San Francisco, California – Historic Print
(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
This rare antique engraving captures San Francisco, California in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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San Francisco, California
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San Francisco in the 1870s was a boomtown built on Gold Rush fortunes, and this engraving captures that rapid growth in its streets and buildings. Published by Frederick Hess around 1874, the print was registered with the U.S. Copyright Office, a sign that it was issued for sale to a wide public. Views like this one were popular in the decade because they offered residents and distant buyers a fixed record of a city that was changing faster than almost anyone could keep up with.
| Created / published | Frederick Hess Publisher, c1874. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
| Genre | Cityscape prints 1870-1880.Engravings 1870-1880. |
| Notes | 13861E U.S. Copyright Office |
| Subjects | San Francisco (Calif.)--1870-1880. Buildings--California--San Francisco--1870-1880. Streets--California--San Francisco--1870-1880. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,448 × 1,159 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217241 |
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