View of the Cliff House and Seal Rocks, San Francisco, ca.1900

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Photograph of a view of the Cliff House and Seal Rocks, San Francisco, ca.1900. The Cliff House, an eight-story building constructed in the Queen Anne style of architecture, sits at center. Turrets protrude from each of its four corners, while an observation tower is at the roof's center. Seal Rocks sit to the left and right of the building, amidst the waters of the bay which stretch to the horizon. Two people walk along a paved path, on a higher level of the cliff, that occupies the right foreground of the image.; This is the second Cliff House to be constructed; it was destroyed by fire in 1907, as was the first house in 1894. The rooms in the second Cliff House included parlors, dining rooms, a photo gallery, and a gem exhibit.

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Title View of the Cliff House and Seal Rocks, San Francisco, ca.1900

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Date Created 1900

Subject Beaches (lcsh), buildings (adlf), Cliff House (subject), Ocean (lcsh), Restaurants, lunch rooms, etc. (lcsh), Rocks (lcsh), San Francisco County -- Architecture -- Cliff houses and seal rocks (file heading), Seals (Animals) (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), San Francisco (city or populated place), San Francisco (counties), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1900

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photonegative, b&w ; 13 x 18 cm. (aacr2), negatives (photographic) (aat), photographs (aat)

Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection)

Repository Email specol@lib.usc.edu

Repository Name USC Libraries Special Collections

Repository Location Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189

Rights Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Copyright Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Access Conditions Send requests to address or e-mail given

Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m9040

Identifier 31059 (accession number), CHS-31059 (call number), CHS-31059 (filename), chs-m15009 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-8943 (legacy record id), chs-m9040 (legacy record id), USC-0-1-1-9178 (legacy record id), 1-48- (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 8943

Unique identifier UC138991

Legacy Identifier CHS-31059.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 19.8 in × 15.8 in at 300dpi
50.4 cm × 40.2 cm at 300dpi

Inherited Values

Title California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Description The California Historical Society Collection is incomparable for the documentary picture it provides of the growth of Southern California, particularly the development of the Los Angeles region, between 1860 and 1960. The collection contains more than 25,000 photographs. The full archive was placed on long-term deposit at USC in 1990 and includes the Title Insurance and Trust Company Collection, also known as TICOR, and the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection.

We are grateful to the following individuals who have improved the information in the Digital Library by bringing inaccuracies to our attention as well as adding information. C.J. Bell, Paul Boyle, James Cartwright, Phil Coscia, Bill Counter, Richard Davis, Ray DeLea, Mark French, Amanda Frye, Eric Gustafson, James King, Bill Morgan, Heather Pitts, Tim Poyorena-Miguel, Jo Anne Sadler, Ellen Lloyd Trover, Ruth Wallach, Kim Walters, Cynthia Wilson, Betsy Woodford, Chancy Woolridge, and many others.

Date Created 1860/1960

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