Manuscripts
William A. Pinkerton letter to G. Lambert, Secretary, Mexican International Investment Company of San Francisco, California
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William A. Pinkerton letter to G. Lambert, Secretary, International Investment Company of San Francisco, California
Manuscripts
Letter in reply to G. Lambert stating that the check is enclosed as requested for $1250.00, the first quarter payment for the subscription to Guadalajara concession of the Mexican International Investment Company. Letter is on William Pinkerton's private letterhead with the address of his Chicago office.
mssHM 35185
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William Broderick letter to The Singer Manufacturing Company, San Francisco, California
Manuscripts
In his letter, Broderick discusses gold mines, manufacturing, Chinese laborers, the cattle trade, the currency question, and the population in California.
mssHM 58199
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Edwin F. Littlefield letter to Alvah Littlefield
Manuscripts
Edwin reports that he traveled to Sacramento and sold some of the herbs sent by Alvah. He hopes to sell the rest soon, though he describes business in general as dull. The rest of the letter is concerned with shipments of various goods.
mssHM 4188
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J. N. Edmunds letter to William Higby
Manuscripts
Letter from J.N. Edmunds of the U.S. General Land Office to William Higby, chairman of the Committee on Public Lands, regarding the presentation of the Yosemite Gorge and Big Oak Grove to the state of California. Includes detailed descriptions of the Yosemite Valley, Big Oak Grove, and surrounding areas. Edmunds concludes that the Land Office recommends the "concession of these grand natural objects...to the State of California as places of public resort for health and recreation." He also includes instructions for the future use of the sites (no private ownership, development, etc.). Contemporary presentation copy of original letter.
mssHM 74642
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California: San Francisco G-J, by company
Visual Materials
The Jonathan D. Bulkley collection of illustrated billheads and letterheads contains about 36,000 billheads, letterheads, flyers, and other ephemera relating to commerce and industry in the United States from 1758 to 1952, with the bulk of the items dating from 1840 to 1910. While most of the items document products or services manufactured by American companies, countries such as Cuba, France, Great Britain, Germany, and Mexico are represented as well. Imagery and text on the materials pertain to the history of production, finance, consumerism, and advertising. Many of the items include graphic logos, decorative images of views of storefronts and factories, and detailed representations of the various products manufactured for sale. Typography on the materials also include visual motifs of varying text styles and printing techniques. The collection contains items that are both engraved, as well as lithographed. Some of the recurrent printers and lithographers of items in the collection include: Baldwin & Gleason Co.; Geo. D. Barnard & Co.; Britton & Rey; J.H. Bufford's Sons; Calvert Lithography Co.; Clay & Richmond; Cosack & Company; H.S. Crocker & Co.; George F. Frauenberger; Fuchs & Lang Manufacturing Co.; A. Gast & Co.; Gies & Co.; Gillies Lithographing and Printing Co.; Heinecke-Fiegel Lithographing Co.; Henderson Lithographing Co.; A. Hoen & Co.; Krebs Lithographing Co.; Charles Magnus & Co.; Mayer & Merkel; W.J. Morgan & Co.; J. Ottmann Lithographing Co.; Henry Seibert & Brothers; Sage, Sons & Co.; and Sarony, Major & Knapp.
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California Midwinter International Exposition, San Francisco
Manuscripts
A view of a broad thoroughfare leading to the California Midwinter International Exposition in San Francisco. There is a Ferris wheel with 16 observation cars and an "electric tower", a structure that looks similar to the Eiffel Tower and has an electric elevator that carried passengers to three different viewing platforms.
mssLattaS, Box 117, Folder 24, Item 1