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Second Street, from Rincon Hill, San Francisco – Antique Photo Print

Second Street, from Rincon Hill, San Francisco, [published 1866] — historic photograph
Second Street, from Rincon Hill, San Francisco, [published 1866]. Historic photograph from the San Francisco 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 Second Street, from Rincon Hill, 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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Second Street, from Rincon Hill, San Francisco

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Second Street, seen from the crest of Rincon Hill, shows a city street running down toward the bay at a time when the hill was one of San Francisco's most fashionable residential districts. The print is one half of a stereographic pair issued in the Gems of California Scenery series, and the Library holds only this half, so it is best viewed as a single image rather than in three dimensions. Albumen prints like this were the standard medium for stereo views of the 1860s, prized in parlors for their fine detail. The 1866 date comes from the caption card and is unverified, so treat it as approximate.

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. 377. LOT subdivision subject: San Francisco--General Views. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,447 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-115864

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