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In Chinatown, San Francisco, Cal. – Vintage Wall Art

In Chinatown, San Francisco, Cal., c1898. — historic photograph
In Chinatown, San Francisco, Cal., c1898.. Historic photograph from the San Francisco collection.

(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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Step back in time with In Chinatown, San Francisco, Cal., 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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Stereograph No. 9232 shows Chinatown in San Francisco around 1898, when the neighborhood was already a popular stop for visitors touring the city. The card was issued by the Keystone View Company, which B.L. Singley established in Meadville, Pennsylvania, and which sold stereoviews in large numbers for viewing through a hand stereoscope at home. Because the image was made to be seen in three dimensions, two slightly offset views give the street scenes a depth that a flat print cannot. The date and location come from an unverified caption card, so they should be read as approximate.

Created / publishedc1898.
Medium1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph.
NotesStereo copyrighted by B.L. Singley (Keystone View Co.). No. 9232. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geogr.; Ph. Ind.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 803 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-149355

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