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View of the Last Great Conflagration in San Francisco on the 22d of June 1851
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Fire in San Francisco. Jn [sic] the Night from the 3-d 4th May. 1851. Loss $20,000,000
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Image is of the view looking east from the Nob Hill area with the fire raging near the waterfront, south of Telegraph Hill. There are people climbing the hill in the foreground with possessions on their backs. "Publ. & Lith. by Justh, Quirot & Co. Califa. corner Montgy St. S.F."--text, below image. There is a line of handwritten text at the bottom of the page. Paper color: blue.
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San Francisco Upper California, In November 1851
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The First Trial & Execution in S. Francisco on the Night of 10th of June at 2 O’Clock
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San Francisco Upper California. In November 1851
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Tremendous Excitement! Samuel Whittaker and Robert McKenzie rescued from the authorities and hanged by the Vigilance Committee, on Sunday, August 24th at 3 o’clock P. M. in the presence of Fifteen thousand people
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Map of the Burnt District Sixth Great Conflagration in San Francisco. June 22nd 1851
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