Thomas Houseworth & Co. Opticians Bldg., near Yosemite Valley in California – Antique Wall Art
![Thomas Houseworth & Co. Opticians Bldg., near Yosemite Valley in California, [published 1866] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/7e/7e329303e7b1-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 Thomas Houseworth & Co. Opticians Bldg., near Yosemite Valley in California. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Thomas Houseworth & Co. Opticians Bldg., near Yosemite Valley in California
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Among the Yosemite views on this board, this stereograph stands out because its title names a building, the Opticians Bldg. of Thomas Houseworth & Co., placed near Yosemite Valley. Houseworth was a San Francisco photographer and publisher of stereoscopic views, and his Gems of California Scenery series appeared during the 1860s, when Yosemite was gaining fame after Congress set the valley aside in 1864. The library's record is uneven, however: one subject heading names a San Francisco store instead, so the building's exact location is worth confirming before relying on it.
| 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. 101. LOT subdivision subject: San Francisco--Lawrence and Houseworth's store. This record contains unverified old data from caption card, with subsequent revisions. No. 169a recorded on original. Published as no. 101 in the 5th edition of the Gems of California scenery catalogue. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,131 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-115448 |
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