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2 OLD VINTAGE ALBUMEN PHOTOs BOOTHSIDE MOUNTED ON THE SAME CARDBOARD (NOT NEWTIME COPYS OR REPRINTs) MADE APPROX. 1880s PHOTOGRAPHER ISAIAH WEST TABER UPPER CORRIDOR, PALACE HOTEL, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA + THE CLIFF HOUSE AND SEAL ROCKS SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA+ PHOTO SIZE (WITHOUT CARDBOARD) 202 x 123mm & 203 x 120mm CONDITION THE PHOTOS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION!! THE CARDBOARD HAS A SOFT WAVE PLEASE HAVE A INTENSIVE LOOK AT THE PHOTO DESCRIPTIONS!

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THE PALACE HOTEL IN SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA FLAGS ARCHITECTURE HORSES CARRIAGES. THE PALACE HOTEL IN SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA FLAGS ARCHITECTURE HORSES CARRIAGES BUSY STREET 1875 ARCHIVES OF HISTORY. This genuine antique wood-cut engraving is titled “THE PALACE HOTEL IN SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA ” published in ” Frank Leslie’s Illustrated ” October 1875. This dated engraving from the year of 1875 is a BIG 15 x 21 inches in size. It is in excellent condition, highly displayable and ready for framing and is guaranteed to be as described. I do not deal in copies/reproductions. The lines you may see in some of the older engravings are from the adjoining of woodblocks to make/produce the complete image. In order to speed up the process of wood-cut engravings, several artists carved a section of the block of wood then the blocks were adjoined, stamped in ink then onto this page. Also occasional spots or foxing are usual for these older engravings. They do not detract from the value or splendor of the engraving but only attest to it’s authenticity! This beautiful and decorative antique engraving would make a great addition to any Home, Office or Restaurant decor! I have provided Antique Engravings, Prints, Maps & Newspapers globally to museums, Institutions, art dealers, researchers, genealogists, movie sets, interior designers, curators, authors, knowledgeable collectors and beginners too. The comments buyers have made in my “feedback” file are an indication of the quality product and exceptional service I deliver. Authenticity of all items , as described in each listing, and the accuracy of that description, is guaranteed unconditionally. At your fingertips here at this website you have a gallery of many thousands of Antique Engravings, Prints, Maps and Newspapers. Find the subject matter you are looking for using my Store Search engine provided. Every item I sell is genuine/original , NOT reproductions and guaranteed to be as described. Thank you very much for taking the time to stop in and look at these remarkably well preserved historical relics of the past! FREE scheduling, supersized images and templates. Get Vendio Sales Manager. Listing and template services provided by inkFrog.

