Old San Francisco 1946, The Westerfeld House--built 1889 – Antique Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Old San Francisco 1946, The Westerfeld House--built 1889, a historic print rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Old San Francisco 1946, The Westerfeld House--built 1889
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The Westerfeld House, completed in 1889, is a Victorian residence whose ornate woodwork and asymmetrical massing reflect the Queen Anne style that dominated San Francisco's residential building boom in the late 1800s. This c1946 photograph captures it more than half a century after construction, when many of the city's Victorians were aging, divided into flats, or threatened by redevelopment. Its record notes that some details are unverified and cites a name from a shelflist card, so the particulars of its ownership and photographer should be checked against the original catalog. Still, the picture offers a useful view of how the city's wood-frame houses looked in the years just after World War II.
| Created / published | c1946. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print. |
| Notes | This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Curro. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,111 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-138546 |
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