The United States of America Panama-Pacific International Exposition S...
This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Baldwin.
San Francisco in July 1849 from present site of S.F. Stock Exchange
This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Crocker (H.S.) & Co.
Flume ; Elevating water wheel / / Lith. & published by Britton & Rey, ...
Pictorial lettersheet with two images on one page shows (top) miners working next to flume; and (bottom) miners working next to river with water wheel leading to sluice; with attached blank leaf. Baird, Califo... More
Chinese settlement in the suburbs of San Francisco, California / ... F...
Humble dwellings along bay. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1856 June 21, p. 21.
Assassination of James King, of William, corner of Montgomery and Wash...
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1856 July 19, p. 88.
Lincoln School, Historic View, Fifth Street, San Francisco, San Franci...
Public domain photograph of San Francisco streets, landmark historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Laying the Deck Plates of Monitor Camanche, San Francisco
Laborers and spectators. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, which cre... More
San Francisco, from Corner of 2nd and Folsom Streets
The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 378. LOT subdivision subject: San Francisco General Views. This record contains unverified old dat... More
Starr King's Tomb, Geary Street, San Francisco, March 4, 1865
Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Private Residences on Harrison Street, San Francisco
The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 482. LOT subdivision subject: San Francisco Private Residences. This record contains unverified ol... More
What Cheer House, Sacramento St., San Francisco
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of San Francisco, mid-19th century albumen print, no copyright restrictions.
Statue of Lincoln, front of Lincoln School House, 5th Street, San Fran...
The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 500. LOT subdivision subject: San Francisco Public Buildings Schools, Hospitals, etc. This record ... More
Residence of R.B. Woodward, San Francisco--interior of Conservatory
The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 422. LOT subdivision subject: San Francisco Private Residences. This record contains unverified ol... More
The cliff house, near San Francisco, Cal. Taber Photo., San Francisco
Photo shows a bird's-eye view of the Cliff House overlooking Seal Rocks in the Pacific Ocean, San Francisco, California. No. B. 59. Printed on verso: Taber Photographic Parlors, 8 Montgomery Street, San Franci... More
Market St. Taber Photo., San Francisco
Photo shows a bird's-eye view of Market Street in San Francisco, California, with many horse-drawn carriages and cable cars, along with pedestrians on the broad street between commercial buildings. No. B. 2146... More
Golden Gate Park & conservatory. Lone Mountain
Public domain scan of park, wood, forest print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Across Golden Gate, from Cliff House, San Francisco, U. S. A
No. 4198. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mission Dolores, San Francisco by Louis K. Harlow
Print shows a street-level view of the "Mission Dolores" with basilica in San Francisco, California. AA66753 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 521. Label on verso with title and publication statements. Printed on lab... More
Arnold Genthe - Poster of Protect the Emperor Society, Chinatown, San ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of San Francisco during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Arnold Genthe - Tiny yellow flowers of the world, Chinatown, San Franc...
