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San Francisco,CA - c1890s - California Street Photograph :

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Photographic Images Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 400.00 USD
San Francisco,CA - c1890s - California Street Photograph :
This large mounted I. W. Tabor cabinet card measures 9 1/2" by 7 1/2." Mounted 9 3/4" by 7 3/4." The matting is worn and the upper right and lower left corners are missing. The photo is clear and focused. The contrast is good. The view is of California Street showing running cable cars going both ways as well as horse drawn carts and carriages lining the street. Businesses, a rooming house, and a church line the street. Ads on the buildings say "The German Savings & Loan," "California House Furnished Apartments/Restaurant." On the bottom of the matting the photo has the letter and numbers B 517. The full title of the photo is "California Street from Sansome Street, San Francisco, looking west." Tabor was a long time photographer in San Francisco until 1906.