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Russian Hill from corner of Mason and Sacramento, San Francisco – Historic Print

Russian Hill from corner of Mason and Sacramento, San Francisco, [published 1866] — historic photograph
Russian Hill from corner of Mason and Sacramento, 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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This rare historic photograph captures Russian Hill from corner of Mason and Sacramento, San Francisco in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Russian Hill from corner of Mason and Sacramento, San Francisco

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Russian Hill, seen from the corner of Mason and Sacramento streets, shows a San Francisco that was still taking shape in the mid-1860s, when the city's steep slopes were only partly built up. The view comes from a stereograph series sold under the title "Gems of California Scenery," and this record preserves only one half of the original pair, so the stereo effect is not available here. Such cards were popular parlor items, and their street views offer a useful look at how the hills were settled before the grid of houses was fully laid out.

Created / published[published 1866]
Medium1 photographic print : half stereograph, albumen.
GenreStereographs 1860-1870.Albumen prints 1860-1870.
SubjectsThe Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 358. LOT subdivision subject: San Francisco--General Views. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan2,378 × 2,250 px · prints to 8 × 8 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-115626

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