Bret Harte (Photogravure) | Frontispiece. |
From a photograph by Hollyer taken in 1896. |
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Bernard Hart, Bret Harte’s Grandfather | 6 |
From a painting in the possession of Messrs. Arthur Lipper & Co., New York. |
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San Francisco, November, 1844 | 24 |
After a sketch by J. C. Ward. |
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Bret Harte in 1861 | 32 |
The facsimile of Bret Harte’s handwriting is taken from the back of the photograph in the possession of Miss Elizabeth Benton Frémont. |
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Storeship Apollo, used as a Saloon | 40 |
After a drawing by W. Taber. |
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Grand Plaza, San Francisco, 1852 | 60 |
From an old print. |
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The First Hotel at San Francisco | 86 |
After a drawing by W. Taber. |
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Miners’ Ball | 94 |
After a drawing by A. Castaigne. |
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The Two Opponents Came Nearer | 114 |
After a drawing by Frederic Remington illustrating “The Iliad of Sandy Bar.” |
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Sacramento City in 1852 | 120 |
From an old print. |
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The Post-Office, San Francisco, 1849–50 | 144 |
After a drawing by A. Castaigne. |
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He Looked Curiously at his Reflection | 166 |
After a drawing by E. Boyd Smith, illustrating “Left Out on Lone Star Mountain.” |
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Dennison’s Exchange, and Parker House, December, 1849, before the Fire | 178 |
After a drawing by W. Taber. |
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Main Street, Nevada City, 1852 | 196 |
From a photograph in the possession of Colonel Thomas L. Livermore. |
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The Bells, San Gabriel Mission | 212 |
From a photograph. |
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I Thought You Were that Horse-Thief | 248 |
After a drawing by Denman Fink, illustrating “Lanty Foster’s Mistake.” |
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The Home of “Truthful James,” Jackass Flat, Tuolumne County, California | 310 |
From a photograph. |