California Description and travel; California History; California, Northern; California Pictorial works; California, Southern; Canyons California; Church property; Coast Ranges; Frontier and pioneer life; Farm life; Franciscans; Indians of North...
Individual photographs of Vischer's drawings and related materials grouped into four sections and dedicated to the Society of California Pioneers. Contains historical perspectives about the Californian Missions, including lists of missions and...
California Description and travel; California History; California, Northern; California, Southern; Church property; Frontier and pioneer life; Farm life; Franciscans; Indians of North America California; Jesuits; Land Use; Manuscripts; Missions;...
Notes and writings on the history of the California mission era. It was published as a supplement to Vischer's Pictorial of California, and includes lists of missions, missionary Fathers and comparative data. This book contains the text found in...
"The Sutro Tunnel and the Bank of California" is the headline for Virginia City, Nevada on Tuesday, September 20, 1869. The article transcribes a speech, given by Adolph Sutro, delivered at Piper's Opera House. The article also provides...
California Description and travel; California History; California, Northern; California Pictorial works; California, Southern; Canyons California; Cedar; Church property; Coast Ranges; Coast redwood; Cypress; Frontier and pioneer life; Farm life;...
The text portion of the book contains three sections, each giving essays and descriptions about the landscape photographs, the trees and forests of California, and its geology, respectively. The next three sections contain individual photographs...
Buildings; Church bells; Church buildings; Landscape drawing; Missions; Pencil drawing; Spanish mission buildings United States; Landscape; Rivers; Views
Signed (lower right corner) pencil sketch of the mission church and surrounding buildings. "The Belfry" is labeled with a depiction of the church bells in the lower center of the drawing. The manilla colored paper used for the sketch is worn,...
Folio with map insert. Folio list names of missions and founding dates along with comparative statistics (number of Indians residing at the mission between the years 1832 to 1842; cattle counts) for each mission. Map depicts Northern California...
Manuscripts; Missions -- History; Church property; Land use; Indians of North America -- California; Statistics
Notes on the Californian Missions, a supplement to Vischer's Pictorial of California. Includes lists of California missions and comparative data; lists of missionary fathers and their autographs; lists of military and ecclesiastical jurisdictions.
Manuscripts; Missions -- History; Missionary settlements; Church buildings
Supplemental booklet relating to Edward Vischer's "Missions of Upper California 1872: Notes on the California Missions" in which Vischer describes portions of that work.
California -- Pictorial works; Landscape; Yosemite Valley (Calif.); Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.)
This booklet describes of each of Vischer's sketches of the Washoe mining region, and includes an introductory section that provides historical information.
California -- Pictorial works; Landscape; Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.); Lake Tahoe (Calif. and Nev.); Mountain passes--Coast Ranges; Aqueducts; Frontier and pioneer life; Ranch life; Voyages and travels; Cattle
One of three books depicting California through art. This collection is comprised primarily of items also located in Visher's Views of California. The book consists of photographed drawings and paintings pasted onto individual pages.
California--Pictorial works; Davidson, Mount (Nev.); Mines and mineral resources; Silver mines and mining
Book contains drawings photographed by Edward Vischer documenting the Washoe mining region. Images include depictions of landscapes, buildings and rural life. The book also includes exterior and interior views of the Could & Curry Silver Mining...
California--History; Missions; Spanish mission buildings--United States; Missionary settlements; Indians of North America--California
Collection of photographs of missions and drawings. Provides images of building facades and interiors, as well as rural scenes and missionary settlement life.
California -- Pictorial works; California, Northern; Landscape; Calaveras North Grove Trail (Calif.); Trees; Sequoia (Genus); Coast redwood; Yellow pines; Silver fir; Cypress; Cedar; Oak; Sycamores
The second of three books depicting California through art. Here, Vischer's photographed drawings feature native Californian trees. Roughly three-quarters of the images here may also be found in Visher's Pictorial of California. The book consists...
California--Pictorial works; Landscape; Gold mines and mining; Frontier and pioneer life; Ranch life; Farm life; Livestock; Missions; Missionary settlements; Indians of North America--California; Coast Ranges; Pacific Ocean; Whaling; Ships; Voyages...
The third of three books depicting Northern and Central California through art. Included are photographed drawings by Vischer and others of miscellaneous subjects. The book consists of albumen photographs mounted on paper and pasted onto individual...