Public domain photograph of San Francisco Chinatown, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Arnold Genthe - The first born, Chinatown, San Francisco
Public domain photograph of San Francisco Chinatown, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Arnold Genthe - The paper gatherer, Chinatown, San Francisco
Public domain photograph of San Francisco Chinatown, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Arnold Genthe - An afternoon airing, Chinatown, San Francisco
Picryl description: Public domain image of children in poverty, child labor, Great Depression, 1930s, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Arnold Genthe - The shoe maker, Chinatown, San Francisco
Public domain photograph of San Francisco Chinatown, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Arnold Genthe - A grocery shop, Chinatown, San Francisco
Picryl description: Public domain image of a market, marketplace, city center, vendors, people gathering, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Three children in front of a cellar door, Chinatown, San Francisco
Public domain photograph of San Francisco Chinatown, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Arnold Genthe - Loafers, Chinatown, San Francisco
Public domain photograph of San Francisco Chinatown, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Arnold Genthe - Reading wall notices, Chinatown, San Francisco
Public domain photograph of San Francisco Chinatown, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Women and children walking down a street, Chinatown, San Francisco
Picryl description: Public domain image of children in poverty, child labor, Great Depression, 1930s, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Arnold Genthe - The drug store sign, Chinatown, San Francisco
Title from a similar image in: Genthe's photographs of San Francisco's old Chinatown / photographs by Arnold Genthe ; selection and text by John Kuo Wei Tchen. New York : Dover Publications, 1984, pl. 42. Purch... More
Arnold Genthe - In front of the Joss House, Chinatown, San Francisco
Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Man carrying a child accompanied by another child, Chinatown, San Fran...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of living conditions, building, by Arnold Genthe, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Arnold Genthe - Fleeing from the camera, Chinatown, San Francisco
Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Arnold Genthe - In front of the Joss House, Chinatown, San Francisco
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of living conditions, building, by Arnold Genthe, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Arnold Genthe - Washington Street, Chinatown, San Francisco
Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Arnold Genthe - Washington Street, Chinatown, San Francisco
Title from a similar image in: Genthe's photographs of San Francisco's old Chinatown / photographs by Arnold Genthe ; selection and text by John Kuo Wei Tchen. New York : Dover Publications, 1984, pl. 25. Purch... More
Arnold Genthe - Weighing fish, 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 - Bob Lim and brother, Chinatown, San Francisco
Title from a similar image in: Genthe's photographs of San Francisco's old Chinatown / photographs by Arnold Genthe ; selection and text by John Kuo Wei Tchen. New York : Dover Publications, 1984, pl. 10. Purch... More
Arnold Genthe - Gambling hall, Jackson Street corner, Chinatown, San F...
Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Arnold Genthe - Bob Lim and brother, Chinatown, San Francisco
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of city street life, vendor, shop sign, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Arnold Genthe - The balloon man, 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 devil's kitchen (by night), Chinatown, San Francis...
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. 163. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943.
Man and a boy walking down a sidewalk with other people, Chinatown, Sa...
Public domain photograph of San Francisco Chinatown, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Men standing or walking down a sidewalk, Chinatown, San Francisco
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
Group of men standing on a street, Chinatown, San Francisco
Public domain photograph of San Francisco Chinatown, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Group of men standing on a street, Chinatown, San Francisco
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
Three children in front of a cellar door, Chinatown, San Francisco
Public domain photograph of San Francisco Chinatown, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Arnold Genthe - Children of high class, Chinatown, San Francisco
Picryl description: Public domain image of ethnic group, people gathering, anthropology, colonies, exotic, indigenous people, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Arnold Genthe - A slave girl in holiday attire, Chinatown, San Francis...
Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Woman and a child walking down a street, Chinatown, San Francisco
Picryl description: Public domain image of children in poverty, child labor, Great Depression, 1930s, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
In an opium joint, Chinatown, San Francisco, Cal., U. S. A
Copyright 1898 by Strohmeyer & Wyman. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, people, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Sousa Band train delayed by an accident en route from San Francisco to...
Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Francisco Vigil--Govr. Pueblo San Ildefonso
Half-length portrait of Tewa Indian, facing front. Public domain photograph of native Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Fishermen's Wharf, San Francisco
Photograph by the Detroit Publishing Co. No. 014041. Detroit Publishing Company Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geogr.... More
Interior of Arnold Genthe's studio on Clay Street in San Francisco
Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential home interior, living room, fireplace, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Section 2. Over refugees' Camp Lake showing edge of unburned district....
No. 20616. Caption card tracings: Shelf. California. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Palace Hotel, new Montgomery St., San Francisco, Cal.
Picryl description: Public domain image of a damaged, burned, or destroyed building, natural disaster, war destruction, ruins, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
San Francisco disaster - earthquake and fire - man and woman standing ...
H78483 U.S. Copyright Office This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Ca. SF Earthquake; Shelf.
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.
Companies A and G of 5th California National Guards drilling in street...
