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DAILY ALTA CALIFORNIA, San Francisco, Feb. 5, 1853
- Very early Old West title (rare)
- California gold rush era
An early California newspaper, just 4 years after the Gold Rush of 1849. It is formatted much like other newspapers of the day with various news of the day and a huge quantity of advertisements, several of which are illustrated.
The front page has: "Letters From the Mountains - California Gold Mining Reminiscences, No. 4"
Four pages, large folio size, nice condition. Folder size is for the issue folded in half.
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