Author : Lucius Beebe
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis San Francisco's Golden Era by : Lucius Beebe
Download or read book San Francisco's Golden Era written by Lucius Beebe and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book by Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg focuses on the beginning's of San Francisco (Yerba Buena) and follows the city's history up to the time just before the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. Of the 325 illustrations about half are early engravings and the rest are well selected photographs. There are many rare photographs in this volume. The authors used images from the California Historical Society, Bancroft Library, Society of California Pioneers, Wells Fargo and from the personal collections of several early collectors including Roy D. Graves, Grahame Hardy and William Bronson. The book is arranged by sections including The Comstock, The Age of Leisurely Transport, The Cable Cars, Wells Fargo & Co, Lucky Baldwin, Newspapers, Fire Departments, Resorts, The Palace Hotel, Public and Private Luxury and Chinatown.