I arrived in SF from Valparaiso on a sailing ship

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Exhibit Envoy

Name/Title

I arrived in SF from Valparaiso on a sailing ship

Entry/Object ID

HSOTS.028

Description

Either Section

Publication Details

Publication Type

Text Panel

Dimensions

Height

16 in

Width

16 in

Dimension Notes

Gatorfoam with mounting blocks

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

“ I arrived in San Francisco from Valparaiso on a sailing ship after a very hard and perilous trip. The provisions having given out, we had only one meal a day and scarcely any fresh water, everything being cooked in the ocean's water. On arriving, my parents rented a one room shanty for which they paid one hundred a month. When we lighted a fire, we had to sit outside until it was started. The home was located on Battery near Vallejo. ” Elizabeth O'Hagan Wainwright arrived in 1849 from Valparaiso, Chile