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View from Nob Hill

May 1, 1855

Elevated view northeast from Stockton & Sacramento showing portion between Washington & Sacramento, From left: City Hall (formerly Jenny Lind Theater), Montgomery Block, Customs House under construction, Merchant's Exchange, James M. Ford's Daguerrean Gallery (Clay & Kearny, over Keyes & Co. Golden Gate Clothing Store) at center, waterfront, ships and Yerba Buena Island in distance. The first Merchant's Exchange Building with dome in center distance. Fourth plate of Fardon's San Francisco panorama. [TEH493 Behrman Collection] [G810 PAN-000a] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)