Print from Joseph Lee painting of wharf at foot Pacific Ave, Ca 1869

Name/Title

Print from Joseph Lee painting of wharf at foot Pacific Ave, Ca 1869

Entry/Object ID

1981.69.1

Description

Acc. No. 81.69.1 Subject Category: Transportation Date or period: Object: Framed print Description: White frame enclosing reproduced print (sepia tinted) Size: 9x15½ inches. History of Object: Scene depicting wharf at the foot of Pacific avenue. Copied from a painting by Joseph Lee. Location where the First Transcontinental Train arrived, on Sept 6, 1869. The El Capitan and the Alameda were the first ferry boats at this wharf to transfer passengers to San Francisco. Acquired from: Mr. R. E. Bosshard Date: March, 1957