Ship Building, South Beach, San Francisco – Antique Photo Print
![Ship Building, South Beach, San Francisco, [published 1866] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/be/becc60ea6a9d-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 Ship Building, South Beach, San Francisco, a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Ship Building, South Beach, San Francisco
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Ship building at South Beach, on San Francisco's eastern waterfront, shows a working shoreline in the years after the Gold Rush, when the city's harbor handled a steady stream of coastal and Pacific trade. Shipyards there built and repaired vessels to meet that demand. The print is one half of a stereograph from the *Gems of California* series, numbered 332 on its caption card and dated 1866 in the record, though those details are unverified. Only this half of the pair survives in the Library's holdings, so the three-dimensional effect of the original viewer is lost, but the albumen print still records the timber, rigging and yard work.
| Created / published | [published 1866] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print : half stereograph, albumen. |
| Genre | Stereographs 1860-1870.Albumen prints 1860-1870. |
| Notes | The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 332. LOT subdivision subject: Ships and River Steamers. This record contains unverified old data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,438 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-115776 |
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