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- Letter by California Gold Rush Venturer Charles A. Wood, Written from Acapulco, Mexico, February 10, 1850 - Letter from Charles A. Wood to his wife, Caroline Wood in Neponsett, Massachusetts, dated Acapulco, Mexico, February 10, 1850, describing his voyage from Panama to Acapulco undertaken as part of his journey to California. He describes in detail his voyage including the outbreak of seasickness among the passengers; gives the latest word from the California gold fields which was received from the steamship <em>California</em> out of the port of San Francisco; and describes the city of Acapulco.
- February 10, 1850
- Collections - Artifact
Letter by California Gold Rush Venturer Charles A. Wood, Written from Acapulco, Mexico, February 10, 1850
Letter from Charles A. Wood to his wife, Caroline Wood in Neponsett, Massachusetts, dated Acapulco, Mexico, February 10, 1850, describing his voyage from Panama to Acapulco undertaken as part of his journey to California. He describes in detail his voyage including the outbreak of seasickness among the passengers; gives the latest word from the California gold fields which was received from the steamship California out of the port of San Francisco; and describes the city of Acapulco.
- "National Geographic," Vol. 126, No. 6, December 1964 - The National Geographic Society published the first issue of its magazine in the fall of 1888, within a year of its founding. <i>National Geographic</i>, initially a scholarly magazine for the Society's members, would not include a photograph in its pages until 1905; its distinctive yellow border would not appear until 1910. By 2024, more than one-and-a-half million subscribers received a digital or print version.
- December 01, 1964
- Collections - Artifact
"National Geographic," Vol. 126, No. 6, December 1964
The National Geographic Society published the first issue of its magazine in the fall of 1888, within a year of its founding. National Geographic, initially a scholarly magazine for the Society's members, would not include a photograph in its pages until 1905; its distinctive yellow border would not appear until 1910. By 2024, more than one-and-a-half million subscribers received a digital or print version.