Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Scope and Contents Note
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Stereographs of San Francisco,
Date (inclusive): ca.
1867-1870s
Collection number: PC-RM-Stereos: Box
06
Creator:
Thomas Houseworth & Co.
Extent:
36 photographic prints (mounted), 9 x 18 cm.
Repository:
California Historical Society, North Baker Library
San Francisco, California 94105-4014
Abstract: Stereographs of San Francisco, Calif. taken by Thomas Houseworth
& Co.
Physical location: Please consult repository.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access
Publication Rights
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Director of Research Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the
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include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the
reader.
Preferred Citation
Stereographs of San Francisco, PC-RM-Stereos: Box 06, California Historical Society,
North Baker Research Library, Photography Collection.
Acquisition Information
Consult repository.
Scope and Contents Note
Contains images of San Francisco streets and buildings, including hotels, churches, and
businesses. Many of the structures are identified by captions. There are a few photos of the
Dry Dock at Hunter's Point and one photo each of Goat Island (now Yerba Buena Island),
Thomas Starr King's tomb, and the Aerial Steam Navigation Co.'s steam-driven airship,
Avitor.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
King, Thomas
Starr--1824-1864--Tomb--Photographs.
Streets--California--San Francisco--Photographs.
Business enterprises--California--San
Francisco--Photographs.
Dry docks--California--San
Francisco--Photographs.
Airships--California--San Francisco Bay
Area--Photographs.
San Francisco (Calif.)--Pictorial works.
Goat Island (Calif.)--Pictorial works.
Other Index Terms Related to this Collection
Houseworth, Thomas