Bridge Across the American River, at Leslie's Ferry, California.

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  SKU: 27885

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• PUBLISHER: Published by Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion.

• MEDIUM: Wood engraving handcolored,

  DATE: c. 1855

• EDITION SIZE: Image size (vignette) 6 1/16 x 9 3/4" (153 x 247 mm).

• DESCRIPTION: A 19th-century perspective of the Bridge Across the American River, at Leslie's Ferry, California. captured as a wood engraving and colorized to highlight the details. The bridge at Leslie’s Ferry spans the American River in California, completed in September 1851. It holds significance as the largest and most robust structure of its kind in the state, measuring 620 feet in length, 25 feet in width, and standing 30 feet above low water mark. This bridge connected a northern road out of Sacramento with the Marysville road on the north side of the river, crucial for transportation during California's early development.

• ADDITIONAL INFO: The piece is in a 11 x 14 inch mat for handling.

• CONDITION: Good condition with modern hand color.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Town Views - United States , California