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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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Shades of San Francisco is a community history photography project of the San Francisco History Center. On Shades photo days, held in different San Francisco neighborhoods, donors are invited to...
Show moreShades of San Francisco is a community history photography project of the San Francisco History Center. On Shades photo days, held in different San Francisco neighborhoods, donors are invited to bring in historic photographs of their families, workplaces, and neighborhoods so that these photos can be copied and added to the San Francisco History Center's Photograph Collection. The goal of the project is to add images of ethnic and cultural diversity, as well as broader representation of city neighborhoods, to the San Francisco History Center archives. Once collected in the archives, these photographs become important primary sources to assist students, scholars, and the general public in telling the story of San Francisco. The Western Addition, Mission District, Oceanview/Merced/Ingleside, Sunset District, Bayview/Hunters Point, LGBTQI community and San Francisco's Filipino-American community photo days have already been completed, but the Shades project will continue to other San Francisco neighborhoods and communities in the future.
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Show moreShades of San Francisco is a community history photography project of the San Francisco History Center. On Shades photo days, held in different San Francisco neighborhoods, donors are invited to bring in historic photographs of their families, workplaces, and neighborhoods so that these photos can be copied and added to the San Francisco History Center's Photograph Collection. The goal of the project is to add images of ethnic and cultural diversity, as well as broader representation of city neighborhoods, to the San Francisco History Center archives. Once collected in the archives, these photographs become important primary sources to assist students, scholars, and the general public in telling the story of San Francisco. The Western Addition, Mission District, Oceanview/Merced/Ingleside, Sunset District, Bayview/Hunters Point, LGBTQI community and San Francisco's Filipino-American community photo days have already been completed, but the Shades project will continue to other San Francisco neighborhoods and communities in the future.
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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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Newspaper clippings, photos, magazines, writings, correspondence, ephemera, and audio recordings documenting the work and interests of jazz musician and night club owner Sonny Nelson. Much of the...
Show moreNewspaper clippings, photos, magazines, writings, correspondence, ephemera, and audio recordings documenting the work and interests of jazz musician and night club owner Sonny Nelson. Much of the collection is about the San Francisco North Beach night club the Cellar (aka the Jazz Cellar; active about 1956 - 1960), a birthplace of jazz poetry. A lesser portion of the collection covers Nelson's second North Beach jazz club, the Boule Noire (active about 1960 - 1963).
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Show moreNewspaper clippings, photos, magazines, writings, correspondence, ephemera, and audio recordings documenting the work and interests of jazz musician and night club owner Sonny Nelson. Much of the collection is about the San Francisco North Beach night club the Cellar (aka the Jazz Cellar; active about 1956 - 1960), a birthplace of jazz poetry. A lesser portion of the collection covers Nelson's second North Beach jazz club, the Boule Noire (active about 1960 - 1963).
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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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Sylvester James, Jr. (September 6, 1947–December 16, 1988), better known as Sylvester, was an American disco and soul singer-songwriter. He was known for his flamboyant and androgynous appearance....
Show moreSylvester James, Jr. (September 6, 1947–December 16, 1988), better known as Sylvester, was an American disco and soul singer-songwriter. He was known for his flamboyant and androgynous appearance. The collection contains photographs of Sylvester taken at a performance at the War Memorial Opera House (San Francisco), March 11, 1979; at an Atlanta AIDS Benefit, January 31, 1983; at his birthday party, September 10, 1983; and four portraits that were probably used for publicity purposes. In addition, there is a press kit for a documentary on his life, and proclamations from San Francisco mayors Dianne Feinstein and Art Agnos regarding celebrations in his honor.
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Show moreSylvester James, Jr. (September 6, 1947–December 16, 1988), better known as Sylvester, was an American disco and soul singer-songwriter. He was known for his flamboyant and androgynous appearance. The collection contains photographs of Sylvester taken at a performance at the War Memorial Opera House (San Francisco), March 11, 1979; at an Atlanta AIDS Benefit, January 31, 1983; at his birthday party, September 10, 1983; and four portraits that were probably used for publicity purposes. In addition, there is a press kit for a documentary on his life, and proclamations from San Francisco mayors Dianne Feinstein and Art Agnos regarding celebrations in his honor.
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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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The records of Travelers Aid Society of San Francisco document the organization's activities from its founding in 1914, through its transition to Compass Community Services in 1995, and up to 2004....
Show moreThe records of Travelers Aid Society of San Francisco document the organization's activities from its founding in 1914, through its transition to Compass Community Services in 1995, and up to 2004. The bulk of the collection covers the years 1940-1989, providing insight into the organization's shifting mission in response to changing social conditions. The collection contains board and committee minutes and reports, correspondence, training manuals, subject files, and scrapbooks.
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Show moreThe records of Travelers Aid Society of San Francisco document the organization's activities from its founding in 1914, through its transition to Compass Community Services in 1995, and up to 2004. The bulk of the collection covers the years 1940-1989, providing insight into the organization's shifting mission in response to changing social conditions. The collection contains board and committee minutes and reports, correspondence, training manuals, subject files, and scrapbooks.
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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 contains photographs created by professional San Francisco photographer V. M. Hanks Jr from the 1940s until the late 1980s. The photographs include both negatives and photographic prints...
Show moreCollection contains photographs created by professional San Francisco photographer V. M. Hanks Jr from the 1940s until the late 1980s. The photographs include both negatives and photographic prints created by Hanks beginning with his role as U.S. Marine’s photographer and traces the trajectory of his career as a hotel photographer and significant general San Francisco photographer. The bulk of the collection consists of black and white photographic prints and transparencies. Photographs document visits to San Francisco by heads of state, public officials and royalty from several countries during the 1940s through the 1960s. In the 1970s – 1980s, there is photographic documentation of numismatic events at the old San Francisco Mint.
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Show moreCollection contains photographs created by professional San Francisco photographer V. M. Hanks Jr from the 1940s until the late 1980s. The photographs include both negatives and photographic prints created by Hanks beginning with his role as U.S. Marine’s photographer and traces the trajectory of his career as a hotel photographer and significant general San Francisco photographer. The bulk of the collection consists of black and white photographic prints and transparencies. Photographs document visits to San Francisco by heads of state, public officials and royalty from several countries during the 1940s through the 1960s. In the 1970s – 1980s, there is photographic documentation of numismatic events at the old San Francisco Mint.
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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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Unbound album of black and white photographic prints taken by Leo Riegel Taylor Burton of work in Golden Gate Park in the 1930s, including jobs sponsored by the Works Progress Administration. The...
Show moreUnbound album of black and white photographic prints taken by Leo Riegel Taylor Burton of work in Golden Gate Park in the 1930s, including jobs sponsored by the Works Progress Administration. The photographs depict engineers and surveyors in the office and in the field, as well as WPA workers laboring on projects including road building and landscaping. The end of the album consists of photos of Golden Gate Park in 1921. Some photos have names of the people handwritten in pen on the photograph. The majority of the photographs have handwritten descriptions in pencil.
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Show moreUnbound album of black and white photographic prints taken by Leo Riegel Taylor Burton of work in Golden Gate Park in the 1930s, including jobs sponsored by the Works Progress Administration. The photographs depict engineers and surveyors in the office and in the field, as well as WPA workers laboring on projects including road building and landscaping. The end of the album consists of photos of Golden Gate Park in 1921. Some photos have names of the people handwritten in pen on the photograph. The majority of the photographs have handwritten descriptions in pencil.
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