Gleason's Pictorial

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

"Gleason's Pictorial"

Entry/Object ID

2009.218.1.1

Description

"Gleason's Pictorial," published by Frederick Gleason, Boston, 30 October 1852 (Vol. III, No. 18, Whole No. 70). The item contains news and features on many topics, including a two page (276-77) feature on "California Scenes," which includes eight images. These include Indians, a "California Senorita," a "Californian Vaquero," a "Chinaman En Route for the Mines," a "Miner on a Prospecting Tour," a Bridge on the American River and the Sacramento city cemetery. With soiling, some stains, a horizontal half-fold, creases, and edge bumping, the overall condition is good.

Lexicon

Search Terms

California. Department of Public Health. Bureau of Child Hygiene, United States. Department of Labor. Children's Bureau.

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Magazines (Periodicals)