Description:
California Pictorial Letter Sheet, Tremendous Conflagration of Columbia, July 10th 1854. San Francisco: Britton & Rey, [c. 1854].
Uncolored lithograph printed on pale blue wove paper, the image depicts the fire that ravaged Columbia, California in 1854 with effective use of contrast; old folds, some water stains, 8 1/2 x 11 in.
Estimate $800-1,000
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