On July 27, 1862, during the American Civil War and enroute to Panama, passengers slumbered aboard the Pacific Pacific mail steamship S.S. “Golden Gate” when... Read More
![San Joaquin Republican Extra! By Telegraph…Arrival of P.M.S.S. Co.‘s Steamship Golden Gate! [California newspaper broadside extra]. San Joaquin Republican.](/pictures/thumb/3726650_1.jpg?v=1531337419)
June 14, 1854 California newspaper broadside extra announcing the arrival in San Francisco of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company’s steamer Golden Gate with fresh news... Read More
![Night in Los Angeles [Promotional Advertorial]. Newcomb Publishing Co.](/pictures/thumb/3726580_1.jpg?v=1531168180)
A unique advertisement piece, “issued under the auspices of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce,” to showcase electrified Los Angeles in 1912. Each leaf contains... Read More
A charmer, beginning with the front cover of this handmade album being hand-lettered in gilt reading: “California Sea Moss” in the most attractive manner. Each... Read More
An entirely filled —and full— four-page page letter written from California by Philadelphian Samuel N. Patton who is trying his luck at digging and panning... Read More
As the Civil War continues, over 200 African-American Californians seek relief from Congress for racial discrimination. The petition begins this: This memorial of colored persons... Read More
A difficult letter, just over 13-pages in length. When Anna received a letter from her friend Sarah in August, she could barely look at it... Read More
Interesting autograph letter signed describing hardships in the California gold fields at Fine Gold Gulch, Madera County. Mines were first opened at Fine Gold Gulch... Read More
Unusual love letter from 1849 California Gold Rush pioneer and lawyer, James B. Townsend, here writing to his beloved “Josie C.” Townsend is listed as... Read More
Illustrated, four-page advertisement for Grizzly Adams, a western frontier-themed play: “No Shooting or Yelling Indians, But a Truthfully Depicted Idyl of American Life on the... Read More
After the California Gold Rush of 1848–1855, gold bullion was minted in San Francisco into official United States coins. Some of these coins and gold... Read More
Beale’s preliminary report upon his arrival in California after a 48-day journey to explore a suitable route for wagons from Fort Defiance, New Mexico to... Read More
1850s California stock certificate printed for the Eureka Quartz Mining Company of Eldorado County, California. Gold deposits commonly occur in quartz veins. In the immediate... Read More
This original photograph shows the New St. Charles Hotel in San Bernardino, California, circa 1888–1895, on a bright, sunlit day. When studied with care, a.... Read More
