San Francisco Market Street Stereoview c1906 Earthquake Fire Police Cop CA H163 for Sale

San Francisco Market Street Stereoview c1906 Earthquake Fire Police Cop CA H163 For Sale

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San Francisco Market Street Stereoview c1906 Earthquake Fire Police Cop CA H163:
$199.95

Photographer is unknown. Many thanks to user anubis3x3 for helping to identify some information about this image.

Seemingly a view of downtown San Francisco, looking along Market Street. You can see shop in the foreground, as well as police officers and crowds. Possibly during and just before the earthquake and fire of 1906. The domed tower dimly visible through the smoke (or fog) is the Call Building, home to the Call newspaper offices.

This is a stereoview (also known as a stereograph or stereoscope card). It was one of the first forms of 3D photography. The images were captured with a special stereoscopic camera, which had two lenses - simulating the view of our left and right eyes. The two, nearly identical pictures were then mounted next to each other (most commonly on a piece of cardstock, glued on as photographs or printed as lithographs). The image could then be seen in three dimensions when viewed through a device known as a stereoscope, stereopticon, and/or televiewer.

Standard-size stereograph, measuring about 3.5 x 7 inches.

Will be shipped safely and securely! All items are protected in archival sleeves and packaged in rigid cardstock.