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Chloe Atkins is a photographer who lives in the San Francisco bay area. The collection includes all her film from still photography, including associated proof sheets and model releases where...
Show moreChloe Atkins is a photographer who lives in the San Francisco bay area. The collection includes all her film from still photography, including associated proof sheets and model releases where available. Chiefly images of the GLBT community in the bay area, from the 1980s through 2014.
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Show moreChloe Atkins is a photographer who lives in the San Francisco bay area. The collection includes all her film from still photography, including associated proof sheets and model releases where available. Chiefly images of the GLBT community in the bay area, from the 1980s through 2014.
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Collection of glass plate negatives shot by Dietrich H. Wulzen, Jr. documenting early 1900s San Francisco. Includes Chinatown, San Francisco circa 1900, and the destruction and aftermath of the...
Show moreCollection of glass plate negatives shot by Dietrich H. Wulzen, Jr. documenting early 1900s San Francisco. Includes Chinatown, San Francisco circa 1900, and the destruction and aftermath of the Earthquake and Fire of 1906
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Show moreCollection of glass plate negatives shot by Dietrich H. Wulzen, Jr. documenting early 1900s San Francisco. Includes Chinatown, San Francisco circa 1900, and the destruction and aftermath of the Earthquake and Fire of 1906
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Collection of approximately 17,000 frames of black and white negatives, 2,000 color photographic prints and 340 color slides by Edward Stanton of San Francisco, California between 1959 and late...
Show moreCollection of approximately 17,000 frames of black and white negatives, 2,000 color photographic prints and 340 color slides by Edward Stanton of San Francisco, California between 1959 and late 1980s. The photographs document the everyday of San Francisco including significant landmarks. Stanton documented street scenes; buildings; protests, demonstrations and parades; graffiti, signs and murals.
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Show moreCollection of approximately 17,000 frames of black and white negatives, 2,000 color photographic prints and 340 color slides by Edward Stanton of San Francisco, California between 1959 and late 1980s. The photographs document the everyday of San Francisco including significant landmarks. Stanton documented street scenes; buildings; protests, demonstrations and parades; graffiti, signs and murals.
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The collection documents the two-term administration of San Francisco Mayor George Christopher during the years 1956 to 1964, and to a lesser extent his early years as a Supervisor and his post...
Show moreThe collection documents the two-term administration of San Francisco Mayor George Christopher during the years 1956 to 1964, and to a lesser extent his early years as a Supervisor and his post-mayoral years. Materials include memoranda, reports, correspondence, photographs, films, audio recordings, and newspaper clippings.
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Show moreThe collection documents the two-term administration of San Francisco Mayor George Christopher during the years 1956 to 1964, and to a lesser extent his early years as a Supervisor and his post-mayoral years. Materials include memoranda, reports, correspondence, photographs, films, audio recordings, and newspaper clippings.
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The photograph album of 178 albumen photographic prints documents the campaign of Dr. Rupert Blue, the assistant surgeon of the U. S. Marine Hospital Service in San Francisco, to cleanse Chinatown...
Show moreThe photograph album of 178 albumen photographic prints documents the campaign of Dr. Rupert Blue, the assistant surgeon of the U. S. Marine Hospital Service in San Francisco, to cleanse Chinatown in 1903 of the third great pandemic of bubonic plague outbreak. Photographs document the facades of buildings on streets Dupont, Jackson, Sacramento, Stockton, Pacific, Clay and Sullivan’s Alley in Chinatown. The cleanse campaign began with the demolition work in March 1903 with a gang of deputized men with axes. Between March and October, 1903, 160 buildings in Chinatown were destroyed and are documented in the album. Of note are business signs in Chinese characters. Includes street views and alleyways of Chinatown.
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Show moreThe photograph album of 178 albumen photographic prints documents the campaign of Dr. Rupert Blue, the assistant surgeon of the U. S. Marine Hospital Service in San Francisco, to cleanse Chinatown in 1903 of the third great pandemic of bubonic plague outbreak. Photographs document the facades of buildings on streets Dupont, Jackson, Sacramento, Stockton, Pacific, Clay and Sullivan’s Alley in Chinatown. The cleanse campaign began with the demolition work in March 1903 with a gang of deputized men with axes. Between March and October, 1903, 160 buildings in Chinatown were destroyed and are documented in the album. Of note are business signs in Chinese characters. Includes street views and alleyways of Chinatown.
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The collection consists of negatives, contact sheets, proof prints, Polaroid prints, and oversized prints of self-portraits made at several San Francisco Bay Area AIDS and HIV-positive care...
Show moreThe collection consists of negatives, contact sheets, proof prints, Polaroid prints, and oversized prints of self-portraits made at several San Francisco Bay Area AIDS and HIV-positive care facilities. The subjects included people with AIDS and HIV, as well as staff members, volunteers, and their families.
