The Pacific tourist (1879) (14761430395)

Identifier: pacifictourist1879will (find matches)
Title: The Pacific tourist - Illustrated Trans-Continental Guide of Travel, edited by Williams, Henry T, New York
Year: 1876 (1870s)
Authors: Williams, Henry T Shearer, Frederick E
Subjects: Union Pacific Railroad Company Central Pacific Railroad Company Railroad travel Railroad travel Railroad travel
Publisher: New York : H.T. Williams
Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: San Francisco Public Library

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Added by Commons editors: This appears to be an image of a chinese temple to Guan Yu (kwai tai), in San Francisco, though the text is heavily garbled from scan. this source, [1], confirms this is a temple in san francisco, though the text doesnt refer to this image specifically.