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Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco: Fremont Conquest of California
This first-person account by John Bidwell and his dealings with John Fremont in California.
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Virtual Museum of San Francisco: Leland Stanford, Governor of California
Site contains a biography of Stanford, a history of the Stanford mansion in Sacramento, and more.
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Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco:japanese and Korean Exclusion League
Documents from 1905-1906 recording the actions of this anti-Asian San Francisco labor group.
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The Virtual Museum of San Francisco: The 1906 Earthquake
"The Great 1906 Earthquake And Fire" is an extensive site which includes the history of the earthquake and fire, photographs, eyewitness accounts, newspaper stories, information about Charles Richter, and official reports.
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Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco: Progress and Poverty a Paradox
A link to Progress and Poverty. A biography of Henry George. Has pictures of Henry George.
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Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco: Henry George
At this site from the Museum of San Francisco you can check out this biography of Progressive visionary Henry George, taken from an 1889 encyclopedia (so, according to this article, he's not dead yet!). Includes photo.
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The Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco: Frederick N. Funston
This site contains information on the life of Frederick N. Funston. He was a commander in the Philippine-American War.
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Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco: Internment of Japanese Americans
This resource offers 1942 San Francisco News articles covering the internment of San Francisco's Japanese population.
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Skeletons in Closet Rattle a Trio: Sailor on Horseback: The Life of Jack London
A review of a book about Jack London written by Irving Stone. Find out about the "skeletons" in Jack London's closet and read what the reviewer thinks about Stone's research. Links to additional information.
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Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco: San Francisco History
This site from the Museum of San Francisco provides a list of links to events that happened in San Francisco from 1846-1864 including many links about the Gold Rush.
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Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco: Sherman and the Discovery of Gold
An account by William Tecumseh Sherman about the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill.
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Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco: The Gold Discovery
This site contains information on the dramatic impact of the California Gold Rush. From "The History of California," published in 1897.
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Museum of San Francisco: Isadora Duncan 1878 1927
This site from the Museum of San Francisco provides a biography and family background of Isadora Duncan, with stories of the family's history and involvement in the arts, as well as Duncan's upbringing.
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Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco: Gold Rush Chronology 1846 1849
A nice timeline of events that occurred from 1846 to 1849 in the California Gold Rush. Hyperlinks to additional information. From the Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco.
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Virtual Museum of San Francisco: Panama Pacific International Exposition Map
See a map of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco in 1915. An interesting hyperlink shows a map of the same area and the buildings damaged by the earthquake in San Francisco in 1989.
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Virtual Museum of San Francisco: Rum Bribery Higherups Hunted as Plotters
This site from the Museum of the City of San Francisco provides an article from a prohibition-period newspaper that reports the new attack by prosecutors on policemen who have been bribed by bootleggers.
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Virtual Museum of San Francisco: Junipero Serra: Founder of California
A biography of Father Junipero Serra, including excerpts from a biography written by Serra's good friend, Palou.
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Vmcsf: San Francisco Earthquakes
This resource provides a list of links to information related to earthquake damage and effects in the California area.
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Virtual Museum of San Francisco: William T. Sherman and Early California History
From the memoirs of William Tecumseh Sherman you can read about his arrival in California during the Mexican War, his dealings with John Fremont, and the Bear Flag Revolt.
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Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco: Sen. Phelan Attacks Prohibition
An article in the April, 1929, San Francisco Magazine by California Senator, James D. Phelan, decrying Prohibition and giving many reasons why it didn't work.
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Virtual Museum of San Franciso: Panama Pacific International Exposition 1915
Time travel back to 1915 and visit the Panama-Pacific Internation Exposition by following the description in the original brochure. San Francisco was justifiably proud of this expo which was a celebration of modern achievement in...
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Virtual Museum of San Francisco: African American Rights Gold Rush Era
Provides information concerning African American rights in the California gold country before the Civil War.
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Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco: Chinese Facts for Atlantic Papers
From the Museum of San Francisco, this is an article that appeared in print in 1874. Shows image of political cartoon. Links to lots more articles concerning the Chinese immigrant.
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Upton Sinclair: End Poverty in California: The Epic Movement
Upton Sinclair outlines how he would end poverty in his failed campaign for the governorship of California in a 1934 article for Literary Digest.