[View of San Francisco harbor] – Antique Photo Print
![[View of San Francisco harbor], [1850 or 1851] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/a7/a73b81baad26-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
Step back in time with [View of San Francisco harbor], a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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[View of San Francisco harbor]
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Dated to 1850 or 1851, this half-plate daguerreotype captures San Francisco's harbor in the first full rush of the gold years, when ships from around the world reached the bay and many were left at anchor as their crews headed for the goldfields. Daguerreotypes were made on silver-coated copper plates, and their mirror-like surfaces show detail best when tilted in the light. The plate gives a direct look at a port changing faster than almost any other in the country.
| Created / published | [1850 or 1851] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photograph : half-plate daguerreotype. |
| Genre | Daguerreotypes 1850-1860.Landscape photographs 1850-1860. |
| Subjects | Harbors--California--San Francisco--1850-1860. San Francisco (Calif.) |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,716 × 3,762 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220917 |
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