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Early 20th Century photographic reproduction of this rare early view of the San Francisco waterfront, original drawn by C.B. Gifford and lithographed by H. Eastman & A. Nahl of San Francisco.
The image shows a view of the docks from the hill above; shows warehouses (Scott's, Bay, Lombard, North Point, and Flints), Harbor View grocery building, California Ale building, ships unloading at the docks, ships in the bay, people and wagons in the streets.
The original is very rare and considerably larger than this example.
Charles B. Gifford began drawing views of California in 1860. His earliest views include the Mission Dolores, Vallejo and Santa Clara. Most of his work was published by Louis Nagel.
A lithographer and landscape artist, Charles Gifford was born in 1830 in Massachusetts and appears to have moved to California about 1855 with his wife, Josepha of Nicaragua. After settling in San Francisco, he worked with various lithographers such as the Nahi brothers and Grafton Tyler Brown, before becoming a partner of William V. Gray in a lithography firm.
In 1862, Gifford's 5 sheet view of San Francisco from Russian Hill is perhaps his most famous work. Over teh couse of his career, Reps credits him with 15 views, including 2 of Washington Cities in 1862 and 13 of California cities (1860-77).
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