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San Francisco: Golden Gate Bridge before construction, Eadweard Muybridge; attributed

Eadweard Muybridge

San Francisco: Golden Gate Bridge before construction

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Eadweard Muybridge attributed

San Francisco: Golden Gate Bridge before construction, ca. 1870

Darstellung: 9.9 x 9.4 cm

Physical Description: Albumen print mounted on cardboard

Inventory Number: St.F.140

Acquisition: Acquired in 2011 with support from the Kulturstiftung der Länder and the Hessischer Kulturstiftung, property of the Städelscher Museums-Verein e.V.

Status: Not on display

Work Data

Basic Information

Title: San Francisco: Golden Gate Bridge before construction

Photographer

Eadweard Muybridge attributed

Period Produced

19th century

School

landscape photography

Object Type

photograph

Physical Description: Albumen print mounted on cardboard

Material

Technique

albumen print

Captions Added Later: Bezeichnet recto unten rechts: handschriftlich: Golden Gate San Francisco attr. to. Muybridge
Bezeichnet recto unten rechts: handschriftlich: 40

Property and Acquisition

Institution

Städel Museum

Departement

Photographic Collection

Collection

Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline: Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Eigentum des Städelschen Museums-Vereins e.V.

Picture Copyright: Public Domain

Acquisition: Acquired in 2011 with support from the Kulturstiftung der Länder and the Hessischer Kulturstiftung, property of the Städelscher Museums-Verein e.V.

Work Content

Motifs and References

Iconclass

Primary

25H23sea (seascape)
61D(GOLDEN GATE)geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (GOLDEN GATE) (GOLDEN GATE)
61D(SAN FRANCISCO BAY)geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (SAN FRANCISCO BAY) (SAN FRANCISCO BAY)
25H2322(PACIFIC OCEAN)sea (PACIFIC OCEAN)
61D(HAWK HILL)geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (HAWK HILL) (HAWK HILL)

Secondary

61F(FORT POINT (San Francisco, CA))names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (FORT POINT (San Francisco, CA))
61D(MARIN HEADLANDS)geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (MARIN HEADLANDS) (MARIN HEADLANDS)
61D(MARIN COUNTY, CA)geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (MARIN COUNTY, CA) (MARIN COUNTY, CA)
25H113(high) hill
25H114low hill country
46C24sailing-ship, sailing-boat
26Aclouds
61E(SAN FRANCISCO, CA)names of cities and villages (SAN FRANCISCO, CA)

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14.05.2025