrain is dominated by landforms and other geological features

Trestle Bridge on the Union Pacific Railroad, USA, 1876. A train crossing a wooden trestle bridge in the Sierra Nevada, California

Funeral effigies for Wikaruk ceremony, Diegueno tribe, Southern California. North American Indian. Diegueno, also called San Diegueno

Gold Mining in California, 1849 (1871). Artist: Currier and Ives
Gold Mining in California, 1849 (1871). Scenes of the 1849 Californian Gold Rush showing cradling, panning, washing with a long tom and hydraulic mining

Miners washing for gold in the Californian gold fields, 1853. The apparatus they are using is called a Long Tom. The discovery of gold in 1848 led to mass immigration into California

Prospectors on their way to the Californian gold fields, 1853. Hopefuls off to the Californian gold fields with their belongings and equipment loaded on their horses and carrying pistols and a rifle

Mining prospector in the Californian gold fields, 1853. The discovery of gold in 1848 led to mass immigration into California

Miners in the Californian gold fields relaxing in their log cabin at night, 1853. The discovery of gold in 1848 led to mass immigration into California

Californian gold miners, c1880. Miners in the Californian gold fields inspecting the result of their digging by the light of a camp fire

Gold mining, California, USA, c1868. Miners using a hydraulic method invented in California, washing down gold-bearing ore with a jet of water

The Californian Balloon Railway, a novel way of travelling to the Californian Gold Rush, 1849. A prospector riding on the back of a large bird, flying towards California

Mount Shasta, northern peak of the Sierra Nevada, California, USA, c1870

Yosemite National Park, USA, c1875. On the way through the forest to the Big Trees. Yosemite was designated as a state park in 1864, then made a national park in 1890

Entrance of Yosemite Valley, California, USA, c1875. Yosemite was designated as a state park in 1864, then made a national park in 1890, together with surrounding territory

The Keystone State, Californian Redwood 325 feet high in Yosemite National Park, c1875. Yosemite was designated as a state park in 1864, then made a national park in 1890

Rush Creek Glacier, on the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada, California, USA, 1875. Wood engraving from an article of 1875 by John Muir (1838-1914)

Waterfall in the Yosemite Valley, California, USA, c1875. Yosemite was designated as a state park in 1864, then made a national park in 1890, together with surrounding territory

Yosemite Valley, California, c1875. The Cap of Liberty, a peak 4, 000 feet high

200 inch Hale telescope at Palomar Observatory, California, at night, c1948. This was the worlds largest telescope when completed in 1948, with a mirror 200 inches in diameter

Ceremonial basket, North American Indian
North American Indian: Ceremonial basket, California. Photograph

Cradling for gold in the Californian gold fields, 1849
Cradling for gold in the Californian gold fields. Wood engraving published Paris 1849

Miners panning for gold during the Californian Gold Rush, 1849
Miners panning for gold during the Californian Gold Rush. Wood engraving published Paris 1849

Washing for gold, California, c1850. Wood engraving

Chinese theatre, San Francisco, c1870. Wood engraving

Opium den in the Chninese quarter of San Francisco, c1870. Wood engraving

Chinese prospector in the Californian gold fields, 1853. Wood engraving, Paris

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