Photo from the "Examiner" balloon, elevation 1200 feet, the City towards the Bay

Photo from the "Examiner" balloon, elevation 1200 feet, the City towards the Bay

Photograph

Isaiah West Taber

Maker
American, 1830–1912

Photo from the "Examiner" balloon, elevation 1200 feet, the City towards the Bay

ca. 1885
Albumen silver print
Image: 7 1/2 × 9 1/4 in. (19.1 × 23.5 cm)
Mount: 8 7/8 × 11 13/16 in. (22.5 × 30 cm)
Gift of Alden Scott Boyer
1981.2265.0040
Inscriptions Printed on strip in negative on recto, BC: 2880 Photo from the "Examiner" balloon, elevation 1200 feet. The City towards the Bay. Taber Photo., San Francisco.
Inscribed in ink on mount on recto, TC: California
Inscribed in ink on mount on recto, BC: San Francisco. Market Street. \ Taken from a balloon.
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