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Lithograph 37

"VIEW OF SAN FRANCISCO IN 1854" THIS LETTERHEAD HAS A LONG LETTER BELOW IT. THE LETTER DESCRIBES THUSLY: ..."THE BAY ENTRANCE FROM THE PACIFIC IS ON THE LEFT SIDE, THIS ALSO SHOWS: TELEGRAPH HILL, MR. MEIGG'S WHARF, GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH, THE METHODIST CHURCH, CITY HALL, THE MONTGOMERY BLOCK, THE POST OFFICE, THE UNITED STATES MINT FOR CALIFORNIA (WHICH WAS THEN COINING $150,000 PER DAY!). THIS ALSO SHOWS THE UNITED STATES MARINE HOSPITAL ON RINCON POINT, THE NEW RASSETTE HOUSE, "YERBA BUENA" (GOOD HERBS) ISLAND, MOUNT DIABLO & MORE! THE BAY IS ABOUT 7 MILES WIDE HERE AS SHOWN. THERE WERE 13 FIRE ENGINE COMPANIES IN THE CITY, WATER WAS KEPT IN RESERVOIRS! ON THE CITY HALL IS A LARGE BELL WHICH STRIKES FOR FIRE ALARMS! A MAN IS CONSTANTLY ON THE CITY HALL ROOF AS A FIRE LOOKOUT, A FERRY BOAT LEAVES SAN FRANCISCO FOUR TIMES A DAY FOR OAKLAND (SHOWN ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE BAY!) POPULATION WAS NEAR 50,000 AND 9 OF 10 NEW BUILDINGS WERE BEING BUILT WITH BRICKS!" ...TRULY A BIT OF EARLY CALIFORNIA HISTORY ABOUT THE MID 1800'S! "ALTOGETHER IT IS A GREAT CITY!"