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Photo, Print, DrawingSacramento city, Ca. from the foot of J. Street, showing I., J., & K. Sts. with the Sierra Nevada in the distance Caption label from exhibit "American Treasures--Memory": Sacramento City. Sacramento's rise from settlement to state capital began with the discovery of gold in January 1848, some fifty miles northeast at John Sutter's sawmill. Situated along the Sacramento and American Rivers, the city became the gateway to the California gold fields. Print publishers all around the country produced views of the new city, both to encourage...
- Contributor: Parsons, Charles - Cooper, George Victor
- Date: 1850-01-01