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[Retrato de San Francisco de Borja]

Inscripción: "S. FRANCISCVS BORGIA / Gandiæ Dux .III Soc. IESV Præpositus / Generalis."

Part of a panorama taken from Nob Hill, San Francisco, CA, 1853

Part one of a six part panorama taken early in 1853, see A11.17673-A11.17678. Source: "L&C - Billy Pearson"

Part of a panorama taken from Nob Hill, San Francisco, CA, 1853

Part two of a six part panorama taken early in 1853, see A11.17673-A11.17678. Source: "L&C - Billy Pearson"

From San Francisco Bay to the Plains of Los Angeles : from exploration...

Scale 1:760,320. At head of title: Coast route, California Map no. 1. Relief shown by hachures. From U.S. War Department, Explorations and Surveys for a Railroad Route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific ... More

Protestant burying ground, (Broderick's Monument) from the Catholic Ce...

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 472. LOT subdivision subject: San Francisco Cemeteries. This record contains unverified data from ... More

Pacific Mail docks, San Francisco, CA, circa 1870

At First and Brannan Streets. See also A12.18322gl, nl, pl for additional view taken on the same day. Copied from a large original Watkins print owned by J.H. Kemble. Source: "Pur. from J.H. Kemble, per R. Weinstein."

The Modoc indians / from photographs taken by C.F. [sic] Watkins, San ...

Front page of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper with portraits of eleven Modoc Indians, federal prisoners and alleged participants in a violent uprising.

Chinese Immigrants at the San Francisco Custom House

Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, v. 25, no. 1049 (1877 Feb. 3.). Reference copy may be in LOT 7010. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Ca. SF; Customs houses; Immigra... More

Whalers in Oakland Creek, CA, undated

View includes BOWHEAD (built 1882; steamer-bark, 3m; whaler), BELUGA (steam whaler), THRASHER(?) & ORCA(?).

Sutro Baths Construction - National Parks Gallery

Main Building, Boiler House circa 1892. Construction of Cliff House and Sutro Baths.

A Visitor in the Gardens - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

A visitor at the gardens in Sutro Heights, 1894-1907 Public domain photograph - park, sign, monument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rose [Rosa chinensis 'Mutabilis']

Common name: Rose Origin: Introduced prior to 1894 by an unknown person Uses: Single flowers start out light yellow changing to pink and then to crimson. When the China Roses were introduced to the West there w... More

The street of the gamblers (by day), Chinatown, San Francisco

Title from a similar image in: Old Chinatown : a book of pictures / by Arnold Genthe ; with text by Will Irwin. New York : M. Kennerley, 1913, p. 139. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943.

Sutro Pleasure Grounds - National Parks Gallery

Sutro Pleasure Grounds, c. 1896-1907

Arnold Genthe - Father and children, Chinatown, San Francisco

Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943. Arnold Genthe (1869-1942) was a German-born American photographer who is best known for his photographs of San Francisco's Chinatown and the 1906 earthquake. He began his... More

Arnold Genthe - Father and children, Chinatown, San Francisco

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of city street life, vendor, shop sign, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Arnold Genthe - Pipe dreams, Chinatown, San Francisco

Picryl description: Public domain image of San Francisco during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Arnold Genthe - The lily vendor, Chinatown, San Francisco

Picryl description: Public domain image of San Francisco during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Arnold Genthe - The street of painted balconies, Chinatown, San Franci...

Public domain photograph of San Francisco Chinatown, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Arnold Genthe - The opium fiend, Chinatown, San Francisco

Public domain photograph of San Francisco Chinatown, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Arnold Genthe - The cellar door, Chinatown, San Francisco

Public domain photograph of San Francisco Chinatown, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sutro Baths - National Parks Gallery

Sutro Baths Interior, April 8, 1900

Cliff House, San Francisco - Victorian era public domain image

People walking on beach and in water in mid-ground; Cliff House in backgrd. Photoprint copyrighted by H.? G. Peabody, Boston. This record contains unverified data from caption card.

