Ca1870 STEREOVIEW PHOTOGRAPH OF SAN FRANCISCO WATERFRONT FISHERMANS WHARF PHOTO
Item History & Price
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Wonderful and very rare, ca1870 Stereoview Photograph of Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco, California by J. Welbourne of Polo, Missouri. This outstanding and quite early, San Francisco Stereo Photo is titled in manuscript by the photographer “Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco, Cal.”
This outstanding Image is a view of the San Francisco waterfront and a pair of wharfs lined with sail powered fishing boats tied to the docks. In the foreground the deck ...of another Fishing Boat appears with the deck covered with nets and lines.
The View is mounted on a flat, buff colored card mount with the title written in manuscript below the right hand Image that reads “Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco, Cal”. While there is no photographer’s mark on this Stereoview, it came to us with a group of San Francisco Views all mounted on identical cards and many carrying the mark of J. Welbourne of Polo, Missouri. The mount measures approx. 7" by 3 1/2".
Although taken by a professional photographer, the Stereoview appears to be a one of a kind Image and not a View that was Commercially produced. We have been unable to find any other Stereoviews of San Francisco issued by Welboourne (other than Views in the collection of which this Photo was taken), and believe that this Photograph is likely a one of a kind Image.
This very rare and early, San Francisco, California Waterfront subject Stereoview Photograph is in very good to excellent condition exhibiting sharp focus, strong contrast and rich, warm tonality. The Images are clean and crisp except for a small dot in the negative at the top edge of the right hand Image. The Card Mount has some light edge wear and light soiling.
An exceptionally rare and original, ca1870 Stereoview Photograph of Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco, California by J. Welbourne of Polo, Missouri and a fantastic addition to any collection!!
Be sure to check out this seller’s other auctions for other rare and early San Francisco Stereoviews (including others featuring Chinese Immigrants) which are also being offered for sale this week on eBay!!! Overseas shipping is extra and cost will be quoted at bidders request. Massachusetts residents must add 6.25% sales tax. Please check out other early and interesting items offered by this seller on ebay. Click Here to See Our Items We Have for Sale in the eBay Gallery and Click Here to Add Us To Your Favorite Sellers List.
Important Notes about Shipping Charges: The amount quoted for Shipping & Handling is calculated by eBay and is equal to the EXACT amount charged by the Post Office plus a $1.00 "packing fee" - the $1.00 fee is our only compensation for the virgin packing materials we use on all of our professionally packaged boxes as well as our cost for the salaried help that does most of our packing - as I am sure you can see, we make NO profit on the Shipping charges and, in fact, our costs are usually greater than the $1.00 fee. Please contact us if there are any issues regarding the cost of shipping.ATTENTION FRIENDS!!!We are pleased to announce the start up of a second weekly auction by WALNUTTS-2.0!!! The next generation of NUTS have decided to take a crack at listing some of the hundreds of items that we have accumulated over the past 38 years.Click Here to See What WALNUTTS-2.0 is Offering in this week’s Ebay Auction!! Rest assured that WALNUTTS2 will be offering the same high standard of customer service and 100% unconditional satisfaction guarantee that you have found here in our weekly auctions. The "young'uns" will be starting off slow as they learn the ropes but we ask that you support them as you have supported us over the past 20+ years!!
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This outstanding Image is a view of the San Francisco waterfront and a pair of wharfs lined with sail powered fishing boats tied to the docks. In the foreground the deck ...of another Fishing Boat appears with the deck covered with nets and lines.
The View is mounted on a flat, buff colored card mount with the title written in manuscript below the right hand Image that reads “Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco, Cal”. While there is no photographer’s mark on this Stereoview, it came to us with a group of San Francisco Views all mounted on identical cards and many carrying the mark of J. Welbourne of Polo, Missouri. The mount measures approx. 7" by 3 1/2".
Although taken by a professional photographer, the Stereoview appears to be a one of a kind Image and not a View that was Commercially produced. We have been unable to find any other Stereoviews of San Francisco issued by Welboourne (other than Views in the collection of which this Photo was taken), and believe that this Photograph is likely a one of a kind Image.
This very rare and early, San Francisco, California Waterfront subject Stereoview Photograph is in very good to excellent condition exhibiting sharp focus, strong contrast and rich, warm tonality. The Images are clean and crisp except for a small dot in the negative at the top edge of the right hand Image. The Card Mount has some light edge wear and light soiling.
An exceptionally rare and original, ca1870 Stereoview Photograph of Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco, California by J. Welbourne of Polo, Missouri and a fantastic addition to any collection!!
Be sure to check out this seller’s other auctions for other rare and early San Francisco Stereoviews (including others featuring Chinese Immigrants) which are also being offered for sale this week on eBay!!! Overseas shipping is extra and cost will be quoted at bidders request. Massachusetts residents must add 6.25% sales tax. Please check out other early and interesting items offered by this seller on ebay. Click Here to See Our Items We Have for Sale in the eBay Gallery and Click Here to Add Us To Your Favorite Sellers List.
Important Notes about Shipping Charges: The amount quoted for Shipping & Handling is calculated by eBay and is equal to the EXACT amount charged by the Post Office plus a $1.00 "packing fee" - the $1.00 fee is our only compensation for the virgin packing materials we use on all of our professionally packaged boxes as well as our cost for the salaried help that does most of our packing - as I am sure you can see, we make NO profit on the Shipping charges and, in fact, our costs are usually greater than the $1.00 fee. Please contact us if there are any issues regarding the cost of shipping.ATTENTION FRIENDS!!!We are pleased to announce the start up of a second weekly auction by WALNUTTS-2.0!!! The next generation of NUTS have decided to take a crack at listing some of the hundreds of items that we have accumulated over the past 38 years.Click Here to See What WALNUTTS-2.0 is Offering in this week’s Ebay Auction!! Rest assured that WALNUTTS2 will be offering the same high standard of customer service and 100% unconditional satisfaction guarantee that you have found here in our weekly auctions. The "young'uns" will be starting off slow as they learn the ropes but we ask that you support them as you have supported us over the past 20+ years!!
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