Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Museum and the Online Archive of California
Creator Name:
Baker, George Holbrook (1827-1906), American, artist and publisher
Group Creator Name:
- Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), lithographer
Creator Role:
artist and publisher
Title:
A bird's-eye view of Sacramento [California]: the city of the plain
Date:
c1857
Materials:
print on paper mounted on board: lithograph, color
Dimensions:
79.9 x 100.1 cm.
Current Location:
Bancroft Library.
Address:
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Object ID:
BANC PIC 1963.002:0860--F
Subject:
- Buildings
- Business enterprises
- California, Northern
- Rivers
- Sacramento (Calif.)
- Settlements
- Waterfronts
- Bird's-eye views
- Lithographs, color
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Content/Description:
Notes:
City seen from above Sacramento River with waterfront area, ships, steamships, barges, etc. in foreground. Marginal views include local businesses, churches, public buildings, hotels, theaters, and industry. Includes view of Sutter's Fort in 1846 and Sacramento in 1849.
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Notes/Inscriptions:
Notes:
Printed title (LC). Printed (LC, above title): Entered... 1857 by Geo[rge] H. Baker... California; (LC, below title): Drawn, designed & published by/Geo[rge] H. Baker/Sac[ramento] 1857/lithography of Britton & Rey, San Francisco. Handwritten (LR): From your friend/[J. Corbert?]. Each image captioned.
Collection Description:
METS ID:
ark:/13030/tf9870125 7

A bird's-eye view of Sacramento [California]: the city of the plain