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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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Temporary Office - London, Paris & American Bank, May 1906

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  • Art Siegel said:
    View north from Sutter, down Sansome. Ruins of First National Bank in distance, center, at Sansome & Bush. Merchants' Exchange Building in distance left.

Aftermath of 1906 Earthquake, May 1906

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  • Warren Wulzen said:
    View south down Stockton St

Chinatown - cobbler, August 9, 1900

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  • Doug Chan said:
    The signage above the cobbler in this photograph notifies the public that a doctor (方脈; canto: fong mak) Tam (谭) is moving his clinic to another location, the street name for which is indecipherable (but contains the character of 慎.
    Any guesses?

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