The Burning of the Cliff House, San Francisco, California – Historic Reproduction
(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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This rare historic photograph captures The Burning of the Cliff House, San Francisco, California in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The Burning of the Cliff House, San Francisco, California
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The Cliff House, a hotel and restaurant perched on the bluffs at the edge of the Pacific above Seal Rocks, is the subject here, shown in the middle of a blaze. The building was a popular destination for San Franciscans and visitors, reached by streetcar and known for its ocean views and seaside dining. This print was made by W.E. Worden, a San Francisco photographer whose views of the city circulated widely in the early 1900s. Its copyright registration and numbering suggest it was sold as a commercial view, so it preserves how a local landmark's loss was recorded and marketed to the public at the time.
| Created / published | c1907. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1900-1910. |
| Notes | H100352 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by W.E. Worden. No. 1. |
| Subjects | Fires--California--San Francisco--1900-1910. Hotels & taverns--California--San Francisco--1900-1910. Cliff House (San Francisco, Calif.) |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,276 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-182463 |
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