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Show moreThe collection consists of negatives, contact sheets, proof prints, Polaroid prints, and oversized prints of self-portraits made at several San Francisco Bay Area AIDS and HIV-positive care facilities. The subjects included people with AIDS and HIV, as well as staff members, volunteers, and their families.
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Ken Maley is a San Francisco-based media consultant and promoter who has been involved with many civic organizations and events, several of which were for the LGBT community. Firat Yener is Maley’s...
Show moreKen Maley is a San Francisco-based media consultant and promoter who has been involved with many civic organizations and events, several of which were for the LGBT community. Firat Yener is Maley’s husband. The papers contain correspondence, flyers, clippings, subject files, photographs, negatives, buttons, and audiovisual materials that document local events, public figures, and the life shared by Maley and Yener. In the 1970s and 1980s, Maley’s circle of friends included Rock Hudson, Armistead Maupin, and Randy Shilts.
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Show moreKen Maley is a San Francisco-based media consultant and promoter who has been involved with many civic organizations and events, several of which were for the LGBT community. Firat Yener is Maley’s husband. The papers contain correspondence, flyers, clippings, subject files, photographs, negatives, buttons, and audiovisual materials that document local events, public figures, and the life shared by Maley and Yener. In the 1970s and 1980s, Maley’s circle of friends included Rock Hudson, Armistead Maupin, and Randy Shilts.
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Collection consists of 1,740 35mm color slides documenting Leslie Sheraton’s trips to California from 1948 to 1973. The trips include destinations of San Francisco, Disneyland, Los Angeles, Swiss...
Show moreCollection consists of 1,740 35mm color slides documenting Leslie Sheraton’s trips to California from 1948 to 1973. The trips include destinations of San Francisco, Disneyland, Los Angeles, Swiss Colony, San Juan Capistrano, San Onofre, Universal City, San Diego, Sacramento and Carmel. The shots include significant landmarks, tourist destinations, and motels/hotels. A portion of the San Francisco slides include interior and exteriors of restaurants and nightclubs during the late 1950s to the early 1960s.
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Show moreCollection consists of 1,740 35mm color slides documenting Leslie Sheraton’s trips to California from 1948 to 1973. The trips include destinations of San Francisco, Disneyland, Los Angeles, Swiss Colony, San Juan Capistrano, San Onofre, Universal City, San Diego, Sacramento and Carmel. The shots include significant landmarks, tourist destinations, and motels/hotels. A portion of the San Francisco slides include interior and exteriors of restaurants and nightclubs during the late 1950s to the early 1960s.
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The collection includes approximately 6,402 prints and over 104,000 frames of various negative types by professional photographer Phiz Mezey of predominately of San Francisco from the early 1950s...
Show moreThe collection includes approximately 6,402 prints and over 104,000 frames of various negative types by professional photographer Phiz Mezey of predominately of San Francisco from the early 1950s to the early 2000s. Subjects of the photography include Our San Francisco book images; San Francisco Redevelopment Agency Western Addition project; Something That’s Happening (STEP) book about desegregation of the Sausalito schools book images; notables (national and local): musicians, artists, authors, public figures, politicians; China (self-assigned project); Lacandon of Chiapas, Mexico; lifestyles 60s and 70s: hippies, street photography, nudes and civil rights actions; protests 1964 – 2004; historic San Francisco; nature: stories about Big Sur, marine mammals, Academy of Science; travel and general: photojournalism, portraits, Mexico.
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Show moreThe collection includes approximately 6,402 prints and over 104,000 frames of various negative types by professional photographer Phiz Mezey of predominately of San Francisco from the early 1950s to the early 2000s. Subjects of the photography include Our San Francisco book images; San Francisco Redevelopment Agency Western Addition project; Something That’s Happening (STEP) book about desegregation of the Sausalito schools book images; notables (national and local): musicians, artists, authors, public figures, politicians; China (self-assigned project); Lacandon of Chiapas, Mexico; lifestyles 60s and 70s: hippies, street photography, nudes and civil rights actions; protests 1964 – 2004; historic San Francisco; nature: stories about Big Sur, marine mammals, Academy of Science; travel and general: photojournalism, portraits, Mexico.
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Rick Gerharter is a San Francisco-based free-lance photojournalist. This collection of images was selected by the artist and documents activities in San Francisco's LGBT community from 1988 through...
Show moreRick Gerharter is a San Francisco-based free-lance photojournalist. This collection of images was selected by the artist and documents activities in San Francisco's LGBT community from 1988 through mid-1995. Many photos were taken while on assignment for the Bay Area Reporter and capture the intensity and emotion of many facets of queer life, including AIDS activism, celebration, care-giving, sports, and visibility.
