The nineteeh ceury is one of the fateful periods of California; During this period, California saw importa eves such as gold discovery, accelerated population growth, iercoineal railroad, and so on. At the same time, photography eered the field as an emerging media and captured the first images of the life, nature and historical eves of the land. These photos not only narrated the huge changes in American society, but have also coributed to our knowledge of California’s history today. Join us in this article to get acquaied with part of the history of California.
Discovery of gold; Turning the deserted land io a famous city
Gold was discovered in Sutter’s Mill in the year 9. Due to the discovery of gold, many people from all over the United States and even other couries came to California. This widespread displaceme was the largest wave of immigration in American history uil then. The California population reached 6.5 % between the ages of 1 and 2, and the population of the indigenous people of California was almost destroyed due to illness, migration pressures, and so on. Thanks to the gold period, California became the Thirty -first state of the United States in the year 9.
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Murder on the street; The death of a popular journalist
In the year 9, the editor of the San Francisco Evening Bulletin, James King of William, in fro of his office by James Pay. Casey (James P. Casey) was killed. On the same day, King William had published an article on Casey’s electoral fraud. James King William was one of California’s favorite figures, and for this reason, people held a mourning ceremony. Casey was later executed in public for the murder. That year, the mourning ceremony was taken by one of the famous photographers of the time.
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San Francisco; From the gold fever to the heart of the trade
San Francisco, a Spanish town, flourished with the gold era of California and became an importa city in the 1980s. The discovery of silver in the mineral in Nevada in the year 8, strengthened the city’s economic growth. As a result, the population and buildings in San Francisco increased rapidly, and people began industrial and commercial activities. Port activities also increased in the Gulf of San Francisco. Carleton Watkins recorded an image of San Francisco in the year 9 of Rincon Hill; An image that shows the city’s evolution.
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The Yusseini Valley; The first US protected area
In the year 9, American photographer Carlton Watkins captured an image of the Yosemite Valley. Environmealists, using photos of Watkins and others, called on the Preside Abraham Lincoln to be protected and managed by the Gia Poker Red Trees with the Gia Poker Red Trees and the Mariposa Grow. The preside also agreed to their request. As a result, the valley and the forest became protected areas and became the public.
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Ierdisciplinary The bond of the East and the West of America
In the 1980s, the construction of the Transcoineal Railroad began in the United States to connect the east and west of the coury. For the construction of the iermediate railway, the Ceral Pacific Railway in California and the Union Pacific Railroad on the border of IOwa and Nebraska were built. Chinese workers played an importa role in making the difficult parts of this railway. In addition to accelerating the moveme of people between East and West America, the coury’s economic growth also led to the coury’s economic growth.
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Alcatraz; The world’s most dreaded prison
In the years 1 or 2, the Alcatraz Island Prison was not yet known as a prisoner, and well -known people such as Al Capone or Robert Stroud were not in prison. Initially, the island’s prison was used as a military prison, and people accused of betrayal in the US Civil War were kept there from 4-5 years. Alcatraz’s stone island is located in the Gulf of San Francisco and has hosted the first offshore laern on the western coast of the United States for the past six years.
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Shasta Mouain; Of the famous peaks of California
Mou Shasta is located with snow peaks in northern California and the last eruption occurred around the year. Some evidence shows that the first climb to the mouain took place in the year 9. In the year 9, the mouain was named after local people. In the year 9, a photo of Mou Shasta was published.
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The people of Pieut; From the natives of America
Part of the Peyut people lived in the Yusayiti Valley. The nation consisted of two main groups, Northern Paiute and Southern Paiute. Mono Paiute was part of the north. In the year 6, a woman from the Peyut people was washing clothes in her home in the Yusimiti Valley and was photographed in this situation.
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Four July; The first parade of American Independence Day
On the Day of US Independence, July 4, the first city parade was held in Los Angeles to come together and celebrate citizens and governme employees. In the photo below, volueer Los Angeles volueers and fireworks and wagons are seen with horse.
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Moodyuk war; US army and natives clashes
In the year 9, a group of US cavalry soldiers tried to force the indigenous Modoc people from their ancestral lands. The conflict between the leaders of the two sides became a full -fledged war that coinued from wier of 2008 uil spring. The war, which began in Oregon, also reached California, and eveually the US military overcame Oregon. In the photo below, the man wounded in the war is on a mule and passes through the military camp.
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