San Francisco in 1855
The Gold Rush period in San Franciso witnessed major changes in the city, some of which were documented in the "Annals of San Francisco," published in 1855. These are excerpts from that book.
CITY CONDITIONS 1849 Conditions 1849
Conversion of Indians at the End of the 18th Century Indian Conversion
The Inferior Races "Inferior" Races
POPULATION 1849 Population 1849
POST OFFICE 1849 Post Office 1849
Employment of People 1849 Work 1849
State of Streets 1849 Streets 1849
Electric Money California's First Telegraph Telegram 1849
Conditions 1850 Condition 1850
Monetary Crisis 1850 and Oversupply Crisis of 1851 Monetary Crisis 1850
Condition of the City 1851 Conditions 1851
Chinese Immigration in 1852 Chinese Immigration 1852
Foreign Population in 1853 Foreigners 1853
Squatting in 1853 Squatting 1853
Spanish Races 1853 Spanish Races
French Inhabitants 1853 French
COMMERCIAL DEPRESSION 1854 Financial Crisis 1854
POPULATION 1848 Population 1848
The Annals of San Francisco Introduction
Deaths and Burials Deaths and Burials
The Jenny Lind Swindle, 1852 Jenny Lind Theatre
Birth of SF Menu Birth of the City
Early Social Statistics on San Francisco City Makeup in the 1840s
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