Exceptional lot of four (4) seaside stereoviews depicting the original Cliff House overlooking the Pacific Ocean. 

1.) Seal Rocks and Pacific Ocean outdoor albumen stereoview. California: Thomas Houseworth & Co., n.d. Publisher's imprint and series identification printed to mount recto. 

Excellent capture of a breaking surf around the jagged granite outcroppings of Seal Rocks, with a two-masted coastal steamship underway on the open Pacific horizon.

2.) Cliff House -- from the Hill, looking North West outdoor albumen stereoview. California: Thomas Houseworth & Co., n.d. Publisher's imprint and series identification printed to mount recto. 

Excellent view of the original 1863 one-story wood-frame roadhouse with its broad railed promenade, central flagpole flying the American flag, wooden water tanks, and steep coastal hillside.

3.) Cliff House -- from the Hill outdoor albumen stereoview. California: Thomas Houseworth & Co., n.d. Publisher's imprint and series identification printed to mount recto. 

Variant issue of the previous view.

4.) Road View, Cliff House outdoor albumen stereoview. California: Lawrence & Houseworth, 1865. Publisher's imprint and series identification printed to mount recto. Publisher's imprint printed to mount verso. 

Outstanding dynamic action view on yellow mount from the "California" series, looking down from the bluffs toward the sandy stretch of Ocean Beach. Captures a bustling assemblage of open two-horse carriages, buggies, barouches, and horseback riders kicking up sand near the resort outbuildings.

The original Cliff House, erected in 1863 overlooking the Pacific Ocean and Seal Rocks, was the undisputed jewel of San Francisco’s Gilded Age coastal recreation. Reached via the Point Lobos toll road, it attracted elite society, carriage enthusiasts, and tourists eager to view the sea lion colonies and incoming merchant vessels. Lawrence & Houseworth were instrumental in popularizing the site nationally through their expansive catalog of stereoscopic imagery.

[Stereoview, Stereocard, San Francisco, Cliff House, Seal Rocks, Ocean Beach, Carriages, Horses, Buggies, Point Lobos, Pacific Ocean, Steamship, Lawrence & Houseworth, Thomas Houseworth, Civil War Tax Stamp, Western Americana, 19th Century Photography]

Very good condition overall. The prints retain strong contrast and sharp clarity, exhibiting only light scattered surface soil and faint age-toning. Mounts remain flat, rigid, and well-preserved.