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Mason Street, Grammar School, San Francisco – Historic Photo Reproduction

Mason Street, Grammar School, San Francisco, [published 1866] — historic photograph
Mason Street, Grammar School, San Francisco, [published 1866]. Historic photograph from the Freemasons 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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A window into the past: Mason Street, Grammar School, San Francisco, preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Mason Street, Grammar School, San Francisco

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The street name in the title has no connection to the Freemasons on this board. The real subject is a San Francisco grammar school recorded in a view published around 1866. The Library holds only one half of a stereographic pair, a format meant to be viewed through a stereoscope to create a sense of depth. The caption ties it to number 340 in the Gems of California scenery series, albumen views sold to a wide parlor audience, though the card's details are unverified.

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. 340. LOT subdivision subject: San Francisco Public Buildings (Schools, Hospitals, etc.). This record contains unverified old data from caption card.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan2,522 × 2,250 px · prints to 8 × 8 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-116504

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