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The Schmidt Lithography Company was based in San Francisco. Max Schmidt, a German immigrant, founded his first printing business in 1873, and he was one of the first printers to use lithography on the West Coast. His plant burned twice, in 1884 and 1886, but by the 1890s he ran a factory in San Francisco, as well as branches in Portland and Seattle.

During the 1906 earthquake and fire the company’s premises were destroyed again. Schmidt quickly acquired a nearby paper factory and production continued practically uninterrupted. Within two years of the fire, Schmidt had rebuilt on the site of his former factory at the corner of Second and Bryant Streets.

Schmidt’s company was best known for its printed labels, but they also produced other items like separately-issued prints. The company was once the largest printing company on the West Coast and today they are remembered for the clock tower that still stands at Second and Bryant Streets.

Place/Date:
San Francisco / 1886
Size:
32 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
97028
Place/Date:
San Francisco / 1912
Size:
11 x 10 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
41396

Archived

Place/Date:
San Francisco / 1880 circa
Size:
28.5 x 20.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
58073
Place/Date:
San Francisco / 1884
Size:
18 x 12 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
35645
Place/Date:
Phoenix, Arizona / 1885
Size:
32 x 21.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
64323jc
Place/Date:
San Francisco / 1886
Size:
18 x 12 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
32075
Place/Date:
San Francisco / 1888
Size:
22 x 28 inches Map Size
Condition:
Good
Stock#:
68738
Place/Date:
San Francisco / 1888
Size:
18 x 11.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
69098
Place/Date:
San Francisco / 1888
Size:
18 x 13 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
69136
Place/Date:
n.p. / 1889
Size:
28 x 22 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
35809
Place/Date:
San Francisco / 1908 circa
Size:
25 x 22 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
21417
Place/Date:
San Francisco / 1908
Size:
12.5 x 21 inches
Condition:
Good
Stock#:
64719
Place/Date:
San Francisco / 1910
Size:
25 x 37 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
53069
Place/Date:
San Francisco / 1912
Size:
12 x 8.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
41392
Place/Date:
San Francisco / 1914
Size:
162.5 x 111.5 inches (if joined)
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
73898mb
Place/Date:
Fresno, California / 1923 circa
Size:
39 x 25.25 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
69163
Place/Date:
Fresno, California / 1923 circa
Size:
39 x 25.25 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
69550
Place/Date:
Fresno, California / 1923 circa
Size:
39 x 27 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
70671
Place/Date:
Fresno, California / 1923 circa
Size:
39 x 27 inches
Condition:
Fair
Stock#:
92664