Church buildings; Missions; Portrait photography; Spanish mission buildings United States; Mission San Rafael Arcangel; Pencil drawing; Vallejo, Mariano Guadalupe, 1808-1890; Missionary settlements
Pencil drawing of the mission in 1831 drawn for Senior General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo in 1878. This original bosquejo, or sketch, of mission buildings is signed in the lower right corner. A photograph of M. G. Vallejo is located in the upper...
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,...
Artists' books; Voyages and travels; Souvenirs (Keepsakes); Cities and towns; Buildings; Landscape; Rivers; Harbors
This book is a collection of photographs, reproductions of paintings, newspaper articles and a manuscript document. The photographs and reproductions include images of German churches and other buildings, Egyptian pyramids and a monumental...
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...
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...
"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...
Landscape drawing with mountains, trees, two figures in the foreground and animals in the distance. "Hubert's Erste Jagdfreuden" is German for "Hubert's First Hunt".
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...
Hawaiian scene depicting people climbing palm trees for coconuts. Groups gathered under trees with traditional housing in the background. Subtitle on drawing is "Sketches of 1855/60".
Artists' books; Landscape; California--Pictorial works; Yosemite Valley (Calif.); Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.)
A portfolio containing photographs of Thomas Hill's paintings -- predominately images of Yosemite Valley and Lake Tahoe. The portfolio is leather bound and embossed with gold leaf.
Two depictions of California Rancho buildings in ruin. The bottom image includes a description transcribed from Alfred Robinson's "Life in California," page 82. Bottom view is a drawn image pasted on watercolor background and depicts Mexican...
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--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.