Map of the St. Louis, san Francisco & New Orleans Railway Company. Fro...

Railroad Right of Way Maps

All aboard for the Limited, San Francisco, California

Photograph shows passengers boarding the California Limited of the Santa Fe R.R.; women on platform hugging before departure; sign on platform: (Santa Fe) The California Limited, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Fra... More

San Francisco, April 18, 1906, San Francisco, California

Picryl description: Public domain image of San Francisco earthquake and Great Fire, 1906, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Pioneer Bl'd'g. 4th St., Southern Methodist University collection

Title: Pioneer Bl'd'g. 4th St...Alternative Title: Pioneer Building, 4th Street..Creator: Stoddard [attrib.]..Date: 1906..Part Of: San Francisco earthquake..Physical Description: 1 photographic print: gelatin s... More

Arnold Genthe - On the ruins (April 1906), Chinatown, San Francisco

South End Rowing Club, San Francisco, CA, late 1908

Written along the bottom edge of the negative, "Just arrived in new location - Aquatic Park". See info. file for more information. The 8 x 10 in. print is a copy made from A11.15926pl (has same scratches and wa... More

Two Italian fishing boats at Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, CA, cir...

One of the boats has a catch of fish.

Panoramic San Francisco, from California Street hill, 1877

Panorama consists of 11 sections with reproductions of photographs by Eadweard J. Muybridge. High views showing Alcatraz island, Telegraph hill, homes, hotels, etc., including many buildings destroyed in the fi... More

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM. DISTRICT GOVERNORS OF FEDERAL RESERVE: E. R. F...

A black and white photo of a group of men. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

San Francisco Auditorium, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows the San Francisco Civic Auditorium where the 1920 Democratic National Convention was held from June 28 to July 6, 1920. The convention resulted in the nomination of Governor James M. Cox of Oh... More

The Incubator Babies - National Parks Gallery

To display some of the advances in child care, several premature babies were brought to The Zone and displayed in new incubation units. Several storks were brought from the wild to complete the exhibit.

Photograph of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition

Panama-Pacific International Exposition The Panama-Pacific International Exposition was a world's fair held in San Francisco, California, in 1915 to celebrate the completion of the Panama Canal and to showcase... More

Soldiers Loading a Gun - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Soldiers loading a gun. Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Museum at Sutro Baths - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Sutro Baths Museum Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Armed Nike Missile - National Parks Gallery

View of a Nike guided missile ready for immediate launch in Guard Bay Area, near San Francisco, 10/18/54.

[Muriel Lynch]. - Public domain portrait print

Summary: Dual studio portrait, Muriel Lynch (right) and younger (unidentified) woman (left) seated together, in gowns, cloud background. Photographic studio stamped on item. Title derived by Library of Congress... More

Aerial photographs - California - San Francisco

California - San Francisco Public domain photograph - aerial photo, work of US government, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Aerial photographs - California - San Francisco

California - San Francisco Public domain photograph - aerial photo, work of US government, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Aerial photographs - California - San Francisco

California - San Francisco Public domain photograph of the US industrial development, work of U.S. government, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Arnold Genthe - Street in Chinatown, San Francisco

Picryl description: Public domain image of bustling city downtown streets, commercial buildings, 20th-century, the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mercantile Library Building, Historic View, Bush & Sansome Streets, Sa...

Survey number: HABS CA-1163 Public domain photograph of shopping center, department store building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Preaching Salvation. Salvation Army, San Francisco, California

Public domain photograph of California in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a crowd of people. Office of War Informatio...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Reading war news aboard streetcar. San Francisco, California

Public domain photograph of Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Women in essential services. Women railroad workers take over the cars...

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Exterior picture of Fort Point with the Golden Gate Bridge, 19 Februar...

