San Francisco Collection

Lush vegetation in front of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California

Bill Pearson Playing Tiddlywinks
(Original Caption) As the Tenth Centennial International Tiddlywinks Championships gets underway here, August 22nd, Bill Pearson winks off his play with what appears to be a score

Civil Rights Demonstrators Covered in Egg-Shampoo
(Original Caption) Trainees Richard Siller (left) and Lois Bonzell of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) maintain their stoic posture as they submit to an egg shampoo for civic rights here 8/11

Beatle Fans Screaming With Delight
A group of teenage girls scream with excitement as they greet The Beatles in San Francisco, California

Alcatraz, a former prison island, San Francisco, California, USA

San Francisco Skyline at Sunset
San Francisco colorful sunset from Treasure Island Panorama

V.K. Krishna Menon Shaking Hands with Antoine Pinay
(Original Caption) Menon and Pinay Meet. San Francisco, California: Mr. V.K. Krishna Menon (R) is greeted by France's Foreign Minister Antoine Pinay as the two arrived at the airport here today

George Henry Thomas (born 31 July 1816 in Newsoms)
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Eleanor Roosevelt and Lorena Hickok
7/29/1934-San Francisco, CA-ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Mrs. Franklin D

Horse Carriages and Pedestrians in Portsmouth Square
(Original Caption) San Francisco, California: View of Portsmouth Square

American Eccentric Joshua Norton
(Original Caption) Joshua A ("Emperor") Norton, eccentric of San Francisco. Undated photograph. BPA2# 4250

Early Drawing Depicting California Settlements
(Original Caption) California: General view of the city of San Francisco in 1850

View Of Section Of Montgomery Street
(Original Caption) Old San Francisco. Section of Montgomery street from the Russ House, ca. 1870. Photograph

The First Cable Car In San Francisco
(Original Caption) San Francisco: The first cable car. Clay St. at Kearny. Photograph, 1873

Andrew Hallidie On First Cable Train
(Original Caption) San Francisco. CA: Clay Street Hill R.R. Co. cable car. First cable train with its inventor/engineer Andrew Hallidie (1836-1900) standing at the controls with a beard and mustache

People In Melodeon; Entertainment
(Original Caption) 1874-San Francisco, CA: Evening scene in a melodeon variety entertainment. Engraving

Western Terminus Of Railroad Company
(Original Caption) San Francisco: Western terminus of the California Railroad Co. at Presidio and California Streets. Photograph, ca. 1883

Large Crowd Posing in Different Costumes
(Original Caption) Many styles of dress and many interesting types are to be seen in the above photograph

San Francisco Cable Car
A conductor and collector for the Powell St. Railway Co. stand in front of their cable car, with several passengers, in San Francisco

Passengers Riding Cable Car
(Original Caption) San Francisco cable car going up-hill

The Home of Chas Crocher
(Original Caption) Chas Crocker's residence, San Francisco, California

Men in Kinetoscope Arcade
The Kinetoscope Arcade in San Francisco. For a time, penny arcades also featured "kinetophones, " which enabled the spectator to hear music or "sound effects."

San Francisco Skyline From Yerba Buena
(Original Caption) San Francisco, CA: Looking West toward te San Francisco skyline from Yerba Nuena Island. Undated photograph

Chinese Girls In Traditional Clothing
(Original Caption) San Francisco, CA: San Francisco Girls, members of the Square and Circle Club, a Chinese Young Women's Association, recently held a fashion show here, in which they wore

Phelan Building In San Francisco
(Original Caption) San Francisco, CA: Market Street at Junction of O'farrell Street and Grand Avenue. Phelan Building in Center. Photograph

Marlon and Jocelyn Brando
(Original Caption) Actor Marlon Brando (right) visits his sister Jocelyn Brando, in her dressing room, after watching her perform in Andre Gide's The Immoralist

Market Street in San Francisco
(Original Caption) Photo shows: looking down market street, near 5th street as it looks today-- the 50th anniversary of the earthquake and fire

Boats at Fisherman's Wharf, California
San Francisco, California-Fisherman's Wharf

Willie Mays Signing His Giant's Contract Publicly
(Original Caption) Willie Mays, (L) signed his first contract with the San Francisco Giants here, and for a reported $65, 000, the highest price paid to any player in Giant history

