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Uncropped view from the same negative used to print Watkins' stereograph no. 764. This black-and-white historical photograph presents a high-angle panoramic view of a hilly urban landscape overlooking a bay. In the left foreground, a prominent two-story octagonal house with a dark-colored roof stands behind a light-colored fence. To its right, a wide, unpaved dirt road or cleared embankment cuts diagonally through the center of the frame, bordered by several small, wooden Victorian-style homes and utility poles. The midground shows a sparsely developed hillside with patches of dry grass and rocky soil sloping down toward the water. In the background, a body of water contains a small island and several sailing vessels, leading toward a dark, mountainous coastline under a hazy sky. A handwritten label at the bottom right-center of the image reads "No. 3", and a small, partially obscured number "59" is visible in the upper right corner of the print's mounting board. Image description generated by AI (Gemini 3.0 Fast) and reviewed, February 2026 .
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