Panoramic drawing of Sonora Town, the first plaza area in Los Angeles, by Kuchel and Dresel, 1857

Surrounding the main image are smaller images showing the architectural styles of the buildings during that time. Compares to CHS-6229.; Captions under the largest picture (center) reads: "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the rear 1857, by Kuchel & Dresel, in the Clerk's Office of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Cal.". Caption under the smaller pictures, starting from the top left corner going clockwise, read: "Leone Hoover", "San Suan", "Don Juan Ramirez", "Timms & Co., commission & forwardine business, San Pedro", "Stephen C. Fostep", "Don Jose Sepulveda", "McFarland a Downey", "Badefaure [...] Vidal", "Don Vicente Guerrero", "John Goller", "Bachman & Co.", "Don Filipe Ailhm", "Francis M[...]llus, Soilmon Lazang", "J. Temple", "Flashnia & Breylermann", "Don Lorenzo [...] "Abel Stearns", "Hellman & Bro", "Vineyard of Tromlinc & Kromlef", "Don Juan Domingo".; Legible signs within the pictures include: "Lafayette Hotel & Restaurant", "Tin Smith", "Carriage & Blacksmith", "Groceries & Provisions", "Los Dos Amigos", "Mellus Row", "Solomon Lazaro", "Temple", "Bella Union Hotel", "Hellman & Bro., books, stationery, and cigars".