Name/Title
The Ancient Gateway [Stereoview]Description
1880 - 1900 stereoview card depicting the gates of St Augustine, with Fort Castillo in the background. Consisting of two similar images side by side, the card is arranged with the images in the center, surrounded by a decorative border in black ink. Along the bottom margin are words that read “FLORIDA, THE LAND OF FLOWERS AND TROPICAL SCENERY." On the back are the words "FORT AND CITY GATES, ST AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA."Context
Commonly called the City Gates, is located directly north of St. George Street, and west of Fort Marion, being almost parallel with the fort. It is flanked by two square pillars with Moorish tops. On each side a dry ditch and the remains of the wall. It is a picturesque and imposing structure. The supposition is that a wall extended around the whole city, but it is doubtful; 'tis more likely that Orange Street may have been barricaded by logs and earth.
- Bloomfield’s Historical Guide