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Telegraph Hill
January 1, 1890
Layman's Castle on Telegraph Hill, also called the German Castle and Layman's Folly. Photos shows the building after it was enlarged in 1883. The tallest spire was a smokestack for a power plant in the basement that powered a short-lived funicular rail line running up the hill on Greenwich St. [Pioneer Park Observatory, Telegraph Hill. Showing Time Ball. x-22]
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Artifact
- Citation: Carleton Watkins
- Date Added: January 25, 2019
- Contributor: Courtesy of Molly Blaisdell
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Downloadable: Yes