Presbyterian Church and Public School, from the Court House, Stockton, San Joaquin County – Vintage Wall Art
![Presbyterian Church and Public School, from the Court House, Stockton, San Joaquin County, [published 1866] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/7a/7a14819d4134-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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Presbyterian Church and Public School, from the Court House, Stockton, San Joaquin County. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Presbyterian Church and Public School, from the Court House, Stockton, San Joaquin County
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Taken from the courthouse, this view of Stockton brings the Presbyterian church and a public school into one frame, two civic buildings standing in the San Joaquin County seat by the mid-1860s. It survives as half of a stereograph, a paired image viewed through a lens for depth, numbered 1036 in the Gems of California Scenery series. Founded during the 1849 Gold Rush, Stockton grew into a river-port trading center, so the scene shows a town shifting from boomtown bustle toward settled institutions. The caption data is unverified, so the exact date and vantage point should be treated with caution.
| 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. 1036. 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 × 1,420 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-115590 |
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