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The Library Tour started in the Rotunda of the California State Library |
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Pictures on display for us in the History Room |
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map of the Lake Tahoe-Carson City - Reno area |
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Gary Kurutz, Principal Librarian of Special Collections, was our tour guide |
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Gary showed us a celestial navigaion book carried across the plains by John Bidwell in 1841 |
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Some of the maps available in the collection |
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Bidwell's diary |
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Inscription inside Bidwell's book: Major John Bidwell, Rio Chico |
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Pioneer Spreadsheet for pay for the Donner Rescue Party - Note 6th signature is Dan Rhodes for 39 days at $3 per day for a total of $117 |
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close-up view of a pioneer diary |
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same diary, different pages |
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Curtis Grant and his son studying maps along with Bob Iverson |
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Original sketch drawn by James W. Marshall of the discovery of gold in his sawmill tailrace at Coloma, January 24, 1848 |
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front page of Bidwell's book |
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Lola Montez looks down over Alan Wilmunder and Carol March in the Special Collections Room |
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a precious book with illuminated edges |
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Gold Rush photographs - Note the Chinese miners |
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from the library's picture collection |
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another old mining photo - Note the woman in the photo |
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a painting from the picture collection |
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painting of Lola Montez |
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James Henry (Hank) Monk driving the stagecoach. He drove Horace Greeley (Go West, young man, Go West) over the Sierras to Placerville from Carson City in 1859. "Keep your seat, Horace, I'll get you there on time!" Monk Drove for Wells Fargo until his death in 1883. He is buried in Carson City. |
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After the tour Hugh March, Leslie Fryman, Carol March and Patty Knight went out to dinner in Old Sacramento |
