Howard Street, between 2nd and 3rd Streets, San Francisco – Historic Photograph Print
![Howard Street, between 2nd and 3rd Streets, San Francisco, [published 1866] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/3c/3c05ee1d0c52-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.)
Description
Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Howard Street, between 2nd and 3rd Streets, San Francisco. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Howard Street, between 2nd and 3rd Streets, San Francisco
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Howard Street, between Second and Third Streets, shows a single block of the growing city, a stretch of the South of Market district. The print is one half of a stereographic pair, the kind of card viewed through a stereoscope to create a three-dimensional effect, and it belongs to the *Gems of California Scenery* series. By 1866, San Francisco had expanded rapidly since the Gold Rush, and albumen prints like this one were a popular way for residents and distant buyers to see the changing town. The catalog also lists churches and synagogues as a subject, but that note is unverified and should be checked against the image itself.
| Created / published | [published 1866] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print : half stereograph, albumen. |
| Genre | Stereographs 1860-1870.Albumen prints 1860-1870. |
| Subjects | The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 470. LOT subdivision subject: San Francisco--Churches and Synagogues. This record contains unverified old data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,458 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-115866 |
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