Sketches From Le Havre. The well dressed gentleman: “- I am leaving for California.” The poorly dressed gentleman: “- That's… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/9047564/image-paper-cartoon-personFree Image from public domain licenseFirst View of Yosemite Valley from the Mariposa Trail by Carleton Watkins https://www.rawpixel.com/image/9015012/first-view-yosemite-valley-from-the-mariposa-trail-carleton-watkinsFree Image from public domain licenseA36: California Living Room, 1850-1875 by Narcissa Niblack Thorne (Designer) https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8929499/a36-california-living-room-1850-1875-narcissa-niblack-thorne-designerFree Image from public domain licenseBig River, from the Rancherie, Mendocino, California by Carleton Watkins https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8963854/big-river-from-the-rancherie-mendocino-california-carleton-watkinsFree Image from public domain licenseOakland Wharf, from Powell and California Streets, San Francisco, California, from the series "Views of American Scenery" by… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/9053536/photo-image-person-art-sceneryFree Image from public domain licenseNevada Fall (700 feet high), From Foot-Bridge, after Snow Storm in July, No. 1208 from the series "California -- Yo-Semite… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/9049918/photo-image-plant-person-treeFree Image from public domain licenseYo-Semite Fall (2634 feet high), from near Hutchings', with excursion party, No. 1216 from the series "California -- Yo… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/9047189/photo-image-person-art-mountainFree Image from public domain licenseKey Stone State, No. 18 from the series "American Views, Mammoth Trees, California" by Anthony and Company (Editor) https://www.rawpixel.com/image/9046792/photo-image-plant-person-treeFree Image from public domain licenseThe Sentinel House, No. 1134 from the series "California -- Yo-Semite Valley" by John P. Soule https://www.rawpixel.com/image/9043681/photo-image-plant-person-treeFree Image from public domain licenseCactus Giganta, San Jose, No. 75 from the series "California" by Thomas Houseworth and Company https://www.rawpixel.com/image/9040020/photo-image-plant-united-states-cactusFree Image from public domain licenseScene on the Summit of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, No. 222 from the series "California" by Thomas Houseworth… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/9029219/photo-image-horse-people-artFree Image from public domain licenseThe Abandonded Gold Mine, California, No. 650 from the series "American Scenery" by C. L. Pond https://www.rawpixel.com/image/9029126/photo-image-art-gold-sceneryFree Image from public domain licenseCentral Pacific Railroad, California, from the series "Central Pacific Railroad, California" by Alfred A. Hart https://www.rawpixel.com/image/9029112/photo-image-person-art-paintingFree Image from public domain licenseQuartz Mill, Silver Mountain, Alpine County, California, No. 920 from the series "California" by Thomas Houseworth and… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/9029032/photo-image-person-art-mountainFree Image from public domain licenseCrescent Lake, at head of the Merced River, Mariposa Co., stereo, No. 1286 from the series "California" by John P. Soule https://www.rawpixel.com/image/9028852/photo-image-horse-plant-personFree Image from public domain licenseYo Semite Reflected in Merced River, Yo Semite Valley, California, from the series "Yo Semite Valley, Cal." by J. J. Reilly… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/9028763/photo-image-person-art-womanFree Image from public domain licenseYo-Semite Fall, (2634 feet high) from near Sentinel House, P. T. Barnum and Party, No. 1220 from the series "California --… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/9028589/photo-image-horse-plant-personFree Image from public domain licenseSteambath, Geysers, Napa County, California, No. 1581 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast" by Carleton Watkins https://www.rawpixel.com/image/9028509/photo-image-person-united-states-californiaFree Image from public domain licenseThe Lake, Yosemite Valley, No. 272 from the series "California" by Thomas Houseworth and Company https://www.rawpixel.com/image/9013157/photo-image-plant-wood-treeFree Image from public domain licenseBridge Crossing the American River, California, No. 209 from the series "California" by Thomas Houseworth and Company https://www.rawpixel.com/image/9012791/photo-image-plant-tree-artFree Image from public domain licenseDonner Lake, from the Summit, from the series "California" by Thomas Houseworth and Company https://www.rawpixel.com/image/9012701/photo-image-plant-tree-artFree Image from public domain licenseNorth side of California street, from Sansom street, looking west No. 212 from the series "San Francisco" by Thomas… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/9013058/photo-image-person-art-roadFree Image from public domain licenseReflection of El Capitain in the Merced River, No. 48 from the series "Glories of the Yosemite, California" by Anthony and… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8966778/photo-image-plant-wood-treeFree Image from public domain licenseThe Sentinels, 315 feet high, diam. 20 feet - Calaveras County, No. 1090 from the series "California -- Big Trees" by John… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8966456/photo-image-plant-person-treeFree Image from public domain licenseMirror Lake A, No. 35 from the series "California and The Pacific Coast, West from Omaha" by Andrew Joseph Russell https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8965734/photo-image-plant-tree-artFree Image from public domain licenseSection of the Original Big Tree, 92 ft. in circumference, No. 10 from the series "Mammoth Trees, California" by Anthony and… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8965607/photo-image-plant-person-woodFree Image from public domain licenseThe First House in Yosemite