At time of earthquake and fire. H77104 U.S. Copyright Office Stereo copyrighted by C.L. Wasson. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. Index (2); Natl. Guard... More
Ruined but not disheartened, his safe, his business souvenir, San Fran...
Stereo shows two men standing near a toppled safe amid a rubble of bricks after the San Francisco earthquake in 1906. H77361 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 7840. Copyright May 14, 1906 by E.W. Kelley. Exhibited: D... More
![San Francisco Earthquake, April 18, 1906: Post Office [tent] in Hamilton Square refugee camp](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDYvMDEvMDEvc2FuLWZyYW5jaXNjby1lYXJ0aHF1YWtlLWFwcmlsLTE4LTE5MDYtcG9zdC1vZmZpY2UtdGVudC1pbi1oYW1pbHRvbi1zcXVhcmUtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/20/webp "San Francisco Earthquake, April 18, 1906: Post Office [tent] in Hamilton Square refugee camp")
San Francisco Earthquake, April 18, 1906: Post Office [tent] in Hamilt...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of San Francisco earthquake and Great Fire, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
End view of the magnificent City Hall, showing wreck caused by the fir...
Artist seated in rubble, painting scene. Stereo copyrighted by R.E. Steele. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. Index; Artists at work; Ca. SF Earthquake; Shelf.
Looking up Post St. from Kearney St., San Francisco, Cal
"3157" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 019233. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Arnold Genthe - Ruins after San Francisco earthquake, 1906 / Genthe.
Exhibited: American Treasures of the Library of Congress. Public domain photograph - San Francisco earthquake and fire, ruins, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ruins of Stanford Mansion and Hopkins Art Institute, San Francisco, Ca...
Group of men and women on sidewalk in front of ruins. H77406 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Detroit Publishing Co. No. 019239.
![Tower of City Hall, [1906 earthquake, San Francisco, Calif.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDYvMDEvMDEvdG93ZXItb2YtY2l0eS1oYWxsLTE5MDYtZWFydGhxdWFrZS1zYW4tZnJhbmNpc2NvLWNhbGlmLTEwMjQuanBn/40/49/webp "Tower of City Hall, [1906 earthquake, San Francisco, Calif.]")
Tower of City Hall, [1906 earthquake, San Francisco, Calif.]
Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Ruins of City Hall, 1906 earthquake, San Francisco, Calif.
Title partially devised by cataloger. "3152 B" on negative. No Detroit Publishing Co. no. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Ruins of City Hall, from the corners of Van Ness Ave. and Market Sts.,...
Street view showing earthquake damage, San Francisco, California. H76493 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by James Tod Cornwall. No. 6.
Market St., the business centre, after terrible earthquake and fire, S...
Low aerial panorama. Stereo copyrighted by H.C. White Co. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: California; Shelf.
Earthquake, San Francisco. April 18, 1906. Houses built by Red Cross a...
Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card. Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: ARC. Slides. Group title: Disaster Relief. 1 October 1919 [date received] Used in... More
Life in San Francisco after the great disaster--cooking in the streets...
Picryl description: Public domain image of San Francisco earthquake and Great Fire, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Panorama from roof of Ferry P.O., San Francisco, Cal
"3149" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 019203. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
San Francisco disaster - earthquake and fire - several buildings in fo...
Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Arnold Genthe - Blanchard(?) Bldg. alley in Chinatown, S.F.
H97046 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Marion Johmann(?), L.A. No. 420.
Kearney St. and Hall of Justice after the great disaster, San Francisc...
Stereograph showing ruins following the earthquake and fire in 1906 in San Francisco, California. H96571 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 8773. Copyright 1907 by H.C. White Co. Exhibited: "Documenting Disaster: Phot... More
The museum in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, Cal., U.S.A
No. 733. Public domain photograph of landscape view, nature, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Women Voters Frisco - Registering shop girls & clerks
Photo shows women in San Francisco, CA, registering to vote. California adopted women's suffrage in Oct. 1911. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2008)
![[Panorama taken from Vallejo Street showing Main Exhibit Palaces]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTMvcGFub3JhbWEtdGFrZW4tZnJvbS12YWxsZWpvLXN0cmVldC1zaG93aW5nLW1haW4tZXhoaWJpdC1wYWxhY2VzLTcxYTYzYy0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/8/webp "[Panorama taken from Vallejo Street showing Main Exhibit Palaces]")
[Panorama taken from Vallejo Street showing Main Exhibit Palaces]
J193800 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Panama-Pacific International Exposition Co.; June 29, 1914. No. 2400. Title derived from copyright deposit records.
