Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Museum and the Online Archive of California
Creator Name:
Nahl, Charles Christian (1818-1878), German, artist (attributed to)
Creator Role:
artist
Title:
Sacramento Street in May 1854 (San Francisco, California)
Date:
May 1854
Materials:
drawing on paper: pen and wash
Dimensions:
26.6 x 44.5 cm.
Current Location:
Bancroft Library.
Address:
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Object ID:
BANC PIC 1963.002:0802:07--AL B
Subject:
- Buildings
- Business enterprises
- California, Northern
- Chinese
- Sacramento (Calif.)
- San Francisco (Calif.)
- Settlements
- Cityscapes
- Drawings
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Content/Description:
Notes:
View looking west up Sacramento Street (Chinatown, Calif.) lined with shops and restaurants, several figures (in Asian dress?), horse and wagon, parcels, and barrels in street. Wood plank board street is divided into two levels with earth and rubble in gap. Signage for Chinese restaurant and shops, St. Francis Market, coffin maker, and wood & coal yard are visible.
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Notes/Inscriptions:
Notes:
Handwritten title (UL). Handwritten signage (within image): Restaurant, St. Francis Market, coffins, wood & coal yard; and Naft L. (others in Chinese).
Collection Description:
METS ID:
ark:/13030/tf5p3010v 0

Sacramento Street in May 1854 (San Francisco, California)