The Presidio and Golden Gate, from Russian Hill, San Francisco – Antique Print
![The Presidio and Golden Gate, from Russian Hill, San Francisco, [published 1866] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/9a/9aaaa71bab64-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.)
Description
Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of The Presidio and Golden Gate, from Russian Hill, San Francisco. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The Presidio and Golden Gate, from Russian Hill, San Francisco
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Taken from the crest of Russian Hill, this albumen stereograph looks out over the Presidio and toward the Golden Gate, the strait where San Francisco Bay meets the Pacific. The Library of Congress holds only one half of the original pair, issued as number 430 in a series titled "Gems of California Scenery," so the image survives as a single print of what was meant to be seen through a stereoscope. Views like this were popular in the 1860s, when the city was still growing into its hillsides and the Presidio was an active Army post guarding the entrance to the bay. The record's details come from an older caption card and have not been independently verified.
| 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. 430. LOT subdivision subject: San Francisco--General Views. This record contains unverified old data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,446 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-115774 |
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