Hariet Harper, Six Months in California, 1888

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As the nineteenth century drew to a close, California was quickly becoming a vacation destination for many Americans. This database is a collection of letters written by Hariet Harper, a Maine resident, while she vacationed on the West Coast. Researchers will find informative descriptions of her six-month visit to the state in 1888, including the areas of San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, San Diego, Tijuana and the San Pedro wineries. For those wishing to understand the larger culture in which their ancestors lived, this can be a helpful database.

Sources Library of Congress. California As I Saw It, 1849-1900. Vol. 49. [database on-line] Washington: Library of Congress, 1999. Harper, Harriet. Letters from California. Portland, ME: Thurston and Co., 1888.

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