CROSSING THE SAN GABRIEL RIVER
William H. Meyers. Watercolor. 1847. Naval Sketches of the War in California. Limited Edition 1,000. Grabhorn Press. San Francisco. 1939.
Commodore Robert F. Stockton's first encounter on the final march to Los Angeles. The American party, led by Commo. Stockton, crosses the San Gabriel River. 8 January 1847.
From the collection of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
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