San Francisco Postcard Collection
The artificial collection contains over 5,000 photomechanical postcards of San Francisco, California collected by the San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library. The postcards range in date from the turn of the 20th century to 1990s. Events depicted on the postcards include world expositions the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the Golden Gate International Exposition and the disaster 1906 Earthquake and Fire. Places represented are significant San Francisco buildings, businesses, hotels and restaurants as well as many general views. Postcard publishers include by Edward H. Mitchell, Curt Teich, Smith News Company, Pacific Novelty Company, Stanley A. Piltz Company, and Mike Roberts.
- still image (29)
- text (179)
- Districts--Lands End. (4)
- Districts--Seacliff. (2)
- Districts--Sutro Heights. (3)
- Fairs--California--San Francisco. (1)
- Fairs--G.G.I.E.--Vacationland. (1)
- Fairs--P.P.I.E.--Court of Abundance. (2)
- Golf Courses--Lincoln Park. (2)
- Islands--Goat Island. (1)
- Monuments--Strauss, Joseph B. (2)
- Restaurants--Bernstein's Fish Grotto. (1)
- Ships--Eagle. (1)
- Ships--Golden Hinde II. (3)
- Streets--Fillmore. (1)
- Streets--Great Highway. (11)
- Aerial views. (1)
- Group portraits. (1)
- Maps-California-South San Francsico. (1)
- Military facilities-California-Yerba Buena Island. (1)
- Naval yards & naval stations-California-Treasure Island. (1)
- Naval yards & naval stations-California-Yerba Buena Island. (1)
- Night photographs. (11)
- Photographic postcards. (4)
- Postcard photographs. (1)
- Postcards. (208)
- Views. (1)
- graphic (2)
- Aerial tramways (3)
- Bridges (3)
- Buses (1)
- Districts--Lands End. (4)
- Districts--Seacliff. (2)
- Districts--Sutro Heights. (3)
- Fairs--California--San Francisco. (1)
- Fairs--G.G.I.E.--Vacationland. (1)
- Fairs--P.P.I.E.--Court of Abundance. (2)
- Fog (8)
- Golf Courses--Lincoln Park. (2)
- Government vessels (1)
- Islands (3)
- Islands--Goat Island. (1)
- Lighthouses (3)
- Marinas (2)
- Military facilities (5)
- Mobile home living (1)
- Monuments--Strauss, Joseph B. (2)
- Murals (1)
- Naval yards & naval stations (4)
- Restaurants--Bernstein's Fish Grotto. (1)
- Ships (22)
- Ships--Eagle. (1)
- Ships--Golden Hinde II. (3)
- Streets--Fillmore. (1)
- Streets--Great Highway. (11)
- Sunrises & sunsets (11)
- Swimming pools (5)
- Toll plazas (5)
- "O. Newman Co., (1)
- Bardell Art Printing Company, (6)
- Bardell-O'Neill, (1)
- Britton & Rey, (4)
- C.T. American Art, (1)
- California Sales Co., (1)
- Cameron Collection, (10)
- Cardinell Vincent Co., (1)
- Cardinell-Vincent Co., (2)
- Charles Weidner, (6)
- Cliff House Gift Shop, (4)
- Colourpicture (1)
- Colourpicture Publishers, (1)
- D.A. Milligan News Agency, (1)
- David B. MacAusland (1)
- E. C. Kropp Co., (1)
- E.F. Clements, (11)
- Eastern Photo Litho Company, (2)
- Edward H. Mitchell, (14)
- Edward R. Stenberg, (2)
- Gilboy Agency, (2)
- H.S. Crocker Co., (3)
- H.S. Crocker Co., Inc., (1)
- Impact, (2)
- J.C. Bardell, (3)
- James Stevenson and Associates, (1)
- Kinokuniya Book Stores of America, (1)
- Longshaw Card Co, (1)
- Mike Roberts Color Production, (2)
- Mike Roberts Color Productions, (3)
- Mike Roberts Studio, (5)
- Mike Roberts, (1)
- Mission News Co., (1)
- Newman Post Card Co., (1)
- O. Newman Company, (1)
- Pacific Novelty Co., (11)
- Pacific Novelty Company, (2)
- Pacific Stationery & Specialty Company, (1)
- Photopia Images (1)
- Richard Behrendt, (3)
- Richard Behrendt, Publisher (1)
- Scenic View Card Co., (11)
- Security Lithograph Company, (1)
- Smith News Co. (1)
- Smith News Company (1)
- Smith News Company, (24)
- Smith Novelty Company (2)
- Smith Novelty Company, (5)
- Souvenir Publishing Co., (1)
- Stanley A. Piltz Co (2)
- Stanley A. Piltz Co. (1)
- Stanley A. Piltz Co., (10)
- Stanley A. Piltz Company, (1)
- Union Oil Company, (1)
- West View Company?, (1)
- Wild West Postcards, (1)
- Yamaguchi Seikyokudo Co Ltd, (2)
- Yamaguchi Seikyokudo Co Ltd., (1)
- [s.n.] (1)
- "First Printing February 1982." (3)
- 1934. (1)
- 1939 (1)
- 195- (1)
- 196- (4)
- 1960s (9)
- 1966 (2)
- 1969 (1)
- 1982 (4)
- 1983 (2)
- 1988 (1)
- 1989 (1)
- 1990 (1)
- Postmarked July 28, 1911" (1)
- [19--] (45)
- [190-?] (2)
- [1904] (1)
- [1905] (1)
- [1906] (1)
- [1907] (2)
- [1908] (3)
- [1909] (3)
- [1910] (4)
- [1911] (3)
- [1912] (1)
- [1913] (2)
- [1915] (3)
- [1917] (1)
- [1923] (1)
- [1925] (1)
- [1937] (1)
- [1941] (2)
- [1945 Jan.] (1)
- [195-?] (1)
- [1950] (2)
- [1955] (1)
- [196-] (2)
- [1960s] (1)
- [1964] (1)
- [1966] (1)
- [197-?] (2)
- [197-] (1)
- [1976] (3)
- [1982] (1)
- [Circa 1982 -- compare to AP-0099] (1)
- [Circa 1982] (1)
- [between 1900 and 1917] (3)
- [between 1900 and 1918] (1)
- [between 1900 and 1923] (2)
- [between 1930 and 1950] (1)
- [between 1930 and 1959] (1)
- [ca. 1915] (1)
- [circa 1986] (1)
- [not after 1937] (1)
- [not before 1919] (1)
- [not before 1937] (67)
- [not before 1939] (1)
- Cliff House (San Francisco, Calif.) (16)
- Sutro Baths (San Francisco, Calif.) (9)
- Navy (7)
- United States (7)
- Playland at the Beach (San Francisco, Calif.) (6)
- Naval Station Treasure Island (San Francisco, Calif.) (2)
- Levi Strauss and Company (1)
- M.H. de Young Memorial Museum (1)
- Olympic Club (San Francisco, Calif.) (1)