wnp37.00751

California near Stockton

January 1, 1868

[California Street from Stockton 967.]View east between Stockton and Grant to bay and ships. Old St. Mary's church at left, First Congregational Church at right (until 1872, then Academy of Sciences). Edouart's photographic gallery at Kearny St. corner, became Edouart & Cobb in 1870. Clock tower of second Merchants' Exchange building (at Leidesdorff) in distance.

Location

761-799 California St, 94108

Chinatown

Keywords

Artifact

Citation: Carleton Watkins
Date Added: October 6, 2017
Contributor: Courtesy of a Private Collector

Rights

Downloadable: Yes

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