I like when online news sources publish old images.
In the 1850s, two men named George S. Lawrence and Thomas Houseworth left the California gold mines to open a shop in San Francisco. Their optical shop sold a number of goods, like mathematical instruments, cutlery, billiard balls and chalk. In 1859, they added to their store in a monumental and historic way. They started buying stereographs.
36 of the stereographs are in the article at:
http://ift.tt/1DbbxDf
Also some shots of the 1906 earthquake:
http://ift.tt/1Dbbzet
jtk
Quote:
In the 1850s, two men named George S. Lawrence and Thomas Houseworth left the California gold mines to open a shop in San Francisco. Their optical shop sold a number of goods, like mathematical instruments, cutlery, billiard balls and chalk. In 1859, they added to their store in a monumental and historic way. They started buying stereographs.
http://ift.tt/1DbbxDf
Also some shots of the 1906 earthquake:
http://ift.tt/1Dbbzet
jtk
Old San Francisco
