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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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GENERAL VIEW, 1906

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  • Art Siegel said:
    View northeast to Telegraph Hill.

Wulzen's Pharmacy on the southwest corner of Castro & 17th with a food line to the basement, May 1906

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  • Warren Wulzen said:
    After the 1906 earthquake and fire, the basement of the drug store became a food distribution center. People here are lined up along 17th street, past the Wulzen home behind the drug store building.

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.

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