Jim Koepke
07-29-2015, 12:03 PM
I like when online news sources publish old images.
In the 1850s, two men named George S. Lawrence and Thomas Houseworth left the California gold mines to open a shop in San Francisco. Their optical shop sold a number of goods, like mathematical instruments, cutlery, billiard balls and chalk. In 1859, they added to their store in a monumental and historic way. They started buying stereographs.
36 of the stereographs are in the article at:
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Library-of-Congress-images-show-S-F-as-it-was-6408553.php
Also some shots of the 1906 earthquake:
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/slideshow/SFMTA-s-never-before-seen-1906-earthquake-photos-107667.php
jtk
In the 1850s, two men named George S. Lawrence and Thomas Houseworth left the California gold mines to open a shop in San Francisco. Their optical shop sold a number of goods, like mathematical instruments, cutlery, billiard balls and chalk. In 1859, they added to their store in a monumental and historic way. They started buying stereographs.
36 of the stereographs are in the article at:
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Library-of-Congress-images-show-S-F-as-it-was-6408553.php
Also some shots of the 1906 earthquake:
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/slideshow/SFMTA-s-never-before-seen-1906-earthquake-photos-107667.php
jtk