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Title
1886, San Francisco, Market Street, Bancroft's History Company building
Creator
Unknown
Contributor
Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998 (collector)
Date Created and/or Issued
1886-1887
1886
1887
Publication Information
Bancroft Library
Contributing Institution
San José Public Library, California Room
Collection
Historic Photograph Collection
Rights Information
Material in the public domain. No restrictions on use. For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact the California Room: http://www.sjlibrary.org/research/special/ca/contacts_index.htm
Description
View of construction taking place at Hubert Howe Bancroft's "History Company" publishing house, which was rebuilt following a fire in 1886. The property was at 721 Market Street, between Third and Fourth Streets. This is a photograph of an original photograph taken circa 1886-87.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg2000
Scanned with Epson Perfection V350 Photo Scanner as a 600 dpi TIFF image in 16-bit Grayscale. Compressed into 8-bit, JPEG format and Auto Level image adjustment applied using Photoshop CS2.
Extent
8 x 10 in.
Identifier
http://digitalcollections.sjlibrary.org/cdm/ref/collection/arbuckle/id/624
Language
English
Subject
Building construction
Buildings
Carts & wagons
Construction workers
Men
Bancroft, Hubert Howe, 1832-1918
Place
San Francisco
California
Source
Clyde Arbuckle Photograph Collection

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