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Biggest cities in California 150 years ago


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Biggest cities in California 150 years ago

Busy street scene on Market Street in San Francisco



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#24. Washington, Alameda County

Street scene with general store



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#23. San Bernardino, San Bernadino County

Men and boys stand in front of a wagon shop



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#22. Cache Creek, Yolo County

People and horses standing in front of a rural building with a sign



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#21. Pajaro, Santa Cruz County

Horse drawn milk wagon in front of stores



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#20. Gilroy, Santa Clara County

Rural farm machinery store with wagons and people



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#19. Eden, Alameda County

People standing in front of a general store with painted signs



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#18. San José, Santa Clara County

Two story wooden building with porch and people in rural town.



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#17. Santa Clara, Santa Clara County

Blacksmith shoeing a horse



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#16. Chico, Butte County

Group of people sitting on porch



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#15. Napa, Napa County

Group of children pose with their teacher outside schoolhouse



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#14. Nevada, Nevada County

Group of six sitting at outdoor picnic



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#13. Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County

Doctor making medical rounds in horse buggy.



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#12. Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County

Large trees shading dirt road on residential street



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#11. Petaluma, Sonoma County

Farrier shoeing a horse with blacksmith and two other men standing nearby.



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#10. 3, Contra Costa County

Men on steps of rural General Store



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#9. Marysville, Yuba County

Waiters and waitresses pose for a group picture



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#8. Los Angeles, Los Angeles County

Horse and wagon outside general store



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#7. Vallejo, Solano County

Group of young women out for a trip in a horse drawn Surrey



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#6. Grass Valley, Nevada County

Man standing in door of ice cream parlor



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#5. San José, Santa Clara County

Postman delivers mail by horsedrawn carriage



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#4. Stockton, San Joaquin County

Men standing next to horse drawn carriages in front of shops



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#3. Oakland, Alameda County

Men and women sitting with bicycles in park.



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#2. Sacramento, Sacramento County

Woman seated in horse drawn carriage with three people standing



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#1. San Francisco, San Francisco County

Busy street scene on Market Street in San Francisco


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