San Francisco 1851.

San Francisco 1851

San Francisco 1851

About ten years ago I stitched together a seven-panel daguerreotype of San Francisco taken in 1851 and converted it to a Quicktime VR panorama.  On this 104th anniversary of the 1906 earthquake, I reprise it here.  Here’s your chance to stand at First and Howard streets 159 years ago, at the onset of the Gold Rush.

For today’s version, visit Google here.