Views of San Francisco.
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16813406
Description
- Title
- Views of San Francisco.
- Alternative Title
- San Francisco album.
- Contributor
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Amic Gazan & Mazzucchelli Sun Pictures
De Fremery, James, 1826-1899--Presentation inscription to his wife
Fardon, G. R.
Lindenkohl, A
San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1856 - Published / Created
- [ca. 1859-1860]
- Abstract
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A photograph album containing 46 varnished salted paper prints of views of San Francisco dated 1852-1860, 14 of them signed by G.R. Fardon, which includes all but 6 of the photographs in Fardon's San Francisco Album. Photographs of the Most Beautiful Views and Public Buildings of San Francisco. Includes a photograph of Fort Gunnybags, June 1856. Two maps of San Francisco are tipped in.
- Description
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First photograph carries stamp: "Amic Gazan [&] Mazzucchelli Sun Pictures."
G.R. Fardon traveled from New York to San Francisco in 1849. There he experimented with daguerreotypes, and developed a process by which prints on paper could be made from collodion glass plate negatives. In 1856 Herre & Bauer printed his San Francisco Album. Photographs of the Most Beautiful Views and Public Buildings of San Francisco.
Manuscript captions.
Presentation inscription by James de Fremery to his wife, dated November 2 1859, with later inscription noting gift to son James L. de Fremery.
Purchased from William Reese Company on the Frederick W. Beinecke Fund, 1998.
Title from front cover. - Extent
- 1 album (46 photographic prints) : b & w ; 26.8 x 23 cm.
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- WA Photos 231
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Format
- still image
- Genre
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Maps
Photograph albums
Photographic prints
Salted paper prints - Resource Type
- Prints & Photographs
- Subject (Geographic)
- San Francisco (Calif.)--Pictorial works
- Subject (Name)
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Amic Gazan & Mazzucchelli Sun Pictures
De Fremery, James, 1826-1899--Presentation inscription to his wife
Fardon, G. R.
Lindenkohl, A
San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1856
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- Views of San Francisco. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 4287965
- Object ID (OID)
- 16813406
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