Figure 1. This illustration from a Berkeley Chamber of Commerce publication underscores the city’s spatial divisions, with the verdant neighborhoods of the Berkeley Hills visible through the smoke from factories along the shoreline. Courtesy of Berkeley Historical Society and Berkeley Chamber of... More about this image found in This illustration from a Berkeley Chamber of Commerce publication underscor...

Figure 1. California Indians meeting in Washington, DC, with California Senator Hiram Johnson, National Photo Company, 1922. Front row, L–R: Senator Hiram Johnson, Harrison Diaz (Bishop Paiute), Stephen Knight (Pomo), Alfred Gillis (Winemmem Wintu), Frank Isles (Yurok). Back row, L–R: A. J. Hogan ... More about this image found in California Indians meeting in Washington, DC, with California Senator Hiram...

Figure 2. Map of Native American land cessions in California, 1899. Source: Library of Congress, https://lccn.loc.gov/13023487 More about this image found in Map of Native American land cessions in California, 1899. Source: Library ...

Figure 1. “San Francisco Prices Current,” advertisement in (San Francisco) Alta California , April 20, 1850. Courtesy of the California Digital Newspaper Collection, Center for Bibliographic Studies and Research, University of California, Riverside, http://cdnc.ucr.edu More about this image found in “San Francisco Prices Current,” advertisement in (San Francisco) Alta Cali...

Figure 2. Receipt for shipment of gold dust from Lester Burnett to the mint at Philadelphia, March 10, 1851. Courtesy of the author More about this image found in Receipt for shipment of gold dust from Lester Burnett to the mint at Philad...

Figure 3. “Second” of Exchange on Page, Bacon & Co., March 1, 1852. Drafts were generally sent in duplicate or triplicate as a safeguard against loss. Courtesy of the author More about this image found in “Second” of Exchange on Page, Bacon & Co., March 1, 1852. Drafts were g...

Figure 4. Unnumbered certificate of deposit on Page & Bacon, St. Louis, Missouri, _______ 185_. Source: Newman Numismatic Portal, Washington University in St. Louis, https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/ImageDetail/560430 . Courtesy of Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society More about this image found in Unnumbered certificate of deposit on Page & Bacon, St. Louis, Missouri,...

Figure 5. Portion, printer’s copy for bond no. 761 for $1,000, Compagnie du Chemin de fer de Ohio et Mississippi . Source: BC 1232, Bacon Papers, Huntington Library. Courtesy of the Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens More about this image found in Portion, printer’s copy for bond no. 761 for $1,000, Compagnie du Chemin d...