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SUTTER'S FORT, ST. FRANCIS CHURCH IN BACKGROUND, SACRAMENTO, CALIF.
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Sutter's Fort was founded August 12, 1839
by Capt. John A. Sutter as the first outpost of
white civilization in the then interior wilder.
ness of California. It was originally built as
a fortress against hostile Indians. The old
Fort became the Western terminus of the over-
land wagon trains, and one of the richest and
largest trading posts in the West.
STANLEY A. PILTZ COMPANY, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.
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Pictorial Wonderland"
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