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The Golden Gate--from Telegraph Hill
The Golden Gate--from Telegraph Hill

The Golden Gate--from Telegraph Hill

Artist Carleton E. Watkins (American, 1829 - 1916)
Dateca. 1870
MediumAlbumen stereograph
DimensionsImage and sheet (both): 3 1/16 × 6 3/16 inches (7.78 × 15.72 cm)
Mount: 3 7/16 × 6 15/16 inches (8.73 × 17.62 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.3711
Signednone
InscribedOn mount recto, left edge, in black type: "SAN FRANCISCO."; On mount recto, right edge, in black type: "THOMAS HOUSEWORTH & CO. / Photographers, 12 Montgomery St., opposite Lick House, / SAN FRANCISCO. CAL."
MarkingsOn mount verso, upper left, in pencil: "180-"; On mount verso, lower left, in pencil: "1297f-c.3".
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DescriptionImage taken from a grassy hill overlooking a densely populated city along the waterfront.
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