U.S.S. Charleston in San Francisco harbor
Summary
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship, navy, harbor, maritime photograph, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Originally a Spanish (later Mexican) mission and pueblo, it was conquered by the United States in 1846 and by an invading army of prospectors following the 1848 discovery of gold in its hinterland. The Gold Rush made San Francisco a cosmopolitan metropolis with a frontier edge. In early 1900s the city tried to remake itself into a grand and modern Paris of the West.
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Date
01/01/1889
Contributors
Detroit Publishing Co., publisher
Location
San Francisco, California, United States, 37.77507, -122.41907
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication.