A STREET IN THE CHINESE QUARTER, SAN FRANCISCO

1893 Historical Print - Wood Engraving

Overall Page Size in inches : 10 1/2 x 7

Description: Chinatown, with its Asian architecture, tearooms, and temples is one of the largest communities of Chinese in the United States. When gold was discovered in California in 1848, San Francisco had a population of about 800; two years later it was incorporated with a population of about 25,000. The rush of gold seekers, adventurers, and settlers brought a period of lawlessness, when the Barbary Coast flourished and the vigilantes were organized to keep peace. The city took on a cosmopolitan air, with newcomers arriving from all over the world. In this period the first Chinese settled in the city. In the years after the gold rush, San Francisco continued to grow as California became linked overland with the East, by the pony express in 1860 and by the transcontinental railroad in 1869.

Excellent Condition. Print Image is clean, clear, sharp with beautiful detail. Bookplate Print. Image is clean, clear and sharp with beautiful detail and in Very Good Condition. Blank on Reverse side and printed on heavier coated paper.

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