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Retouched version of Image:SanFrancisco1851.jpg. Artifacts removed, histogram adjusted, sky denoised. Rotated 1.1 degrees.

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English: Portsmouth Square, San Francisco, California. Early daguerrotype. Signs in image include: California Restaurant, Book and Job Printing, Louisiana, Sociedad, Drugs & Medicines Wholesale & Retail, Henry Johnson & Co, Alta California, Bella Union, A. Holmes.
Français : Place de Portsmouth, San Francisco, Californie. Daguerrotype ancien. Les panneaux dans l'image incluent: California Restaurant, Book and Job Printing (imprimeur de livres et de cartes), Louisiana, Sociedad, Drugs & Medicines Wholesale & Retail (Médicaments, gros, détail) , Henry Johnson & Co, Alta California, Bella & Union, A. Holmes.
Date before June 22, 1851
Source Library of Congress CALL NUMBER: DAG no. 1331
Author Unknown
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Author Library of Congress
Orientation Normal
Horizontal resolution 1,000 dpi
Vertical resolution 1,000 dpi
Software used Adobe Photoshop CS Windows
File change date and time 12:10, 13 January 2008
Colour space Uncalibrated

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