Cliff House, San Francisco – Vintage Wall Art
(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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This historic photograph of Cliff House, San Francisco brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Cliff House, San Francisco
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The Cliff House sits on a headland above the Pacific at the northwestern edge of San Francisco, where the city meets Golden Gate Park and the Great Highway. This c1902 view comes from the Detroit Publishing Company, a firm that sold hand-colored and sepia-toned views of American scenery and resorts to tourists and travelers at the turn of the twentieth century. The building had been a popular seaside hotel and restaurant since the 1860s, drawing visitors who came to dine, walk the cliffs, and watch seals on the offshore rocks. Caption tracings on the original card point to its place among the era's parks, beaches, and hotels.
| Created / published | c1902. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | Photograph by the Detroit Publishing Co. Detroit Publishing Company Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geogr.; Parks; Beaches; Hotels. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,172 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-149906 |
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