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Before there was aerial photography, a series of [[Panoramic views of Santa Cruz, 1870-1907]] were produced, in various media:
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The [[Panoramic views of Santa Cruz, 1870-1907]]:
*[[Panorama 1: Bird’s Eye View of Santa Cruz, 1870]]
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*[[Panorama 1: Bird’s Eye View of Santa Cruz, 1870]], by Charles B. Gifford, hand-colored lithograph (Bancroft Library - screen shot of the [http://imgzoom.cdlib.org/Fullscreen.ics?ark=ark:/13030/tf200007d7/z1&&brand=oac4 online viewer] shown at right)
*[[Panorama 2: Trousset oil painting, 1876]]
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*[[Panorama 2: Trousset oil painting, 1876]], looking west from bluff on east side of San Lorenzo River mouth (on display at MAH History Gallery)
*[[Panorama 3: Bird's Eye View of Santa Cruz, 1877]]
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*[[Panorama 3: Bird's Eye View of Santa Cruz, 1877]], a lithograph made from a woodcut by artist unknown, (Bancroft Library, [http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/tf8k4012mm/?brand=oac4 online here]).
*[[Panorama 4: Steinegger Bird's Eye View of Santa Cruz, 1888-89]]
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*[[Panorama 4: Steinegger Bird's Eye View of Santa Cruz, 1888-89]], looking NNE from West Cliff Drive: "Santa Cruz, Cal.” This hand-colored lithograph was published in 1889 by lithographer Henry Steinegger (1831-1917) (Bancroft Library, [http://imgzoom.cdlib.org/Fullscreen.ics?ark=ark:/13030/tf267nb4ng/z1&&brand=oac4 online here]). Stan Stevens researched the history of this work and deduced that the artist was probably E. F. Cook.
*[[Panorama 5: Heath oil painting, 1893]]
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*[[Panorama 5: Heath oil painting, 1893]], an 1893 panoramic oil painting by [[Heath, Frank|Frank Heath]], looking south from south end of the [[Pasatiempo neighborhood|Pasatiempo hills]]. The large original framed canvas is on display at the downtown library.
*[[Panorama 6: 1906 Swanton lithograph]]
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*[[Panorama 6: Swanton Bird's Eye View of Santa Cruz, ~1907]], published by Fred Swanton - probably as a promotion for his development ventures. Some of the structures and streets shown were never built. (Bancroft Library, [http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/28722/bk0000z5337/?brand=oac4 online here])
*[[1906 Lawrence aerial photo]]
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*Panorama 7: [[1906 Lawrence aerial photo]]: first aerial panoramic photograph
  
 
On the wall above the stairwell inside the downtown SCPL hangs a large oil painting by Santa Cruz artist Frank Heath (detail at right). Painted in 1893, it shows a panoramic view of Santa Cruz from a hill to the north (above Graham Hill Road). In the detail at right, the most recognizable built features are the Water Street bridge and the Soquel Avenue covered bridge. (Hint: if you go to the library to see for yourself, take a zoom lens. The painting’s position over the stairwell prevents a close approach.)
 
On the wall above the stairwell inside the downtown SCPL hangs a large oil painting by Santa Cruz artist Frank Heath (detail at right). Painted in 1893, it shows a panoramic view of Santa Cruz from a hill to the north (above Graham Hill Road). In the detail at right, the most recognizable built features are the Water Street bridge and the Soquel Avenue covered bridge. (Hint: if you go to the library to see for yourself, take a zoom lens. The painting’s position over the stairwell prevents a close approach.)
  
 
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The Panoramic views of Santa Cruz, 1870-1907:

On the wall above the stairwell inside the downtown SCPL hangs a large oil painting by Santa Cruz artist Frank Heath (detail at right). Painted in 1893, it shows a panoramic view of Santa Cruz from a hill to the north (above Graham Hill Road). In the detail at right, the most recognizable built features are the Water Street bridge and the Soquel Avenue covered bridge. (Hint: if you go to the library to see for yourself, take a zoom lens. The painting’s position over the stairwell prevents a close approach.)