The Financial Center; Street
(Original Caption) San Francisco, CA: Montgomery Street, the financial center of San Francisco, CA

Merle Oberon Driving a Motorboat
Merle Oberon, on location for her latest picture, Night Song, sits behind the wheel of a motorboat

Exterior View of Grape Market
People buy grapes here at the grape market in San Francisco, and crush them in "free presses" to take them home as a barrel of juice

Penitentiary on Alcatraz Island in California
(Original Caption) Photo shows general view of the penitentiary on Alcatraz Island

Joe Paterno
Though a national championship eluded him, Joe Paterno was a clear-cut choice of his colleagues in the American Football Coaches Association. as Kodak Coach-of-the-Year in the University Division

Front View of a "Queen Anne" Victorian House in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, CA: Front view of a Queen Anne victorian style house in San Francisco, California. Undated photograph

Earl Cooper Sitting in Car
(Original Caption) Photoshows earl Cooper of San Francisco at the race at Rochingham

Envelope Sent by the "Zodiac" Killer
(Original Caption) San Francisco: This is a copy of the white envelope in which the latest Zodiac letter was mailed to Attorney Melvin Belli

Two Employees in Large Office
(Original Caption) Empty city room of the San Francisco Examiner attests to the delay in publication when union members declined to cross a picket line

View of Alcatraz Island from Russian Hill
Alcatraz Island as seen from Jones Street on Russian Hill. (Photo by �� Bettmann/CORBIS/Bettmann Archive)

Picture of the Amundsen Monument and the "Gjoa." (Photo by © Bettmann/CORBIS/Bettmann Archive)

Oscar Nelson Shakes Hands with Young Corbett
(Original Caption) 11/24/1904-San Francisco, California"Battling" Nelson, the "Durable Dane" fought and knocked ou Young Corbett (r) in 10 rounds

Refugees Watching Fire From A Hill
(Original Caption) San Francisco earthquake: Refugees watching the fire from a hill surrounded by their few remaining posessions. Photograph, 1906

Women Cooking Outdoors After Earthquake
(Original Caption) 1906-San Srancisco, CA: Women cooking outdoors after the Earthquake

Action Mike Sullivan Fighting Joe Gans
(Original Caption) 1/19/1906-San Francisco, California- Mike "Twin" Sullivan, and Joe Gans, the famed colored fighter

Joe Gans And Joe Walcod Square Off/Ring
(Original Caption) 9/20/1906-San Francisco, CA- Many middleweights and heavyweights of that time refused to meet Joe Walcod, the "Barbados Demon" and Welterweight Champion

Abe Attell & Battling Nelson Boxing
(Original Caption) 1908-San Fracisco, CA: Abe Attell & Battling Nelson in a 20 round draw boxing match

Stanley Ketchel-Billy Papke Prize Fight
11/26/1908 San Francisco, CA-ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Stanley Ketchel (L) and Billy Papke (R) fought again at San Francisco. Pictures show men in mid ring just before knockout

Stanley Ketchel Stands over Billy Papke
Stanley Ketchel, "Michigan Assassin, " first won ring fame when he knocked out Joe Thomas, welterweight champion, in 21 rounds at San Francisco, the photo shows Thomas on the floor

San Francisco World's Fair

Roald Amundsen and His Assistant Flying Plane
(Original Caption) Amundsen (left) and his assistant, Christaffsen, testing one of their planes at San Francisco, April 1913, for use on an expedition to the North Pole

Buildings at Panama-Pacific Exposition
(Original Caption) Following negatives are of buildings and scenes on the grounds of the Panama-Pacific Exposition...Looking west from Main Entrance

Midway at Panama-Pacific Exposition
(Original Caption) Midway, looking east from Filmore Street entrance

Building at Panama-Pacific Exposition
(Original Caption) Palace of Agriculture and main entrance to Court of Abundance

Building at Panama-Pacific Exposition
(Original Caption) Entrance to the Court of Abundance through Palace of Varied Industries

Buildings at Panama-Pacific Exposition
(Original Caption) Following negatives are of buildings and scenes on the grounds of the Panama-Pacific Exposition...Entrance to Court of Honor through Tower of Jewels, and Palace of Manufactures

