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Title	Drawings of William Rich Hutton, 1847-1852
Creator	Hutton, Wm. R. (William Rich), 1826-1901
Physical Description	95 drawings.
Biographical Note	William Rich Hutton, surveyor and engineer, came to California in 1847 as a clerk with his uncle, Major William Rich, paymaster for U.S. volunteer troops. For the next six years, Hutton was employed as a surveyor and draftsman. During this time he made watercolor and pencil drawings of California scenes. In 1853 he returned to the East and worked as an engineer on various projects including the Washington Bridge and Hudson River Tunnel in New York City
Notes	The collection contains 95 drawings, 13 letters, and 39 facsimile copies of letters and manuscripts. The illustrative material includes both watercolor and pencil drawings of California (including Los Angeles, Monterey, San Francisco, the New Almaden Quicksilver Mine, and the California missions), Baja California, Mexico, and Peru. There are also five pieces in the collection related to the author María Amparo Ruiz de Burton
Date	1847-1852
Provenance	Purchase and gift of Miss Mary A. Hutton, 1939-1946.
Subject	Drafters -- California -- Archives. Surveyors -- California -- Archives. Baja California (Mexico : Peninsula) -- Pictorial works. California -- Description and travel. California -- Pictorial works. California -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. California -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Description and travel. Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Pictorial works. Mexico -- Pictorial works. Missions -- California -- Pictorial works. Monterey (Calif.) -- Description and travel. Monterey (Calif.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. Monterey (Calif.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. Monterey (Calif.) -- Pictorial works. New Almaden Quicksilver Mines (Calif.) -- Pictorial works. Peru -- Pictorial works. San Francisco (Calif.) -- Description and travel. San Francisco (Calif.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. San Francisco (Calif.) -- Pictorial works.
Form/Genre	Drawings -- United States -- 19th century. (aat) Sketches -- United States -- 19th century. (aat)
Department	Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. Manuscripts Dept.
Call Number	mssHM 43214-43227, FAC 807-845, FAC 1010
Physical Collection	Papers of William Rich Hutton, 1840-1861 Western Americana Drawings
Digital Collection	Manuscripts. Huntington Digital Library
Restrictions	Images in this collection are for scholarly research; please review the Huntington Library's copyright information: http://cdm16003.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/about . For purchasing images for publication please review our permission to publish policy: http://www.huntington.org/huntingtonlibrary.aspx?id=590 .
Language	English [eng]

Title	Los Angeles, April 1848.
Creator	Hutton, Wm. R. (William Rich), 1826-1901.
Physical Description	13.3 x 23 cm. ; Water color on paper
Notes	Water color drawing of Los Angeles as viewed from the South with some vegetation in the foreground, followed by a horse and a corral, and a grouping of structures in the middle ground with hills surrounding the scene and mountains behind. American flag atop a hill on far left. Exhibited 1999-2000, "Land of Golden Dreams".
Date	April 1848
Subject	Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Pictorial works. Landscapes -- California. California -- Pictorial works.
Form/Genre	Drawings -- United States -- 19th century. (aat)
Department	Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. Manuscripts Dept.
Part of Object	Papers of William Rich Hutton, 1840-1861.
Call Number	mssHM 43214 (27)
Physical Collection	Papers of William Rich Hutton, 1840-1861 Western Americana Drawings
Digital Collection	Manuscripts. Huntington Digital Library
Digitization Specifications	High Res.
Date Digital	2/1/2003
Digital Format	image/tiff
Restrictions	Images in this collection are for scholarly research; please review the Huntington Library's copyright information: http://cdm16003.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/about . For purchasing images for publication please review our permission to publish policy: http://www.huntington.org/huntingtonlibrary.aspx?id=590 .
Unique Digital Identifier	6706
Image Request	To request an image for scholarly research or personal use, please use this form: http://catalog.huntington.org/screens/HDL_photo_form.pdf . Be sure to provide the Unique Digital Identifier (UDID) number with your order; if there is no UDID present please provide call number and title.
Object File Name	HM_43214_27.jpg

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