Life in San Francisco : the king's campaign or, removal of the deposites [sic] / composed & sung by Frank Ball.

Author
Ball, Frank [Browse]
Format
Visual material
Language
English
Published/​Created
[San Francisco? : s.n., ca. 1851]
Description
1 print (pictorial lettersheet) : lithograph, b&w ; 43 x 28 cm.

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    Summary note
    Pictorial letter sheet on white wove paper, showing a procession of men dressed in suits and top hats, or costumed as knights, leading a donkey; a banner reading "C.H. Treasurer" is held aloft by one of the group, and another man carries a bag labeled "$2000". The image satirizes San Francisco customs collector Thomas Butler King, who organized his employees to remove the contents of the customs house after a fire in 1851.
    Notes
    • Caption title.
    • In verse.
    References
    Baird, J.A. California's pictorial letter sheets 134 and 341 (ref.)
    Other title(s)
    King's campaign
    OCLC
    1340279501
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