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Orange grove in CaliforniaCalifornia orange grove, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Saint Francis of Assisi statueStatue of Saint Francis of Assisi in the garden of San Diego Mission, California. Digital photograph
U. S. territory gained from MexicoMap of territory acquired by the U.S. from Mexico. Color lithograph of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00265Map of the territory ceded by Mexico to the US after the Mexican-American War, 1848-1853. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Chinese immigrants working on the transcontinental railroadChinese laborers constructing the Central Pacific Railroad, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
San Gabriel Mission, CaliforniaMission and bells of San Gabriel, near Los Angeles. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
California under Mexican rule, 1800sMap of Alta California under Mexican government, early 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Workers cheering the first train over the mountains from CaliforniaSnowsheds protecting a transcontinental railroad train in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Spanish familys ox-cart, California, 1800sSpanish family traveling by oxcart, Californis, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a Frederic Remington illustration
Sutters Mill, site of the first gold discovery in CaliforniaSutters Mill replica on the American River, where the Gold Rush began, Coloma, California. Digital photograph
Bear Flag of the California RepublicCalifornia Republics " Bear Flag" on a wall in Coloma, California. Digital photograph
Panning for gold, CaliforniaReenactor panning for gold on the American River, where the Gold Rush started, Coloma, California. Digital photograph
NATI2A-00076Digger Indians returning from a hunt with rabbits and birds, Sierra Nevada Mountains, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Texas to Pacific Coast stagecoach schedule and price list, 1838Schedule and ticket prices for the San Antonio & San Diego Mail-Line, circa 1838. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
PUSA2A-00040Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, California statesman. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century portrait
EVNT2A-00012Prospectors panning for gold in the California Gold Rush. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
Roping a bear in California, 1800sCalifornians putting a lasso on a bear, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
San Francisco earthquake and fire, 1906Fire raging in downtown San Francisco after the earthquake of 1906. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an eyewitness illustration
EXPL2A-00050Spanish missionaries addressing Native Americans in California. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Oxen dying of thirst on a wagon trailA desperate situation, the death of oxen pulling a covered wagon. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Flintlock gunFlintlock mechanism demonstrated at Sutters Fort, Sacramento, California. Digital photograph
EXPL2A-00173Spanish conquistador on a horse with foal - the origin of the horse in colonial America. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Frederic Remington illustration
EXPL2A-00245Spanish conquistador in armor on horseback, New Spain, 1500s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
HOUS2A-00007Mexican women making tortillas, 1800s. Color lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
Chinese restaurant in San Francisco, 1860sDinner at a restaurant in Chinatown, San Francisco, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Anti-Chinese mob in San Francisco, late 1800sDenis Kearney inciting an anti-Chinese mob in San Francisco, late 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Los Angeles when a Mexican villageMexican pulque carrier in Los Angeles, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
California Gold Rush prospectorsCalifornia prospectors washing gravel in a stream, looking for gold. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Transcontinental railroad observed by Native AmericansNative Americans getting their first view of the transcontinental railroad, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00312Map of slave and free areas of the United States in 1854, at the time of the Kansas-Nebraska Bill. Printed color lithograph 19th century
Western boundary with Mexico, 1840sMexican possessions and western US territories in the 1840s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Chinese man dying of thirst in the Mohave, 1800sChinese immigrant dying of thirst in the Mohave Desert, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Frederic Remington illustration
Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, 1891Some decorated carriages in the Tournament of Roses parade, Pasadena, California, 1891. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Chinese immigrants in San Francisco, 1870sShops in the Chinese quarter of San Francisco, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Chinatown shops, San Francisco, 1880sBusy Chinatown street in San Francisco, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
San Francisco in 1851Montgomery Street in San Francisco during the Gold Rush, " with hombres of every description, " 1851. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Fire in San Francisco, 1851Panic on the waterfront during a great fire in San Francisco, 1851. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
San Francisco before the Gold RushSan Francisco in 1847, viewed from the bay before gold was discovered in California. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Prospectors landing in San Francisco during the Gold RushGold-seekers arriving in San Francisco to head for mining regions, 1848. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Valencia Hotel after the San Francisco earthquake of 1906Fire raging behind the ruins of the Valencia Hotel, where 75 persons died in the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph
Rubble after the San Francisco earthquake of 1906Dead horses amid ruins on Clay Street after the San Francisco earthquake, 1906. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph
Peddlers in San Francisco, 1850sHucksters in front of the Empire Saloon during the Gold Rush, San Francisco, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
City of San Francisco during the Gold RushSan Francisco during the Gold Rush, seen from the foot of Telegraph Hill, early 1851. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Junipero Serra statue at San Diego MissionStatue of Father Junipero Serra in front of San Diego Mission, first of the Spanish missions in California. Digital photograph
Father Junipero Serra statue in CaliforniaStatue of Father Junipero Serra, Spanish Franciscan missionary to California, San Diego Mission. Digital photograph
Junipero Serras quarters, San Diego MissionFather Junipero Serras personal quarters at San Diego Mission, which he founded in 1769. Digital photograph
NATI2P-00876Reconstructed Juaneno kicha, a Native American shelter in prehistoric California. Photograph
Pala Mission in California, 1800sNative American woman ringing bell for sunrise Mass at Pala Mission, California, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration