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Charles B. Gifford began drawing views of California in 1860.  His earliest views include the Mission Dolores, Vallejo and Santa Clara.  Most of his work was published by Louis Nagel.

A lithographer and landscape artist, Charles Gifford was born in 1830 in Massachusetts and appears to have moved to California about 1855 with his wife, Josepha of Nicaragua. After settling in San Francisco, he worked with various lithographers such as the Nahi brothers and Grafton Tyler Brown, before becoming a partner of William V. Gray in a lithography firm. 

In 1862, Gifford's 5 sheet view of San Francisco from Russian Hill is perhaps his most famous work.  Over teh couse of his career, Reps credits him with 15 views, including 2 of Washington Cities in 1862 and 13 of California cities (1860-77).   


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Place/Date:
San Francisco / 1857 circa (20th Century)
Size:
23 x 18 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
74128
Place/Date:
San Francisco / 1862
Size:
21.5 x 14 inches Including text
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
67260
Place/Date:
San Francisco / 1864
Size:
13.5 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
47379
Place/Date:
San Francisco / 1864
Size:
27.5 x 40 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
54860
Place/Date:
San Francisco / 1864
Size:
28 x 40 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
57175
Place/Date:
San Francisco / 1866
Size:
21.2 x 14.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
92264
Place/Date:
San Francisco / 1868
Size:
27.5 x 19.5 inches (including text)
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
84044