9 East Battery (Robert William Roper House)

Description

Three photographic reprints of photographs of 9 East Battery (Robert William Roper House), taken prior to the 1886 earthquake:

a: Southeast elevation. View of portico. Several people are assembled on the grounds. East elevation 13 East Battery with its Tower of the Winds Corinthian columns is also in view. (Columns were later destroyed by the earthquake.)

b: West (rear) elevation. People and a horse are assembled in the garden. Sailing ship can be seen faintly in background.

c: Southeast elevation. View of portico. Several people are assembled in the garden. (Similar to Photo A.)