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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 Building - IDENTIFIED - Stock Exchange, c. 1880

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  • 1 older comment, and then…
  • Jenner Davis said:
    Oh! I get it! Are we helping the library identify the locations of these photos for archival reasons? Cuz that'd be cool! (I like helping.)
  • SqueakyCleanDave said:
    That is cool!
  • San Francisco Public Library said:
    Yes - please share your knowledge and help! Thanks!
  • Dave Schweisguth said:
    Hi SPFL! Is the description that says "identified" or the tag that says "unidentified" correct?
  • Art Siegel said:
    Yes, it was identified. The southeast corner of Pine and Montgomery. It's by Isaiah W. Taber. A more detailed version is available at the California State Library site:
    delivery.library.ca.gov:8443/delivery/DeliveryManagerServ...
    The CSL image is wider, showing more to the left and right.

View from Old Hall of Justice looking north, before April 1906

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  • David Gallagher said:
    This is surely post-earthquake
  • Art Siegel said:
    Yes, there is still scaffolding on the St. Francis of Assisi church as it was being rebuilt.

WPA San Francisco Scale Model in City Hall, April 9, 1940

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  • Σταύρος said:
    My getaway from the city

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