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This sepia-toned, oval-shaped photograph depicts an expansive 19th-century outdoor encampment situated behind a dark, multi-railed wooden fence that runs horizontally across the lower third of the frame. In the mid-ground, several white canvas tents of varying sizes and a few dark, gabled wooden structures are clustered among sparse trees and low-lying vegetation. A prominent flagpole stands on the left side of the camp, flying a light-colored flag. The terrain is flat and stretches toward a pale, featureless horizon under a clear sky. In the upper center of the image, the capitalized text "YOLO BASE LINE." is printed directly onto the mounting board. To the left of the oval photograph, a vertical grayscale color calibration strip.

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Title
Camp near middle base, from the Northwest.
Full Collection Name
Photographs of the Yolo Base Line, California, 1881
Other Identifiers
BANC PIC 1980.025:09--AX
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The Bancroft Library
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Image description generated by AI (Gemini 3.0 Fast) and reviewed, January 2026 .

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