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Show moreRick Gerharter is a San Francisco-based free-lance photojournalist. This collection of images was selected by the artist and documents activities in San Francisco's LGBT community from 1988 through mid-1995. Many photos were taken while on assignment for the Bay Area Reporter and capture the intensity and emotion of many facets of queer life, including AIDS activism, celebration, care-giving, sports, and visibility.
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Contains reports, plans and proposals, property surveys, block drawings, and photographic images shaping and documenting the physical development of San Francisco in the 20th century. Block...
Show moreContains reports, plans and proposals, property surveys, block drawings, and photographic images shaping and documenting the physical development of San Francisco in the 20th century. Block drawings were prepared in 1938 and 1939 for construction of a 3-dimensional model of the city. Subjects include height limits, urban design, lot sizes, rezoning, street connections, and redevelopment. Photographs consist of prints, negatives, and color slides of neighborhoods, streets, and traffic scenes. Photo subjects include construction of the Work Projects Administration (WPA) Sectional Model of San Francisco and the Market Street transit thoroughfare.
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Show moreContains reports, plans and proposals, property surveys, block drawings, and photographic images shaping and documenting the physical development of San Francisco in the 20th century. Block drawings were prepared in 1938 and 1939 for construction of a 3-dimensional model of the city. Subjects include height limits, urban design, lot sizes, rezoning, street connections, and redevelopment. Photographs consist of prints, negatives, and color slides of neighborhoods, streets, and traffic scenes. Photo subjects include construction of the Work Projects Administration (WPA) Sectional Model of San Francisco and the Market Street transit thoroughfare.
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San Francisco Office of Assessor-Recorder Photographs include San Francisco residences and businesses photographed by the San Francisco Office of Assessor-Recorder from the late 1940s through the...
Show moreSan Francisco Office of Assessor-Recorder Photographs include San Francisco residences and businesses photographed by the San Francisco Office of Assessor-Recorder from the late 1940s through the early 2000s.
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Show moreSan Francisco Office of Assessor-Recorder Photographs include San Francisco residences and businesses photographed by the San Francisco Office of Assessor-Recorder from the late 1940s through the early 2000s.
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The artificial collection contains over 7,100 oversize photographic prints of San Francisco places, activities and cultural resources collected by the San Francisco History Center, San Francisco...
Show moreThe artificial collection contains over 7,100 oversize photographic prints of San Francisco places, activities and cultural resources collected by the San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library. The collection spans more than a century of San Francisco from the early 1870s to 1990s. The images provide comprehensive information about many activities and events important to San Francisco and its 20th century growth. The photographs document neighborhoods; streetscapes; significant landmarks; cultural events: theater, celebrations, parades, fairs and expositions; activism: protests and strikes; buildings: residences, hotels, nightclubs, resorts; and means of transportation: railroads, streetcars, airplanes, automobiles, ships and boats.
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Show moreThe artificial collection contains over 7,100 oversize photographic prints of San Francisco places, activities and cultural resources collected by the San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library. The collection spans more than a century of San Francisco from the early 1870s to 1990s. The images provide comprehensive information about many activities and events important to San Francisco and its 20th century growth. The photographs document neighborhoods; streetscapes; significant landmarks; cultural events: theater, celebrations, parades, fairs and expositions; activism: protests and strikes; buildings: residences, hotels, nightclubs, resorts; and means of transportation: railroads, streetcars, airplanes, automobiles, ships and boats.
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The San Francisco Subjects Photograph Collection consists of photographs from the 1860s to the early 2000s. This collection includes views of San Francisco street scenes, buildings, and neighborhoods.
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Artificial collection of about 200 original photographic prints by more than 25 significant 19th and 20th century photographers and photo studios covering a broad range of subjects and includes...
Show moreArtificial collection of about 200 original photographic prints by more than 25 significant 19th and 20th century photographers and photo studios covering a broad range of subjects and includes portraits, landscapes, panoramic views, cityscapes and buildings of San Francisco and California. The photographers and photo studios include Abell and Priest, W. C. Billington, Bradley and Rulofson, J. C. Brewster, Horace Bristol, Bushnell, Cramer, William Edward Dassonville, Elite, Flaglor, Geo. D. Gardner, Arnold Genthe, Thomas Houseworth, Dorothea Lange, Theodore C. Marceau, A. J. McDonald, G. D. Morse, Eadweard J. Muybridge, Sonya Noskowiak, Perkins Photo, Rieman and Co., Daniel Sewell, William Shew, Taber, J. A. Todd, Carlton Watkins, Hugo Weitz, Edward Weston.
