Protestant Orphan Asylum, Laguna St., San Francisco – Vintage Wall Art
![Protestant Orphan Asylum, Laguna St., San Francisco, [published 1866] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/7e/7ee8b8ea7f5c-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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A window into the past: Protestant Orphan Asylum, Laguna St., San Francisco, preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Protestant Orphan Asylum, Laguna St., San Francisco
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The Protestant Orphan Asylum on Laguna Street, shown here as one half of a stereograph pair, served children in a San Francisco that was still growing rapidly after the Gold Rush. Its caption card is part of the Gems of California Scenery series, numbered 215, though the card's details are unverified. Orphanages of this era were often run by church-based women's societies that relied on donations and benefit events. Viewed through a stereoscope, the two halves of the pair fuse into a single three-dimensional scene, which was a popular form of home entertainment in the 1860s.
| 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. 215. LOT subdivision subject: San Francisco-- Public Buildings (Schools, Hospitals, etc). This record contains unverified old data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,409 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-115516 |
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