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Watkins Palace Hotel Market St Montgomery St San Francisco California Stereoview. He found international fame for his award winning photographs of Yosemite, San Francisco, the Pacific coast and subjects throughout the western states. Watkins is best known for his mammoth plate photographs but actually published the majority of his work as stereoviews. They represent a comprehensive look into California and the West from the 1860s through the 1890s. Carleton Watkins was born in Oneonta, New York on November 11, 1829. He traveled to California with Collis Huntington (later to become one of the “Big Four” owners of the Central Pacific Railroad). Watkins was employed by Huntington in Sacramento delivering supplies to the mining operations. After the great Sacramento city fire of November 2-3, 1852 he set out to be a professional photographer. Between 1852 and 1854 Watkins worked as the camera operator for several established photographers including Robert Vance who had a gallery at the corner of Sacramento and Montgomery Streets, near George Murray’s Bookstore where Watkins worked as a clerk. By 1858 Watkins was working on his own, taking on a number of photographic commissions for publishers and individuals, such as James M. Hutching who used the photographs as a source for engravings in his “Illustrated California Magazine”. He produced photographs for evidence in courts of law and also documented the mining estate of John Fremont and his wife Jessie Benton Fremont in Mariposa County and their estate at Black Point. In July of 1861 Watkins traveled to Yosemite equipped with a mammoth-plate camera, which used 18 by 22 inch glass plate negatives, and a stereoscopic camera. These photographs and later Yosemite images, established him as a master of landscape photography. The prints helped influence the U. Congress to pass legislation protecting Yosemite Valley. Watkins may have traveled to Yosemite in 1858-59 and the first 100 stereographs could include a combination of the two trips. Watkins issued his early stereoviews on glass mounts and on card mounts with handwritten titles. These have come to be known as manuscript or hand-signed Watkins views. After about 1863, stereoviews were mounted on yellow cards with printed labels. These were later replaced with orange card stock and printed labels. Watkins won many awards during his career, starting in 1865 with an award for “Mountain Views” at the Mechanics’ Institute Exhibition in San Francisco. In 1867 Watkins won a medal for landscape photographs at the Paris International Exposition and the following year started printing his stereoviews with an acknowledgment of the medal on the back of the card. After problems with Eastern firms pirating his images, Watkins began copyrighted his work in 1867. Hart’s negatives of the construction of the Central Pacific Railroad, probably through his relationship with Collis Huntington. Watkins published them under the series title “Watkins Central Pacific Railroad” using Hart’s original view numbers (1 through 364). Watkins continued to travel widely, making photographic excursions to Northern California, Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada mountains as well as Utah. Watkins photo wagon, which served as a portable darkroom in the field, displayed advertising for his San Francsico studio. In 1871 Watkins moved his studio to number 22-26 Montgomery Street. Located near one of his largest competitors, Thomas Houseworth, & Co, he named the establishment the “Yosemite Art Gallery”. In the mid-1870s both photographers had studios in the first block of Montgomery Street. The location was convenient to tourists staying just across the street at the Lick House, and to the Palace Hotel at the end of the block. While Watkins won acclaim for his artistic efforts he was not considered a good businessman and, during the financial crisis of 1875, lost his studio and negatives to creditor J. Cook, along with photographer I. Taber, took over the Yosemite Art Gallery. Taber began marketing Watkins stereoviews under the I. Taber label, although retaining Watkins original view numbers and titles. In spite of this devastating setback, Watkins began to rebuild his inventory of negatives by revisiting locations he photographed in the 1860’s. He called these views “Watkins New Series” and started numbering at 3000. Over the next ten years Watkins photographed much of California and the western states eventually publishing more than 2300 New Series titles. Subjects include the Central Pacific Railroad, Sierra Nevada mining, Lake Tahoe, Big Trees, Virginia City, southern California, Arizona, the Pacific Northwest, Yellowstone, and of course, extensive coverage of San Francisco and the Bay Area. By the mid-1890’s Watkins deteriorating eyesight and other health problems impacted his ability to work. The earthquake of 1906 destroyed Watkins studio along with the negatives of his life’s work. Watkins died on June 23, 1916 at the age of eighty-seven. Although the negatives were lost, Watkins prints exist today in many private and institutional collections. Please See our other views. Listing and template services provided by inkFrog.

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Mid Century oil painting of the Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, California with fountain, 22″ x 36″ oil on canvas (framed size: 26-1/2″ x 40-1/2″) signed lower right. The painting is possibly by Mary F. Tonertz but the signature looks like Mary F. The painting appears to be Circa 1940s/1950s.

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This vintage postcard features the stunning Palace Hotel in San Francisco, California. The postcard is an original printed lithograph on high-quality paper, with a standard size of 5.5 x 3.5 inches. The postcard is a single unit and has not been posted. The postcard showcases the beautiful architecture and history of the Palace Hotel, making it a perfect addition to any collection of topographical postcards or collectibles. The era of the postcard is not specified, but it is an original piece from the United States. This item is a must-have for any hotel or restaurant enthusiast, and it is a great way to remember the rich history of San Francisco.

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This vintage photograph captures the grandeur of The Palace Hotel in San Francisco, taken by C. Watkins and displayed in the Yosemite Art Gallery in 1870. The intricate details of the hotel’s architecture and the stunning beauty of the surrounding landscape are a testament to the skill of the photographer. This piece is a must-have for collectors of photographic images and historical landmarks.

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Small-format photographs affixed to card stock, popular in the mid-19th century. They went out of fashion in the 1870s. The photographs were typically portraits and the image was a standard size of 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 inches; they were generally produced by a multiple-lens camera that created several images on a single full-sized negative plate. Examples are card photographs patented by the Parisian photographer André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri in 1854 and similar items produced by Mathew B. Brady and other photographers. If you are in the market for Vintage CDV Photograph, you will not be disappointed. This is quite nice and would certainly make a fine addition to any collection. Morse, George Daniels, 1835. Is the owner of Morse’s Palace of Art (Photographers). CIRCA: Late 1800’s. 2 ½” x 4″.

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