George Holbrook Baker Papers 1849-1893

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George Holbrook Baker Papers 1849-1893

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Includes numerous handwritten letters between George Holbrook Baker, his sister, mother, and father, John Baker. Also includes business cards from Baker’s lithography business in San Francisco, a brief description of Baker’s life before and after coming to California, diaries from Baker’s voyage through Mexico to California, and correspondence between the Society of California Pioneers and Baker.

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Society of California Pioneers

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Established in 1850, The Society of California Pioneers is a not-for-profit museum, library, and cultural organization dedicated to advancing the knowledge and appreciation of early California history for the benefit of present and future audiences of all ages. From the description of Letter to Jack Berlin, 1960, April 21. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 743237730 The Sacramento City Cemetery was founded in 1849...

Baker, George Holbrook

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Biography George Holbrook Baker was a pioneer who came out to California in 1849. Soon after his arrival, he came out to the mining camps on the Sacramento River and finally became associated with General Winn and established a general merchandise business in Sacramento. He was also one of the most successful newspaper artists of the pioneer’s days in the West Coast. Later, he established a successful lithography business in San Francisco. In...