Pictures Dated 9th February 2008

The execution of Hetherington and Brace, Fort Vigilance, Sacramento, California, 1856 (1937).Artist: Britton & Rey

The execution of Hetherington and Brace, Fort Vigilance, Sacramento, California, 1856 (1937). Hetherington and Brace were convicted by the Vigilance Committee of killing Baldwin, Randall, West and Marion. The execution took place on 29 July 1856. From Old California, In Pictures and Story, by Stewart Edward White and published by Doubleday, Doran and Company (New York, 1937).

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Scenes from the California gold rush, 1849 (1937).Artist: Cooke & Le Count

Scenes from the California gold rush, 1849 (1937). Scenes include: the 'Eliza' heading for California; the arrival at San Francisco; travelling about the mines; camping out; miners preparing their fodder; washing gold in a cradle; one of the few that return; and the end of the many. From Old California, In Pictures and Story, by Stewart Edward White and published by Doubleday, Doran and Company (New York, 1937).

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The Chateau d'Hougoumont, Belgium, 19th century.Artist: Loux

The Chateau d'Hougoumont, Belgium, 19th century. The Chateau d'Hougoumont is a large farmhouse situated at the bottom of an escarpment where British and other allied forces faced Napoleon's Army at the Battle of Waterloo on June 18, 1815. The name Hougoumont is derived from Gomme Mont which means Gum hill. It was built on a little hill with pine trees around it, from which pine gum was collected to make turpentine.

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