Six Lovely Large Photographs of San Francisco.
by (PHOTOGRAPHY: SAN FRANCISCO)
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
[San Francisco]: N.p., [ca. 1900. Six vintage photographs of San Francisco in wonderfully hand decorated and lettered mats, circa 1900, Images include 'Market Street near the corner of Geary", featuring the San Francisco Chronicle building, now the Ritz Carlton (8 x 9-1/2 inches); "Seal Rock" (9-1/2 x 7-1/4 inches); "A view from the hills" (5-1/2 x 91/2 inches); The bay ferry "Oakland" (5-1/2 x 91/2 inches); and a fishing fleet at the pier (6-1/2 x 9 inches); "Ship Portrait" titled "California Shipping" (4 x 6 inches). The photograph of the Chronicle building, also known as the De Young Building, shows the building with it's clock tower. The building was erected in 1889 and was the tallest building in San Francisco at the time. In 1905 a fire destroyed the 4 story clock tower on the building. That dates this group of photos a being shot somewhere in the years between 1890 and 1905. All matted on mounts 14 x 1 inches. In the View from the Hills photograph we find at the bottom a manuscript stanza from a poem by Charles F. Holder. The Seal Rock image has a sun spot in the middle. A charming assemblage.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 74008
- Title
- Six Lovely Large Photographs of San Francisco.
- Author
- (PHOTOGRAPHY: SAN FRANCISCO)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- N.p.
- Place of Publication
- [San Francisco]
- Date Published
- [ca. 1900
Terms of Sale
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2012
Portland, Oregon
About Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Nat DesMarais Rare Books specializes in books on the Sierra Nevada (particularly Yosemite), the Mojave, and California books in general. We also deal in the art of the American West, voyages and travels and nineteenth century literature.
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