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San Francisco album : photographs of the most beautiful views and public buildings of San Francisco / photographed by G.R. Fardon

George R. Fardon (1806-1886) was an English photographer who operated in San Francisco, CA and Victoria, BC. The album consists of thirty images of San Francisco in 1856, published as a portfolio by Herre & Bauer. The San Francisco album is considered the first published compilation of photographs of any American city and the major work of Fardon's career. This is one of ten known variant copies.

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George R. Fardon (1806-1886) was an English photographer who operated in San Francisco, CA and Victoria, BC. The album consists of thirty images of San Francisco in 1856, published as a portfolio by Herre & Bauer. The San Francisco album is considered the first published compilation of photographs of any American city and the major work of Fardon's career. This is one of ten known variant copies.
NYHS Identifier
PR_002_146
Print Room - PR-002-146
Member of
Photographs of New York City and Beyond
New-York Historical Society Digital Collections
Genre
photograph albums
photographic prints
photographs
salted paper prints
Owning Institution
New-York Historical Society
Publisher
Herre & Bauer
Type
Still Image
Subject (Geographic)
San Francisco (Calif.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Photographs
San Francisco (Calif.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works
San Francisco (Calif.)--History--Photographs
San Francisco (Calif.)--History--Pictorial works
San Francisco (Calif.)--Photographs
San Francisco (Calif.)--Pictorial works
Full Title
San Francisco album : photographs of the most beautiful views and public buildings of San Francisco / photographed by G.R. Fardon
Contributor
Herre & Bauer
Creator
Fardon, G. R.
Digital Format
image/tiff
Digital Origin
digitized other analog
Date Issued
1856
Extent
[3] leaves, 30 leaves of plates : chiefly illustrations ; 22 x 28 cm.
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