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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.

Citizen's National Bank, 1906

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  • Nick Wright, SF History said:
    Would be great to see a higher resolution scan.
  • Art Siegel said:
    View east to Nob Hill from east of Van Ness and Fern Ave. Citizens National Bank was on the southwest corner of Polk and Fern. It reopened within one week of the fire and used its gutted brick building as a temporary measure. Bush (left) and Sutter (right) extend eastward. Fairmont Hotel on left, tops of buildings in Union Square area and Call Building on right. Edge of Sutter St. Railroad Co.'s ruined Powerhouse on far right.

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

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  • George Oates said:
    Magic!

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