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Title
Drawing by Ward Brothers of Columbus Ohio depicting a view along California Street hill, San Francisco, 1885
Creator
Ward Brothers
Date Created and/or Issued
1885
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Rights Information
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California
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Description
Photograph of a drawing by Ward Brothers of Columbus Ohio depicting a view along California Street hill, San Francisco, 1885. Kearny Street is visible in the lower left, with the clock tower of St. Mary's Cathedral visible above the other buildings on the right side of California Street approximately three-quarters of the way up the hill. High rise buildings advertise by sign along their sides. Streetcars navigate the hill. Legible signs include: "The German Savings & Loan Society", "[...] Gallery", and "California House".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph: photonegative, b&w
negatives (photographic)
photographs
art
Identifier
chs-m8020
USC-1-1-1-8151 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-7355
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m8020
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-7355.jpg
Subject
City and town life
Cities and towns
San Francisco County--General views
Ward Brothers
Cities
Time Period
1885
Place
California
Kearny Street
California Street
San Francisco
USA
Source
1-48- [Microfiche number]
7355 [Accession number]
CHS-7355 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]

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