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This rare antique hand-colored map of California including San Francisco, was created by J. Measuring approximately 14 x 16 1/2, the map features original colors and is a valuable piece of cartographic history. Woolworth Colton, this antique original map is a unique and collectible item that offers a glimpse into the past of California and its cities, particularly San Francisco.

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California w/ San Francisco plan 1874 Mitchell decorative hand colored nice map. County map of the state of California. With insets of San Francisco city and vicinity. Issued 1874 Philadelphia by S. Wonderful large mid-19th century lithographed map, with original hand color. This particular version (of several) shows a city plan of San Francisco at top right, a vicinity inset bottom left. Decorative grape cluster border (one of several versions). There are numerous variant issues of this famous map, each reflecting the ongoing evolution of the counties due to growth. Some wrinkling and extraneous creasing along centerfold with short splitting at ends of fold, short closed splits in side blank margin (outside neat lines), overall clean, displays well. Attractive example, pleasing age patina, any minor age flaws easy to overlook or forgive. Engraved Area Measures c. 14 1/2″ x 21″. Reps, American Maps and Mapmakers, p. Tooley’s Dictionary of Mapmakers, vol.

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Overview : I BOUGHT A GIANT COLLECTION OF FAMOUS PHOTOGRAPHS. NOT SURE WHO THE ARTIST IS. LOOKS OVER 800 YEARS OLD BY PAPER TYPE. Condition : MILD BROWNING AND TONING. MILD WEAR ON EDGES. Measurements : SHEET SIZE 16 BY 19.5 INCHES. Thank you for visiting!! If possible, avoid PO BOX deliveries or tell your PO BOX provider you want to accept UPS deliveries.

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Add this rare original pennant to your collection today. All of the letters are hand sewn. These came from a long time pennant collector. Pennants of this age are almost impossible to find, especially in this condition. It makes for an amazing display piece and is perfect for framing. Thanks for looking and feel free to ask us any additional questions.

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Mission San Juan Capistrano Ivy Corridor Silver Gelatin Hand Tinted Edith Webb 1910s. Very warm colors that were hand tinted over a hundred years ago. Condition: Hand tinted photo silver, Print: area size 9 3/8 X 7 3/8 inches. Frame solid oak dark brown size: 17 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches. Photo is top mounted on a very decorative rough edge card board which is in turn mounted on top of the green back ground card board with waving texture. If Edith Webb’s name is now known outside of a small group of family and friends it is as author of Indian Life at the Old Missions, perhaps the finest book ever written about the California Missions. That book was the culmination of many decades of research on the missions. Her initial curiosity about the missions came about because her grandmother had resided in one of the rooms of Mission Dolores in San Francisco in the period just before the Gold Rush. Born in Utah, Edith Buckland Webb moved to California around the turn of the century. Her husband, whom she met here, was a teacher and a photographer. This latter talent of his was to be of great use during her research in the succeeding years; his first photograph of a mission shows her in a carriage with their first-born Alfred at age three months in front of Mission Dolores. In succeeding years she was occupied with raising a family, but she also applied her considerable artistic talents to the tinting of his photographs for sale. His photographs were exhibited in many salons, and he supplied photographic postcards and enlargements to several of the missions, especially San Diego, San Juan Capistrano, and San Fernando. By about 1923 she abandoned the simple tinting of photographs and began to devote herself seriously to painting, especially, though not exclusively, of the missions. These paintings were usually closely based on his photographs.

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Rare Hand Colored Frank Davey Architectural 8×9.5 Photograph of a Melo Park California Mansion and an earlier cabinet card photograph of the same home. Menlo Park, California history. Frank Davey was a noted Palo Alto California photographer. Best known for his before and after pictures of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and Stanford University Campus photos. This photograph is of a beautiful California home covered in ivy. Floral landscaping compliments the architecture. Writing identifies the home as “The Linden”. Signed the Property of Mrs. Beach Thompson, a Menlo Park resident was an accomplished engineer. He was the first to propose steel towers for electric lines. Perhaps this was the Thompson’s home. The second cabinet card photograph is of the same home at an earlier date. The people remain unidentified but dress affluently. These are exceptional photographs suitable for framing and display. One small perforation on the Davy photograph. The photo is loosely attached to the paper backing. The backing shows some wear. One of many Historical California architectural antique photographs I will be listing in the coming days and weeks. See photos for details. The photo with backing measures approximately 12.5×14. The photo is 7.5×9.5. The cabinet card is approximately 6×10.

