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1850 San Francisco City Directory California Gold Rush Golden Gate 49er West. A rare and fascinating piece of Americana,’ The San Francisco City Directory’ was written and compiled by Charles P. Kimball with a cut-off date of September 1, 1850. This work was an attempt to create a directory for San Francisco, California during a highly unstable season as a uniquely transient location, with much of its population living in tents in the wake of the California Gold Rush of 1849. According to Kimball, . Whole streets are built up in a week and whole squares swept away in an hour. The San Francisco City Directory, by Charles P. San Francisco: Journal of Commerce Press, Montgomery Street, [1869]. References: Howes K-134; Quebedeaux 65; Rocq 7980; Spear, pg. Includes “Omitted Names” section, pg. 137-139 but lacks the name, “Donahues” (added in later editions). “Washington Baths” advertisement at end. Paul and Pearl Aldridge Richards. Bodwell and Mary Ann (O’Neill) Bodwell. Provenance notes: Harry Horton Bodwell arrived in California Jan. 1850 – Inventor of the Excelsor (sic) Windmill. Also the inventor of many other useful pieces of machinery, among them the automatic pump. Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure. 6in X 4.25in (15cm x 10.5cm). This item is in the category “Books & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectible”. The seller is “schilb_antique_books” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Binding: Hardcover
• Place of Publication: San Francisco
• Modification Description: signed by the illustrator.
• Language: English
• Region: North America
• Author: KIMBALL, Charles P.
• Publisher: Journal of Commerce Press, Montgomery Street,
• Topic: American (US)
• Modified Item: No
• Subject: Americana
• Year Printed: 1869

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