The Alarm Bell on the Court House - Stockton, San Joaquin County – Vintage Wall Art
![The Alarm Bell on the Court House - Stockton, San Joaquin County, [published 1866] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/4a/4aecbdf47f81-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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A window into the past: The Alarm Bell on the Court House - Stockton, San Joaquin County, preserved in this historic photograph. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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The Alarm Bell on the Court House - Stockton, San Joaquin County
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The alarm bell hung in the tower of the Stockton courthouse, where it summoned residents when fire threatened the wood-framed town. Stockton, the seat of San Joaquin County, grew quickly as a river port in the Central Valley after the Gold Rush brought miners and merchants through it. The view belongs to the Gems of California series of stereographs, which were issued in pairs so that the two images would appear to have depth when viewed through a stereoscope. The Library holds only one half of this pair.
| 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. 1032. LOT subdivision subject: Stockton. This record contains unverified old data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,398 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-115594 |
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