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Jeu des habitans de Californie - Public domain book illustration
Summary
Native women watching men play game, possibly related to gambling, at a mission near San Francisco, California.
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
01/01/1822
Contributors
Choris, Louis, 1795-1828, artist
Location
San Francisco, California, United States, 37.77507, -122.41907
Source
Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on publication.