Building at Panama-Pacific Exposition
(Original Caption) Horticulture Palace from Baker Street entrance

Crowds On The Midway
(Original Caption) 2/27/15: Crowds on the Midway, Panama Pacific Exposition

Panama-Pacific Expoosition
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Opening Day for Panama and Pacific Exposition
(Original Caption) Panama-Pacific Exposition opened kto vast throngs. The photo shows the density of the crowd at the opening day exercises

Opening Ceremony of Panama Pacific Exposition
Opening of Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco

Large Ship near Shore
(Original Caption) U. S. S. Colorado, in the San Francisco Harbor

Junius Spencer Morgan and Bride with Luggage
(Original Caption) Junius Spencer Morgan and his bride are shown on their honeymoon arrival at San Francisco on their honeymoon

Native American Wives Posing Outside Tents
(Original Caption) San Francisco: Panam Exposition. Ogalala Sioux Indians. Indian women at 101 Ranch (L to R), Mrs. Jessie American Bear, Mrs. Nellie Black Fox, Mrs. Two Bull, and Mrs. Sitting Holey

Aerial View Of Market Street
(Original Caption) 1916-San Francisco, CA: Market Street looking down from Montgomery Street. Aerial view

View from Kearnsy Street
(Original Caption) Looking up Kearnsy Street at intersection of 3rd and Market Street

Mormon Leader Joseph Smith
3/21/1916-San Francisco, CA: The latest photograph of Joseph Fielding Smith, the head of the Mormon Church of Salt Lake City, who arrived at San Francisco, CA, on the S. S

Zena Morarsky
(Original Caption) Ms. Zena Morarsky, suffragist and journalist, arriving in San Francisco for lecture tour

Court in Open Air During Epidemic
(Original Caption) 1918-Influenza Epidemic; court is held in open air in San Francisco

People Gathering to Pray during Influenza Epidemic
The congregation praying on the steps of the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption, where they gathered to hear mass and pray during the influenza epidemic, San Francisco, California

Woodrow Wilson in Auto with Secret Service
(Original Caption) 9/1919- San Francisco, CA: A Secret Service agent rides on the running board of President Woodrow Wilson's automobile

Woodrow Wilson at Peace Tour
(Original Caption) Wilson in San Francisco

Irish President De Valera in California 1919

Victims of the Gangsters
Misses Jean Stanley and Jessie Montgomery, two telephone operators who were mistreated by a gang of men in the Howard Street vice house

Erwin Baker Waiting to Start Auto Race
Prominent motorcycle and racecar driver Erwin "Cannonball" Baker waits for the nod of race starter Fred Wagner to begin the auto race, which begins in San Francisco and ends in Chicago

Jack Dempsey with Mother
(Original Caption) 6/9/20- San Francisco, CA - Jack Dempsey of the World with his mother Mrs

Japanese Immigrants Arriving Aboard the Ocean Liner Shinyu Maru
(Original Caption) 7/25/1920-San Francisco, California- Japanese immigrants arrive in San Francisco aboard the liner Shinyu Maru carrying their possessions

Japanese Immigrant Children Aboard Ship
Three Japanese children stand on the deck of the Shinyo Maru as it arrives in San Francisco

The Three Gangsters Who Were Lynched
Terrence Fitta, Charles Valento, George Boyd. All three had criminal records

Girls Attacked by Gang
Miss Jessie Montgomery, 20 years old of Reno, Nevada

Woman with Vice Men at Santa Rosa
Mrs. Dorothy Quinlan, Essex Hotel, mother of two children held in connection with the san Francisco murder. Mrs. Quinlan was found in the same house with the men wanted

Five Men Arraigned in Police Courts
Throng packed in the Hall of Justice waiting for a glimpse of the five gangsters who are in jail for attacking young girls in Howard Street House, California

Dr.Albert Abrams, Founder;Baby Blood Test
(Original Caption) 1921-Dr. Albert Abrams of San Francisco who claimed to have developed blood test to settle paternity cases

Fatty Arbuckle and Defense Team in Court
(Original Caption) 11/19/1921- ARBUCKLE TRIAL IS ON

Margaret Sanger
Birth control advocate Margaret Sander in San Francisco where she was denied a passport to tour Japan by the Consul General

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