Downtown San Jose, CA in 1906
Facing Mt Hamilton overlooking St James Park.
The photograph was taken after The Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906.
Before drones, photographers would use balloons and kites to take aerial photographs. They also used ink and dyes for photo retouching. I used Photoshop instead to retouch the original.
Panoramic photographs (Library of Congress) (DLC) 93845487
Geo. R. Lawrence Co
Cityscape photographs.
Gelatin silver prints.
Photo Edit 2020: David C. Hill
Originally shared on Explore San Jose · December 9, 2020