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San Francisco Blue Book, and Pacific Coast Elite Directory: Being the Fashionable Private Address Directory and Ladies' Visiting and Shopping Guide; Season 1890-91 (Classic Reprint)

Bancroft Company

Mangaka: Bancroft Company
First published: 2017

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This volume serves as a reference work, offering a window into the social landscape and fashionable private addresses of the past. As part of a series dedicated to documenting the elite directory and shopping habits of its time, it remains a valuable resource for understanding the historical structure of society.

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The San Francisco Blue Book, originally published in the late 19th century by the Bancroft Company, served as the definitive social register for the city's affluent elite. During an era when social status was strictly codified, these directories functioned as essential guides for etiquette, private addresses, and the intricate networking required to navigate the upper echelons of Pacific Coast society. The 1890-91 edition captures a period of rapid growth and consolidated wealth in San Francisco, providing a curated list of residents who held prominence in both business and civic circles.

This particular volume is a modern classic reprint, designed to preserve the historical record of the original directory for researchers and genealogists. While the original was intended for the daily use of high-society hostesses and merchants, this reprint retains the aesthetic of the period's typography and organizational style. It stands as a primary source for understanding the social geography of post-Gold Rush California, documenting the names, affiliations, and residential clusters that defined the city's power structure during the Gilded Age.

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