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San Francisco album : photographs of the most beautiful views and public buildings

by George Robinson Fardon

This volume examines the 1856 San Francisco Album, the earliest photographic record of an American city. It features images of urban growth following the Gold Rush alongside essays analysing the work's historical context and the evolution of early photography.

Accession 31229 ISBN 0811826309 Publisher Chronicle
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