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Show moreArtificial collection of about 200 original photographic prints by more than 25 significant 19th and 20th century photographers and photo studios covering a broad range of subjects and includes portraits, landscapes, panoramic views, cityscapes and buildings of San Francisco and California. The photographers and photo studios include Abell and Priest, W. C. Billington, Bradley and Rulofson, J. C. Brewster, Horace Bristol, Bushnell, Cramer, William Edward Dassonville, Elite, Flaglor, Geo. D. Gardner, Arnold Genthe, Thomas Houseworth, Dorothea Lange, Theodore C. Marceau, A. J. McDonald, G. D. Morse, Eadweard J. Muybridge, Sonya Noskowiak, Perkins Photo, Rieman and Co., Daniel Sewell, William Shew, Taber, J. A. Todd, Carlton Watkins, Hugo Weitz, Edward Weston.
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Three brown leather-bound photograph albums contain 232 gelatin silver prints with handwritten captions and dates in silver. The photographs record Spring Valley Water Company projects between 1918...
Show moreThree brown leather-bound photograph albums contain 232 gelatin silver prints with handwritten captions and dates in silver. The photographs record Spring Valley Water Company projects between 1918 and 1929 to expand San Francisco's water system to newly developed districts and improve the existing infrastructure to enable future construction and expansion. Some of the photographs were used in Spring Valley's quarterly magazine, "San Francisco Water," published between 1922 and 1930 when the company was purchased by the City and County of San Francisco. The photographs document workers performing a variety of jobs, including pipe-laying, pipe-fitting, welding, trench-digging and heavy-equipment operation.
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Show moreThree brown leather-bound photograph albums contain 232 gelatin silver prints with handwritten captions and dates in silver. The photographs record Spring Valley Water Company projects between 1918 and 1929 to expand San Francisco's water system to newly developed districts and improve the existing infrastructure to enable future construction and expansion. Some of the photographs were used in Spring Valley's quarterly magazine, "San Francisco Water," published between 1922 and 1930 when the company was purchased by the City and County of San Francisco. The photographs document workers performing a variety of jobs, including pipe-laying, pipe-fitting, welding, trench-digging and heavy-equipment operation.
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Collection contains approximately 6,000 photographs pertaining to the run and publication of The Tenderloin Times, a free monthly newspaper published in the Tenderloin, San Francisco, 1977 – 1994,...
Show moreCollection contains approximately 6,000 photographs pertaining to the run and publication of The Tenderloin Times, a free monthly newspaper published in the Tenderloin, San Francisco, 1977 – 1994, by the Hospitality House. The photographs in the collection begin in December 1981 and end in November 1993. Photographs document cultural activities, Tenderloin residents, local politicians campaigning, protests, AIDS activism, homelessness and advocacy. Also included are publicity photographs sent by theater groups, music performers and dance troupes.
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Show moreCollection contains approximately 6,000 photographs pertaining to the run and publication of The Tenderloin Times, a free monthly newspaper published in the Tenderloin, San Francisco, 1977 – 1994, by the Hospitality House. The photographs in the collection begin in December 1981 and end in November 1993. Photographs document cultural activities, Tenderloin residents, local politicians campaigning, protests, AIDS activism, homelessness and advocacy. Also included are publicity photographs sent by theater groups, music performers and dance troupes.
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Collection of chiefly black and white photographic prints of former Naval Station Treasure Island, located in San Francisco Bay, by the United States Navy in 1958-1984.
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Collection of 120 Kodachrome color slides document both years 1939 and 1940 of the Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island in San Francisco.
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The Willard E. Worden Glass Plate Negatives contains 432 glass plate negatives taken by San Francisco photographer Willard E. Worden ca. 1911-1912. 227 of the images depict the building of the...
Show moreThe Willard E. Worden Glass Plate Negatives contains 432 glass plate negatives taken by San Francisco photographer Willard E. Worden ca. 1911-1912. 227 of the images depict the building of the Ingleside Terraces residential neighborhood by the Urban Realty Improvement Company. The remainder includes residences in Jordan Park, Richmond District and Visitacion Valley, various residential interiors, Sacred Heart School the Y.M.C.A. building at Golden Gate Avenue and Leavenworth, Y.M.C.A camps, and views of Berkeley and Piedmont.
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Show moreThe Willard E. Worden Glass Plate Negatives contains 432 glass plate negatives taken by San Francisco photographer Willard E. Worden ca. 1911-1912. 227 of the images depict the building of the Ingleside Terraces residential neighborhood by the Urban Realty Improvement Company. The remainder includes residences in Jordan Park, Richmond District and Visitacion Valley, various residential interiors, Sacred Heart School the Y.M.C.A. building at Golden Gate Avenue and Leavenworth, Y.M.C.A camps, and views of Berkeley and Piedmont.
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