Detail View: David Rumsey Historical Map Collection: Sheet 9 San Francisco Aerial Views.
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Author:
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Page, Stanley Henry (1885-1964)
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Date:
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1923
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Short Title:
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Sheet 9 San Francisco Aerial Views.
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Publisher:
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Staples Quality Prints
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Publisher Location:
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San Francisco
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Type:
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Aerial Photograph
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Obj Height cm:
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13
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Obj Width cm:
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18
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City:
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San Francisco
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Region:
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San Francisco Bay
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Region:
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Mount Tamalpais (Marin County, Calif)
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Full Title:
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Sheet 9 San Francisco Aerial Views.
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List No:
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15630.009
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Series No:
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9
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Publication Author:
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Page, Stanley Henry (1885-1964)
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Pub Date:
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1923
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Pub Title:
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(24 Oblique Aerial Views San Francisco 1923.)
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Pub Reference:
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For more on Page, see https://www.sfomuseum.org/exhibitions/above-bay-aerial-photography-stanley-page
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Pub Note:
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An impressive group of circa 1923 aerial photographs of the San Francisco Bay area. We can estimate the date of these images by the absence of both the Golden Gate Bridge (constructed 1933-1937) and the Bay Bridge (completed 1936). These views evoke the physical beauty of the Bay Area itself, including San Francisco, the city's built environment, as well as the natural features of the land and surrounding geography. The photographs show the San Francisco waterfront, including piers, warehouses, and other commercial buildings. Also views of San Francisco Bay, islands (including Alcatraz) and peninsulas, a number of ships, scenic views of Mount Tamalpais, core urban areas, landmarks such as the Ferry Building and Clocktower, the Palace of Fine Arts, the de Young Museum, and the Sutro Baths. The photographer was Stanley Henry Page and the prints were printed locally on Velox photographic paper by a San Francisco photo finisher indicated by the stamp on verso of each print: "Staples Quality Prints / 910 Market St. Opposite Fifth." Such collections of early 20th-century aerial photographs of San Francisco are rare in the market. 24 original gelatin silver photograph prints. 5 x 7 inch format. Stamped on verso "Staples Quality Prints / 910 Market St. Opposite Fifth." All sharp images. Condition is excellent. It is likely that the photos span the dates 1922 to 1925.
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Pub List No:
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15630.000
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Pub Type:
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Aerial Photograph
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Pub Height cm:
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13
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Pub Width cm:
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18
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Image No:
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15630009.jp2
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Authors:
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Page, Stanley Henry (1885-1964)
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