Exterior picture of Fort Point with the Golden Gate Bridge, 19 February 1947. Notice the light keeper's house is still intact.

Aerial view of the Presidio parade grounds and 6th Army Headquarters b...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: The Presidio, San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Releas... More

Sutro Baths tram close-up shot, 1951

Sutro Baths tram close-up shot, 1951 Public domain photograph of a tram car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

POW Red Cross Canteen - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Soldiers and red cross workers seen standing by red cross center with welcome home sign. General Nelson M. Walker 23 Aug, 1953 with first shipload of repatriated prisoners of war to reach the United States.

Nike missiles, Fort Barry, 1959

“Nike-Hercules Site [SF-88], Ft. Barry, California. 17 March 59”

Alcatraz Inmate Cutting Out Gloves

An Alcatraz inmate cutting out gloves.

Press Photo of Alcatraz Buildings After the 1962 Escape

Press Photo from the 1962 Alcatraz escape, June 1962. View from the west side building diagram directions.

Richard Nixon wears a hard hat and speaks with a worker while visiting...

Photographic Materials Public domain photograph of President Richard Nixon administration, US government, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sutro Baths burning, 1966 - Public Domain image, National Parks Galler...

Sutro Baths burning, 1966. Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

President Gerald R. Ford Holding a Refugee Baby on an Evacuation Bus a...

Gerald R. Ford White House Photographs Public domain photograph of US government agency official, meeting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a tram car, free to us...

Public domain image with Picryl description as title Public domain photograph of a tram car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Powerhouse for San Francisco's historic cable cars, California

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Point Lobos Lion, San Francisco, California

A sail boat, with spinnaker billowing, takes part in the Treasure Isla...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Francisco Bay State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Publ... More

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip stand with President and Mrs. Rea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF Sergeant Michael E. Lada Release Statu... More

A view of the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB 63) from the anchor winches

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Michael D.P. Flynn Release Status: Relea... More

A van painted with a mural of the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB 63)

Crewmen stand by prior to the recommissioning of the battleship USS MI...

Missouri Governor John Ashcroft and his wife attend a post-recommissio...

Pictured is Alcatraz Lighthouse on San Francisco Bay

Pictured is Alcatraz Lighthouse on San Francisco Bay during sunrise, Oct. 22, 2015. The 84-foot tall tower has stood in the center of the Bay since 1909. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Robert Sevon)

Alcatraz inmates arriving at the main cell house, c1960.

Alcatraz inmates arriving at the main cell house, c1960. Leg irons and handcuffs can be seen on most of the inmates.

President Clinton in group, 1996

President Clinton with his arms around two people, in a group, 1996.

The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) depa...

SAN FRANCISCO (Oct. 11, 2011) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) departs San Francisco Bay after participating in San Francisco Fleet Week. San Francisco Fleet Week 2011 was a fiv... More

Presidio of San Francisco, San Francisco, California

Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Originally, El Presidio Real de San Francisco or Royal Presidio of San Francisco, the park is on the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula in San Fr... More

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, water, historic structure, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California

Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. The bridge, declared one of the modern Wonders of the World by the American Society of Engineers, links San Francisco to Marin County. Credit line: The Jo... More

Advertising kiosk on the streets of downtown San Francisco, California

Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

2012 Gay Pride Parade, San Francisco, California

The San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration, usually known as San Francisco Pride, is a parade and festival held at the end of June each year in San Francisco to celebrate the lesbia... More

City Lights bookstore, San Francisco, California

Founded in 1953 by poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Peter D. Martin, it's one of the truly great independent bookstores in the United States. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs ... More

Fog rolls across the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California

The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening of the San Francisco Bay into the Pacific Ocean. In 2012 the Golden Gate Bridge celebrated its 75th anniversary. Title, date, ... More

Lt. Allison Christ an intensive care unit nurse with

Lt. Allison Christ an intensive care unit nurse with the Telecritical Medical Unit at Navel Medical Center San Diego and a Navy corpsmeen with 1st Medical Battalion from Camp Pendleton, California insert a ches... More

Aftermath of the San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906

Title devised. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943. Arnold Genthe (1869-1942) was a German-born American photographer who is best known for his photographs of San Francisco's Chinatown and the 1906 earthquak... More

Chinese butcher shop, San Francisco, Cal.

California Stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who a... More

Power - theatrical performance poster

The Living Newspaper presents Power Modern Industry Dramatized Starts Aug 12 Alcazar WPA (Content)

St. Mary's Cathedral bread line, where the little tots were not forgot...

Picryl description: Public domain image of San Francisco earthquake and Great Fire, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Fat Albert, the C-130 Hercules assigned to the U.S.

Fat Albert, the C-130 Hercules assigned to the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, flies over San Francisco in preparation for an air show scheduled during San Francisco Fleet Week 2011. S... More

Odd Fellows Hall, San Francisco. Sterescope Cards NYPL Collection.

Public domain scan of the back of stereograph card, stereoscopic view, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

An AH-1Z "Viper" with Marine Light Attack Helicopter

An AH-1Z "Viper" with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, aka Scarface, lands aboard USS Makin Island, Oct. 4. A Scarface detachment is supporting the aviation combat element of the 11th Marine Expedit... More

Commercial catalog, J.J. Pfister Knitting Co., San Francisco [page 10]

Repository: California Historical Society.Date: 1892.Call number: CC P47.Digital object ID: CC P47_003.Preferred citation: Commercial catalog, J.J. Pfister Knitting Co., San Francisco [page 10], courtesy, Calif... More

Menu, House of Murphy, San Francisco

Repository: California Historical Society..Digital object ID: CHS2013.1431..Call number: MENU COL..Collection: California menu collection..Date: undated..Preferred citation: Menu, House of Murphy, California ... More

Cablecar turnaround.San Francisco., Bernard Spragg Photo

Stand awhile at Powell and Market Sts and spot arriving cable-car operators leaping out, gripping the trolleys' chassis and slooowly rotating the car atop a revolving wooden platform. Cable cars can't go backwa... More

"Airplane view of the San francisco Bay Area looking west, taken over ...

Public domain aerial photograph, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph - aerial photo, work of US government, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Colored Postcard MarketStreetSanFran

Market Street, San Francisco, from postcard, 1st decade of 20th century. At the near left, the Flood Building at Powell Street. One of San Francisco's most famous department stores, The Emporium, is to the righ... More

City of San Francisco (Unsplash)

San Francisco, United States Public domain image of San Francisco buildings, city, cityscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description A city street filled with lots of tall buildings... More

San Francisco-1853 - Daguerreotype portrait

Photo panorama of San Francisco, 1853 Source http://www.daguerre.org/gallery/oakland/5ca.html

View of Golden Gate Bridge construction

View of Golden Gate Bridge construction. The caption on the picture states, "Derricks were used to pull the wire over to the San Francisco side."

Mission San Francisco de Asis, Mission & Sixteenth Streets, San Franci...

Suggested address, Mission & Sixteenth Streets, is not verifiable in documentation. See also HALS CA-83 for additional documentation. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-73 Survey num... More

After the earthquake - frame houses tumbled from their foundations, Sa...

Stereo shows two Victorian houses that have fallen off of their foundations after the San Francisco earthquake in 1906. H97373 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 8774. Copyright July 29, 1907 by H.C. White Co. Exhibit... More

Anglo & London Paris National Bank, One Sansome Street, San Francisco,...

Significance: One of a group of historically and architecturally important bank buildings in downtown San Francisco. Within this group, it is particularly notable for is monumental size, prominent location, and... More

Anglo & London Paris National Bank, One Sansome Street, San Francisco,...

Panorama of San Francisco taken from the tower of the house of Mrs. Ma...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic city, cityscape, street view, buildings, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.