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The San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection is part of the San Francisco History Center of the San Francisco Public Library. The San Francisco History Center is the designated archives for the City and County of San Francisco. The San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection contains photographs and works on paper of San Francisco and California views from 1850 to the present. The goal of the Center is to document San Francisco life and history. The San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection shares 55,000+ images online at digitalsf images. Rights Statement

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San Francisco Police Investigation on Market Street, circa 1920

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  • Art Siegel said:
    Date is off a bit. The Alhambra Theater, pictured here, only had that name between Sept. 1917, and August, 1919.

San Francisco Police Investigation on Market Street, circa 1920

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  • Art Siegel said:
    Date is off a bit. The Alhambra Theater, pictured here, only had that name between Sept. 1917, and August, 1919.

Nob Hill, 1906

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  • Nick Wright, SF History said:
    Would be great to see a higher resolution scan.
  • Art Siegel said:
    View northwest to Flood Mansion and Fairmont Hotel at upper right.

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