Street Scene, San Francisco, California, circa 1900

Summary

From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, including this image of the busy Third and Market Street intersection in San Francisco. The tall, ornate building at left is the Call Building, home of the San Francisco Call newspaper.

From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, including this image of the busy Third and Market Street intersection in San Francisco. The tall, ornate building at left is the Call Building, home of the San Francisco Call newspaper.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1900

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.DPC.011644

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 9.25 in

Width: 7.5 in

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