San Francisco, California the Golden Gate bay area. Photograph, ca. 1880. Collection
The history of the city of San Francisco, California, and its development as a center of maritime trade, were shaped by its location at the entrance to a large natural harbor.San Francisco is the name of both the city and the county; the two share the same boundaries. Only lightly settled by European-Americans at first, after becoming the base for the gold rush of 1849 the city quickly became.
California Street, San Francisco, circa 1880s (Isiah Taber). Date circa 1880s Stock Photo Alamy
Coordinates: 37.783333°N 122.416667°W The following is a timeline of the history of the city of San Francisco, California, United States. Prior to the 1800s Part of a series on the History of California Periods Before 1900 Province of Las Californias Alta California California Republic Conquest of California Interim governments California Gold Rush
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In 1880, San Francisco's population reached nearly 300,000, ranking it seventh among the nation's cities—the only large city west of St. Louis. James Bryce, an English visitor, noted in the 1880s that San Francisco "dwarfs" other western cities and "is a commercial and intellectual centre, and source of influence for the surrounding.
Busy Chinatown street in San Francisco 1880s. Handcolored woodcut Stock Photo Alamy
"In 1880 San Francisco, with a population of 233,959 residents, was the ninth largest city in the United States.
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San Francisco Panorama, ca. 18801890 vintage everyday
Joshua Abraham Norton ( c. 1818 - January 8, 1880) was a resident of San Francisco, California, who in 1859 proclaimed himself "Norton I., Emperor of the United States", commonly known as Emperor Norton. In 1863, after Napoleon III invaded Mexico, he took the secondary title of "Protector of Mexico".
Telegraph Hill, San Francisco, California, United States of America. Photograph, ca. 1880
Map of the City & County of San Francisco : carefully compiled from recent surveys, including all new additions of cities, towns, and villas, delineating the lines of ranchos, private claims water works, railroads, &c. &c. Butler, James, fl. 1863-1864 Britton & Co. 1863 1863 1:15 840.
1880 State, County and Township Map of California with San Francisco, San Francisco Bay and
Photo, Print, Drawing San Francisco, Historic View,1880, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA. Enlarge [ Photos from Survey HABS CA-1781 ] Download: Go. More Resources [ Data Pages from Survey HABS CA-1781 ].
Historical photos of San Francisco from the Chronicle archives
HISTORY American Cities: Before and After What Did San Francisco Look Like in the Mid-1800s? A look at a sailing chart of San Francisco and its bay, made in 1859 by the fledgling US Coast.
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San Francisco Panorama, ca. 18801890 Vintage Everyday
Taber's book was a celebration and advertisement of San Francisco's commercial vitality in 1880. Photo: 19th Century Rare Book and Photograph Shop. On the page advertising his own business, Taber displayed prominently a portrait of former President Ulysses S. Grant (right), who had received a hero's welcome in 1879 when he stayed for.
San Francisco's Presidio looks quite different in these rare photos from the 1800s SFGate
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by the Workingmen's Party of California, 1880. (Gilder Lehrman Institute, GLC06232.03) The Workingmen's Party of California pamphlet, which is representative of widespread anti-immigration sentiment, attacks President Ulysses S. Grant and calls San Francisco's Chinatown "rampant with disease." On May 8, 1882, President Chester A. Arthur.
San Francisco, California Market Street, showing trams. Photograph, ca. 1880. Collection
Example: Fort Mason (while more traditional Queen Anne in massing and asymmetry, it's the closest to Folk Victorian within SF city limits) Open in Google Maps. 2 Marina Blvd, San Francisco, CA.
San Francisco circa 1880 San Francisco Vacation, San Francisco California, City Lights Bookstore
There were 18 legal executions and 8 illegal/vigilante executions conducted in San Francisco between 1850 and 1890: Sheriff John C. Hays: elected Sheriff on April 1, 1850. Reelected September 3, 1851; served until June 17, 1853. The July 11, 1851 hanging of James Stuart by the Committee of Vigiliance.
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With Democrats in the western states vehemently opposed to unfettered immigration, and Republicans in Washington fighting for open borders and trade, a compromise was struck: In 1880, President.
San Francisco by O.W. Gray & Son (1880) Art Source International Inc.
Russ Building in San Francisco's Financial District. Photo via Shutterstock. Gothic Revival (1840-1880) Made popular by Andrew Jackson Downing's pattern books of the 1840s, this sprawling.
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When the railroad was finished in 1869, many Chinese immigrants migrated to San Francisco, and by 1880 they constituted over 10 percent of the city's population. Initially, Chinese residents and.