1868 Structure
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This version of the Cliff House shows the original 1863 structure surrounded by additional wings on both sides. |
Taber Photo
Note cables between shore and outcrops. Click
here for close-up.
Courtesy of Dennis O'Rorke Collection
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Cliff House ca1890,
A.J. McDonald
Courtesy of the John Martini Collection
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After considerable analysis the above photo is believed to date between 1887 (when the canal was built) and Dec 1894 (when the structure was destroyed by fire). The bridge to Flag Rock is already destroyed. This image points out structural comparisons. |
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A unique camera angle, as viewed from Flag Rock
Note the small structure where the road leaves the beach. This is the only
photo I've seen that shows it.
Image courtesy of Dennis O'Rorke
Extra credit to anyone who can identify the structure on the beach, foreground
left side.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine,
1872
"CALIFORNIA - How to go There and What to See By The Way, by Charles
Nordhoff"
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This engraving was taken from a page of an old history book, Pecularities of American Cities by Captain Willard Glazier, 1886. Engravings were common in books during the 19th century, before photos became more economical. The image was scratched into wood or metal and then used to make the print on the paper. Update: this same engraving also appears in a book titled "The Golden State" by McClellan, published 1872 |
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THE CLIFF HOUSE AND SUTRO PARK, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
Drawn by Charles Graham
Harper's Weekly,
April 30 1887
Stoddard, 9-15-1893
This 1893 letterhead shows the
existence of JM Wilkin's shell shop. The later 1896 Cliff House also
had a shell shop.
Courtesy of B. Richardson
An 1890c
signed original California Watercolor by H. Arding (Born In California
1870),
Shows a blue sky and families enjoying the day at the Cliff House
Courtesy of
Kristine Vessey
Email for sales information:
kristinevessey@aol.com