Price: $550.00
SKU: 8843
PUBLISHER: Published by G. S. Wells, Sonora.
MEDIUM: Lithograph,
DATE: 1853.
EDITION SIZE: Image size 7 1/8 x 9 7/8" (18 x 25 cm).
DESCRIPTION: A 19th-century perspective of Springfield, Tuolumne County, a scarce and early lithograph by Britton & Rey of San Francisco. Printed on a grey toned paper. <br><br> This is the first and only nineteenth century view of Springfield, California, as noted by Reps. The image depicts the “town square, flagpole in center surrounded by scattered dwellings; goats on low knoll in foreground” (Peters, p. 78). Also visible on the right is what appears to be an elevated sluiceway coming into town from the hills beyond. <br><br> Named after the numerous springs in the area, Springfield was a Gold Rush boomtown located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Around the time this view was created, the town comprised stores, shops, and a hotel, and was home to some 2,000 inhabitants. Springfield is believed to have been founded by Dona Josefa Valmesada, a Mexican woman who apparently aided Americans during the Mexican-American War (1846–48). Artist George H. Goddard (1817–1906) went on to become an important early surveyor in California.
ADDITIONAL INFO: The piece is in a mat for handling.
CONDITION: Good condition save for minor foxing in the sky.
REFERENCE: Reps, Views and View Makers" #423; Peters, California on Stone, p. 78.
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