Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Museum and the Online Archive of California
Group Creator Name:
- Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), lithographer and publisher
Title:
Explosion of the American Eagle/Explosion of the Steamer Stockton [California]
Date:
1853
Materials:
print on tinted paper: lithograph
Dimensions:
26.6 x 20.1 cm., sheet
Current Location:
Bancroft Library.
Address:
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Object ID:
BANC PIC 1963.002:0034 (variant)--A
Subject:
- California, Northern
- Fires
- Vessels
- Lithographs
- Marines (Visual works)
- Pictorial lettersheets
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Content/Description:
Notes:
Upper image: explosion and fire of sidewheel steamship as seen at night; lower image: explosion and fire of paddleboat steamer.
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Notes/Inscriptions:
Notes:
Printed title (upper image): Explosion of the American Eagle/on the San Joaquin River, 25 Miles below Stockton Oct[ober] 8/1853; (lower image): Explosion of the Steamer Stockton/on Suisson Bay, Oct[ober] 18, 1853. Printed (LC): Lith. & pub. by Britton and Rey, cor[ner] Montg[omery] & Commercial, S[an] Francisco.
Collection Description:
METS ID:
ark:/13030/tf3n39p1v r

Explosion of the American Eagle/Explosion of the Steamer Stockton [California]