Full cutline: View of the North and West sides of the Old Custom House at Monterey, California, with the same staff upon which Commodore John D. Sloat raised the American Flag, July 7th, 1846, when he took possession of California. [The two persons at the corner of the are Capt. Thomas G. Lambert and his wife, who were the custodians of it and occupied it over twenty years]
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Date: 1846-00-00 1896-00-00
Format: images
Publisher and Date Published: Carruth & Carruth, Printers 1896-00-00
Language: English
Publication Place: Oakland (California)
Creator:
unknown
Collection: Garrett Bay D
Call Number: F864 .N27
Source Title: History of the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the taking possession of California and raising of the American flag at Monterey, Cal., by Commodore John Drake Sloat, U.S.N., July 7th, 1846 : held under the auspices of the Associated Veterans of the Mexican War, assisted by the U.S. Army and Navy, the National Guard of California ... held at Monterey, California, July 7th, 1896 : also of the fiftieth anniversary of the raising of the American flag at San Francisco, California, July 9th, 1846, by Captain James B. Montgomery, U.S.N. ... held July 9th, 1896, preceded by the account of the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the raising of the bear flag at Sonoma, Califoria, June 14th, 1894, held Saturday, June 13, 1896 / prepared by direction of the committee appointed by the Associated Veterans of the Mexican War, approved and ordered printed, Comrades James Layton, Joseph Stewart and Charles Lange.