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Mission San Juan Capistrano Ivy Corridor Silver Gelatin Hand Tinted Edith Webb 1910s. Very warm colors that were hand tinted over a hundred years ago. Condition: Hand tinted photo silver, Print: area size 9 3/8 X 7 3/8 inches. Frame solid oak dark brown size: 17 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches. Photo is top mounted on a very decorative rough edge card board which is in turn mounted on top of the green back ground card board with waving texture. If Edith Webb’s name is now known outside of a small group of family and friends it is as author of Indian Life at the Old Missions, perhaps the finest book ever written about the California Missions. That book was the culmination of many decades of research on the missions. Her initial curiosity about the missions came about because her grandmother had resided in one of the rooms of Mission Dolores in San Francisco in the period just before the Gold Rush. Born in Utah, Edith Buckland Webb moved to California around the turn of the century. Her husband, whom she met here, was a teacher and a photographer. This latter talent of his was to be of great use during her research in the succeeding years; his first photograph of a mission shows her in a carriage with their first-born Alfred at age three months in front of Mission Dolores. In succeeding years she was occupied with raising a family, but she also applied her considerable artistic talents to the tinting of his photographs for sale. His photographs were exhibited in many salons, and he supplied photographic postcards and enlargements to several of the missions, especially San Diego, San Juan Capistrano, and San Fernando. By about 1923 she abandoned the simple tinting of photographs and began to devote herself seriously to painting, especially, though not exclusively, of the missions. These paintings were usually closely based on his photographs.

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Mission San Juan Capistrano Ivy Corridor Silver Gelatin Hand Tinted Edith Webb 1910s. Very warm colors that were hand tinted over a hundred years ago. Condition: Hand tinted photo silver, Print: area size 9 3/8 X 7 3/8 inches. Frame solid oak dark brown size: 17 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches. Photo is top mounted on a very decorative rough edge card board which is in turn mounted on top of the green back ground card board with waving texture. If Edith Webb’s name is now known outside of a small group of family and friends it is as author of Indian Life at the Old Missions, perhaps the finest book ever written about the California Missions. That book was the culmination of many decades of research on the missions. Her initial curiosity about the missions came about because her grandmother had resided in one of the rooms of Mission Dolores in San Francisco in the period just before the Gold Rush. Born in Utah, Edith Buckland Webb moved to California around the turn of the century. Her husband, whom she met here, was a teacher and a photographer. This latter talent of his was to be of great use during her research in the succeeding years; his first photograph of a mission shows her in a carriage with their first-born Alfred at age three months in front of Mission Dolores. In succeeding years she was occupied with raising a family, but she also applied her considerable artistic talents to the tinting of his photographs for sale. His photographs were exhibited in many salons, and he supplied photographic postcards and enlargements to several of the missions, especially San Diego, San Juan Capistrano, and San Fernando. By about 1923 she abandoned the simple tinting of photographs and began to devote herself seriously to painting, especially, though not exclusively, of the missions. These paintings were usually closely based on his photographs.

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Rare Hand Colored Frank Davey Architectural 8×9.5 Photograph Palo Alto California Area. Frank Davey was a noted Palo Alto California photographer. Best known for his before and after pictures of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and Stanford University Campus photos. This photograph is of a beautiful California home surrounded by flower blossoms. Floral landscaping compliments the Victorian era architecture. An exceptional early 1900s photograph suitable for framing and display. The photo is warped but will lay flat without damage to the photo. Some wear on the corners. The back has been attached to a backing at some point. One of many Historical California architectural antique photographs I will be listing in the coming days and weeks. See photos for details.

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