Valley, California, No. 315 from the series "Views of American Scenery" by J. J. Reilly https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8965154/photo-image-person-wood-sceneryFree Image from public domain licenseUpper and Lower lead, Timbuctoo, California, from the series "California" by Thomas Houseworth and Company https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8965151/photo-image-mountain-nature-united-statesFree Image from public domain licenseThree Brothers - Yosemite Valley, California, No. 262 from the series "California" by Thomas Houseworth and Company https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8964790/photo-image-plant-person-treeFree Image from public domain licenseUntitled (Daguerreotype Studio and Russel & Co Livery Stable, Mokelumne Hill, California), by William Zuber https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8965042/photo-image-horse-person-clothingFree Image from public domain license A classic roadside advertising figure, the "Big Boy," tied to chain restaurants beginning with a… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8070903/photo-image-cartoon-person-public-domainFree Image from public domain license Both the old Dog House Drive In restaurant and its clever neon sign, whose wiener dog's, or… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8061507/photo-image-dog-sky-neonFree Image from public domain license This 17-story Federal Building on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, California sits in the middle… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8041565/photo-image-plant-grass-treeFree Image from public domain licenseOne of Sonoma and Napa counties' distinctive "tank houses," or water towers that have been enclosed with siding and made… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2367839/photo-image-cloud-plant-treeFree Image from public domain licenseMonterey Bay is a bay of the Pacific Ocean, along the central coast of California. The bay is south of San Francisco and San… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2367838/photo-image-cloud-sky-oceanView license This 17-story Federal Building on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, California sits in the middle… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8041194/photo-image-plant-grass-treeFree Image from public domain license Visitors get a ride at the Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm, in Olathe, one of the suburban cities… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8041475/photo-image-horse-plant-personFree Image from public domain licenseUnion Mass Meeting, Market, Post and Montgomery Sts., S.F., Cal. by Carleton Watkins https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14258336/photo-image-horse-person-skyFree Image from public domain licenseA Mixed Crowd, Old Chinatown - San Francisco by Arnold Genthe https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14262733/mixed-crowd-old-chinatown-san-francisco-arnold-gentheFree Image from public domain licenseYo-Sem-i-te Valley, California. Scene on the Merced River, (Looking down the Valley). Poo-see-nah-Chuck-ka, Tu-toch-ah-nu-la… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14258303/photo-image-plant-person-woodFree Image from public domain licenseWagon with Horses and Men by George Davidson and Carleton Watkins https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14250681/wagon-with-horses-and-men-george-davidson-and-carleton-watkinsFree Image from public domain licenseTents, Flag, Tree by George Davidson and Carleton Watkins https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14250639/tents-flag-tree-george-davidson-and-carleton-watkinsFree Image from public domain licenseStreet Meeting, San Francisco / "Here Democracy Survives" / "What's Ahead?" by Dorothea Lange https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14260374/photo-image-background-angel-faceFree Image from public domain license"Westward The Course of Empire Takes Its Way": Laying Track 600 Miles West of St. Louis, Missouri by Alexander Gardner https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14250513/photo-image-background-horse-personFree Image from public domain licenseCamp Site - Tents by George Davidson and Carleton Watkins https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14250455/camp-site-tents-george-davidson-and-carleton-watkinsFree Image from public domain licensePackers and Mulers by George Davidson, J J Gilbert and Carleton Watkins https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14250453/packers-and-mulers-george-davidson-gilbert-and-carleton-watkinsFree Image from public domain licenseSt. Vincent de Paul Church, Los Angeles by Ernest Mitchell Pratt https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14250627/st-vincent-paul-church-los-angeles-ernest-mitchell-prattFree Image from public domain licensePohono, The Bridal Veil, 900 Feet, Yosemite Valley by Carleton Watkins https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14250381/pohono-the-bridal-veil-900-feet-yosemite-valley-carleton-watkinsFree Image from public domain licenseMechanics' Institute Exhibition, San Francisco, California by Carleton Watkins https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14266600/mechanics-institute-exhibition-san-francisco-california-carleton-watkinsFree Image from public domain licensePortrait - Davidson, Gilbert, Winston, Finley, Edmonds by George Davidson, J J Gilbert and Carleton Watkins https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14250376/photo-image-face-people-clothingFree Image from public domain licenseOpium Smoker, Chinatown, San Francisco/[The Opium Fiend] by Arnold Genthe https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14250558/opium-smoker-chinatown-san-franciscothe-opium-fiend-arnold-gentheFree Image from public domain licensePalace Hotel, Market and New Montgomery Sts., S.F. by Carleton Watkins https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14258070/palace-hotel-market-and-new-montgomery-sts-sf-carleton-watkinsFree Image from public domain license