General view (looking northeast) Headquarters Presidio Reservation, San Francisco, California. Parade ground located in center. Date approximately 1890
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: San Francisco
State: California (CA)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: William C. Billington
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
Originally a Spanish (later Mexican) mission and pueblo, it was conquered by the United States in 1846 and by an invading army of prospectors following the 1848 discovery of gold in its hinterland. The Gold Rush made San Francisco a cosmopolitan metropolis with a frontier edge. In early 1900s the city tried to remake itself into a grand and modern Paris of the West.
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Date
1890
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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