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A
daguerreotype
of
San Francisco, California in 1850 or 1851
during the height of the
California Gold Rush
. Merchant sailing ships crowd
San Francisco Bay
and
Yerba Buena Island
can be seen in the background. During this time, the harbor would become so crowded that ships often had to wait days before unloading their passengers and goods.
Photo credit: Unknown
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