wnp37.00772-l

View from Orphan Asylum

January 1, 1876

View northeast across Hayes Valley to Nob Hill. Steeples of Temple Emanu-El and First Congregational Church at far right. From Watkins stereograph 3652 'California Street Hill, from the Orphan Asylum, S.F.'

Location

Lower Haight

Keywords

Artifact

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

Rights

Downloadable: Yes

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