Russian Hill, San Francisco, Calif. – Vintage Wall Art
(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 Russian Hill, San Francisco, Calif., a historic print rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Russian Hill, San Francisco, Calif.
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Russian Hill is one of San Francisco's steepest and most distinctive neighborhoods, and this 1912 etching captures it in the years when the city was still rebuilding after the 1906 earthquake and fire. The hill takes its name, according to local tradition, from Russian sailors buried there in the 1800s, though the origin is debated. Cityscape etchings like this one, made during the 1910s, were a popular way to record the city's crests, stairways and rooftops in fine line. Its steep streets and clustered houses show why the hill became a favorite subject for artists of the period.
| Created / published | 1912 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : etching. |
| Genre | Cityscape prints 1910-1920.Etchings 1910-1920. |
| Subjects | Hills--California--San Francisco--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,073 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-161244 |
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