View in the Plaza, (Portsmouth Square) San Francisco – Antique Print
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(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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Step back in time with View in the Plaza, (Portsmouth Square) San Francisco, a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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View in the Plaza, (Portsmouth Square) San Francisco
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Portsmouth Square was the plaza at the center of early San Francisco, and in July 1846 Captain John Montgomery raised the American flag over it when U.S. forces took the settlement. Through the gold rush years it remained a gathering place for merchants, newcomers and idlers. This view is one half of a stereograph pair from the *Gems of California Scenery* series, published around 1866, and only this half is held by the Library of Congress. Stereographs like this were viewed through a lens for a three-dimensional effect, bringing the square into parlors far from California.
| 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. 206. LOT subdivision subject: San Francisco--General Views. This record contains unverified old data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,448 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-116140 |
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