Image
Details
Title
[San Francisco panorama from Rincon Hill.]
Published
ca. 1856
Full Collection Name
Cased photographs and related images from The Bancroft Library pictorial collections, circa 1845-circa 1870
Other Identifiers
BANC PIC 19xx.061--CASE
Geographic Coverage
San Francisco (Calif.)--Pictorial works
Type
Image
Format
Daguerreotypes
Landscapes
Landscapes
Extent
3 photographs : daguerreotype ; whole plate.
Archive
The Bancroft Library
Note
A nearly identical panorama is in the collection of the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, Mass. Two of the plates appear to be identical, but one is clearly a different exposure, with the camera shifted slightly.
Contents
Image 2: Daguerreotypes
Image 2: Landscapes
Image 2: [Left plate: San Francisco panorama from Rincon Hill.]
Image 2: Content/DescriptionBird's eye view of buildings (mostly housing). Tehama Market and Litan Market are two visible signs.
Image 2: Buildings
Image 2: Cities and towns
Image 2: Commercial buildings
Image 2: Dwellings
Image 2:Original component parts: plate, mat, cover glass. Mat: rectangular (double elliptical). ;;;Type: frame. Material: wood. Dimensions: 19 x 24.2 cm? ;;;Plate mark (LL): [ ]. ;;;
Image 2: [ca. 1856]
Image 2: This panorama might be a copy (observation by Peter Palmquist).
Image 2: 1 photograph : daguerreotype ; whole plate, visible image 15 x 20 cm.
Image 2: BANC PIC 19xx.061:001––CASE
Image 3: Daguerreotypes
Image 3: Landscapes
Image 3: [Center plate: San Francisco panorama from Rincon Hill.]
Image 3: Content/DescriptionBird's eye view of housing (mostly rooftops).
Image 3: Buildings
Image 3: Cities and towns
Image 3: Dwellings
Image 3:Original component parts: plate, mat, cover glass. Mat: rectangular (double elliptical). ;;;Type: frame. Material: wood. Dimensions: 19 x 24.2 cm? ;;;Plate mark (LR): H.B., followed by a bird facing left, followed by the numeral 40. ;;;
Image 3: [ca. 1856]
Image 3: 1 photograph : daguerreotype ; whole plate, visible image 15 x 20 cm.
Image 3: BANC PIC 19xx.061:002––CASE
Image 4: Daguerreotypes
Image 4: Landscapes
Image 4: [Right plate: San Francisco panorama from Rincon Hill.]
Image 4: Content/DescriptionBird's-eye view with a factory and harbor in the background.
Image 4: Buildings
Image 4: Cities and towns
Image 4: Commercial buildings
Image 4: Dwellings
Image 4:Original component parts: plate, mat, cover glass. Mat: rectangular (double elliptical). ;;;Type: no container. ;;;Plate mark (LL): cross followed by HI, followed by [ ], followed by O. ;;;
Image 4: [ca.1856]
Image 4: 1 photograph : daguerreotype ; whole plate, visible image 15 x 20 cm.
Image 4: BANC PIC 19xx.061:003––CASE
Image 2: Landscapes
Image 2: [Left plate: San Francisco panorama from Rincon Hill.]
Image 2: Content/DescriptionBird's eye view of buildings (mostly housing). Tehama Market and Litan Market are two visible signs.
Image 2: Buildings
Image 2: Cities and towns
Image 2: Commercial buildings
Image 2: Dwellings
Image 2:
Image 2: [ca. 1856]
Image 2: This panorama might be a copy (observation by Peter Palmquist).
Image 2: 1 photograph : daguerreotype ; whole plate, visible image 15 x 20 cm.
Image 2: BANC PIC 19xx.061:001––CASE
Image 3: Daguerreotypes
Image 3: Landscapes
Image 3: [Center plate: San Francisco panorama from Rincon Hill.]
Image 3: Content/DescriptionBird's eye view of housing (mostly rooftops).
Image 3: Buildings
Image 3: Cities and towns
Image 3: Dwellings
Image 3:
Image 3: [ca. 1856]
Image 3: 1 photograph : daguerreotype ; whole plate, visible image 15 x 20 cm.
Image 3: BANC PIC 19xx.061:002––CASE
Image 4: Daguerreotypes
Image 4: Landscapes
Image 4: [Right plate: San Francisco panorama from Rincon Hill.]
Image 4: Content/DescriptionBird's-eye view with a factory and harbor in the background.
Image 4: Buildings
Image 4: Cities and towns
Image 4: Commercial buildings
Image 4: Dwellings
Image 4:
Image 4: [ca.1856]
Image 4: 1 photograph : daguerreotype ; whole plate, visible image 15 x 20 cm.
Image 4: BANC PIC 19xx.061:003––CASE
Provenance
ProvenanceFormerly in the Templeton Crocker collection.
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