Sutter's Fort, Sacramento, California, 1847 – Antique Print
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(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This historic print of Sutter's Fort, Sacramento, California, 1847 brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. A fine choice for anyone who loves history, and a gift that gets noticed. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Sutter's Fort, Sacramento, California, 1847
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The adobe walls and bastions of Sutter's Fort rose on the bank of the American River in the Sacramento Valley, built by Swiss-born settler John Sutter beginning in 1839 under Mexican land grant. It served as the hub of his agricultural and trading settlement, New Helvetia, and its garrison and storehouses drew traders, trappers and emigrants. Gold was found at Sutter's sawmill nearby in January 1848, and the rush that followed transformed the region and the fort's fortunes. This color halftone was printed decades later, in the period between 1890 and 1940, when the fort had become a symbol of California's pioneer past and was being preserved as a historic site.
| Created / published | [between 1890 and 1940] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print : halftone, color. |
| Genre | Halftone photomechanical prints Color 1890-1940. |
| Subjects | Forts & fortifications--California--Sacramento--1840-1850. Sutter's Fort (Sacramento, Calif.)--1840-1850. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,460 × 1,151 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-219331 |
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