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San Leandro, from the Railroad station, Alameda County – Vintage Print

San Leandro, from the Railroad station, Alameda County, [published 1866] — historic photograph
San Leandro, from the Railroad station, Alameda County, [published 1866]. Historic photograph from the Railroads & Depots collection.

(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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San Leandro, from the Railroad station, Alameda County comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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San Leandro, from the Railroad station, Alameda County

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Taken from the railroad station, this view looks out over San Leandro, a small community in Alameda County on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay. Published around 1866, the picture survives only as one half of a stereograph pair from a series called *Gems of California Scenery*. Railroads reached the East Bay in the 1860s and turned farming towns like San Leandro into shipping points for grain and produce, so the scene captures a landscape being reshaped by new transportation. Viewed through a stereoscope, the two images would have merged into a single view with depth. The caption details come from an old card and have not been verified.

Created / published[published 1866]
Medium1 photographic print : half stereograph, albumen.
GenreStereographs 1860-1870.Albumen prints 1860-1870.
NotesThe Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 27. LOT subdivision subject: Alameda County. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,437 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-116177

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