Visual Materials

Pioneer Camphene Distillery, foot of Taylor Street, North Beach : Stott & Co. manufacturers and wholesale dealers

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Description: An illustrated showcard on yellow cardstock advertising fuel products for sale by Stott & Co.'s Pioneer Camphene Distillery. Central image features a woodcut of the company's oil factory and distillation buildings located by the San Francisco Bay. Lower left of image includes a signature of the engraver D. [Durbin] Van Vleck. Text below the image details the various fuels for sale, describes the company's new distillation factory, and includes specifics about increased fuel production. The bottom right corner lists the printer as "News Letter Job Print, 124 Sacramento, Street."
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Production date: approximately 1863.
Call number: priPEF 11
Provenance: Purchased from Carl Blomgren Fine Books, October 2023.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights: The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Dimensions: 29 x 24 cm
Associated people: Van Vleck, Durbin, (1833-)
Associated organization: News Letter Job Print,
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