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[edit] Summary

Description

San Francisco harbor, 1850 or 1851, with Alcatraz Island in the background. Daguerrotype.
Source

Library of Congress CALL NUMBER: DAG no. 1330
Date

1850 or 1851
Author

unknown
Permission
(Reusing this image)

yes
Other versions Restored version of Image:SanFranciscoharbor1851.jpg slightly cropped, with artifacts removed, levels adjusted, and sharpened.

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Orientation Normal
Horizontal resolution 1000 dpi
Vertical resolution 1000 dpi
Software used Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows
File change date and time 19:39, 24 January 2008
Author Library of Congress
Color space 65535