The diaries describe an 1849 expedition by way of St. Joseph, Fort Kearney, Fort Laramie, South Pass, Sublette's Cut-off, Bear River, Cantonment Loring, Raft River, the Humboldt, Lassen's Route to Deer Creek, and Bruff's camp. They contain maps and sketches from the journey and notes on life in California. The journals were written from the diaries. The notebooks contain more sketches from the trip and of equipment. There are memoranda of supplies and equipment, routes, and remedies.
Alternative Title:
Summary of events in 1850
Subject (Geographic):
California --Description and travel, West (U.S.) --Description and travel, West (U.S.) --Maps, and West (U.S.) --Pictorial works
Subject (Name):
Bruff, Joseph Goldsborough, 1804-1889 and Washington City and California Mining Association
Subject (Topic):
Gold mines and mining --California --History --19th century --Personal narratives, Gold mines and mining --North America --History --19th century, Gold mines and mining --Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.), Gold mines and mining --United States --History, and Gold mines and mining --West (U.S.) --History --19th century
Burford, J. (John) Donaldson, Thomas Leverton, 1795-1885
Published / Created:
1824
Call Number:
1988 482
Image Count:
1
Description:
A different panorama showing Pompeii was at the Panorama, Leicester Square, at the same time., Beinecke copy (21 cm) is no. [5] in vol. with binder's title: Panoramas: 1815-1844., Includes a brief history of Pompeii and an explanation of the panorama, by Thomas Leverton Donaldson., The artist is identified as John Burford in Notes and queries, v. 159 (1930), p. 75., and Title vignette (bronze medal found at Pompeii)
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) Leslie, Frank, 1821-1880 Norton, Frank H. (Frank Henry), 1836-1921
Published / Created:
1877
Call Number:
2006 Folio 202
Image Count:
2
Abstract:
Plates: Flags of all nations, section 1 -- Flags of all nations, section 2 -- Flags of all nations, section 3 -- Declaration of Independence (double-page facsimile) -- Bird's-eye view of the city of Philadelphia (folded plate).
Alternative Title:
Frank Leslie's illustrated historical register of the Centennial exposition, 1876, Historical register of the United States Centennial exposition, 1876, and Illustrated historical register of the Centennial exposition, 1876
Description:
Added illustrated title page: Frank Leslie's illustrated historical register of the Centennial exposition, 1876. Three columns to the page. and Imperfect: 3 plates wanting (Flags of all nations, section 1; Flags of all nations, section 2; and Declaration of Independence). Contains 2 copies of plate ""Flag of all nations, section 3."" Plate ""Bird's-eye view of the city of Philadelphia"" bound at front. Bookplate: Lynn Public Library. Stamp: Lynn Free Public Library. From the library of Alfred Heller.
Publisher:
Frank Leslie's Pub. House,
Subject (Name):
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.), Corliss, George H. (George Henry), 1817-1888, Grant, U. S. (Ulysses S.), 1881-1968, and Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil, 1825-1891
Subject (Topic):
Corliss steam-engine., Exhibitions., Steam-engines, and Worlds fairs--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1876
Title from item., Date derived from printmaker's date of death., Four vignettes signed Cham, one signed RB?, Above image: Études comiques sur le magnétisme.; 29., Recto of a sheet containing seven additional vignettes on verso (p. 29-30)., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Magnetism, Osmosis, Senses and sensation, Hypnotism, Soldiers, Sleeping, Ink, Kettles, Hammers, and Coffee