Honolulu steamer, Ajax, Greenwich Street wharf, San Francisco – Antique Photo Print
![Honolulu steamer, Ajax, Greenwich Street wharf, San Francisco, [published 1866] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/39/394d01aecc91-L.webp)
(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 Honolulu steamer, Ajax, Greenwich Street wharf, San Francisco 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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Honolulu steamer, Ajax, Greenwich Street wharf, San Francisco
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The steamer Ajax, a Honolulu vessel, lies at the Greenwich Street wharf in San Francisco, and this albumen print records that working waterfront. In the 1860s the port and the Hawaiian Islands were linked by a steady Pacific trade in passengers, mail, sugar and goods, so the ship stands for a route that tied California to the islands. The Library holds only one half of a stereograph pair issued in the Gems of California Scenery series, number 322. The 1866 date comes from an unverified caption card, so it should be read with some care. Stereo views like this were sold widely and gave viewers the feeling of standing on the docks.
| Created / published | [published 1866] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print : half stereograph, albumen. |
| Genre | Stereographs 1860-1870.Albumen prints 1860-1870. |
| Notes | The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 322. LOT subdivision subject: San Francisco waterfront. This record contains unverified old data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,521 × 1,536 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-112143 |
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