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Content/Description:Bird's-eye view of Yerba Buena harbor from south showing few scattered buildings, military post where soldiers raise US flag and several tents; sailing ship in harbor and men in rowboats going toward shore; Telegraph Hill and San Francisco Bay in distance. Scene depicts event of July 9, 1846 when Captain Montgomery, of the Sloop of War Portsmouth, raised the American flag in the plaza and seized the region for the United States.

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