![[Field day to H.I.M. Japanese Naval Training Ships]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTQvZmllbGQtZGF5LXRvLWhpbS1qYXBhbmVzZS1uYXZhbC10cmFpbmluZy1zaGlwcy1jNDQ2MWEtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/7/webp "[Field day to H.I.M. Japanese Naval Training Ships]")
[Field day to H.I.M. Japanese Naval Training Ships]
J193332 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; W. Wesley Swadley; June 15, 1914; DLC/PP-1914:44812. On front: "[Copyrighted] 1914, Official Photograph by W. Wesley Swadley, International Exposition and Conven... More
Fred Thompson - Public domain drawing
Photograph shows amusement park designer and architect Frederic Thompson (1873-1919), who designed Luna Park (Coney Island), The Hippodrome (New York City) and Toyland (Panama Pacific International Exposition).... More
Motor Transport Co. 554 enroute to Santa Cruz, August 29, 1919 to esco...
J236945 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; J. D. Givens; September 25, 1919. Copyright claimant's address: S.F., Cal. No. 1.
The Palace Fine Arts, San Francisco
J238942 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; J. D. Givens; 1919; DLC/PP-1919:46014. Photographer's address: S.F., Cal.
Market St,. looking toward Ferry Station, San Francisco, Calif
No. 23130. Public domain photograph of building, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Women's Life Savings Corps in Action. All heave together. Miss Alice G...
Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card. Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: ARC, Lothers & Young. Group title: First aid (water) Gift; American National Red ... More
Beaches. Cliff House in San Francisco
Picryl description: Public domain image of a mountain cliff view, natural rocky landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
![[Interior of Chinese lodging house (opium den?), San Francisco, California]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDIvaW50ZXJpb3Itb2YtY2hpbmVzZS1sb2RnaW5nLWhvdXNlLW9waXVtLWRlbi1zYW4tZnJhbmNpc2NvLWNhbGlmb3JuaWEtODIzZTUzLTEwMjQuanBn/40/31/webp "[Interior of Chinese lodging house (opium den?), San Francisco, California]")
[Interior of Chinese lodging house (opium den?), San Francisco, Califo...
Four Chinese men smoking opium(?) pipes in Chinatown. Public domain image of Chinese history, opium war, China government, and politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Cliff House Fire, Historic View, Point Lobos, San Francisco, San Franc...
Survey number: HABS CA-1736 Public domain photograph of a hotel building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Telegraph Hill (House), 1301 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, San Fra...
Survey number: HABS CA-1241 Public domain photograph related to development of telegraph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Metroplitan Theater, Historic View, Montgomery & Jackson Streets, San ...
Survey number: HABS CA-1745 Public domain photograph of theater building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Appraiser's Building, Sansome Street, San Francisco, San Francisco Cou...
Survey number: HABS CA-1231 Public domain photograph - historic landmark, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Fort Mason, NCO Quarters No. 12, San Francisco, San Francisco County, ...
Survey number: HABS CA-1178 Public domain photograph of a house in California, residential property, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
San Francisco Civic Center, Civic Auditorium, Civic Center, San Franci...
Survey number: HABS CA-2222-C National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 78000757
S.F. Bay Bridge D10, San Francisco, California
Bird's-eye view of San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, under construction, and skyline.
S.F. Bay Bridge D27, San Francisco, California
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, under construction. J15259 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Associated Oil Company. No. D. 27.
![[History of San Francisco mural "Torchlight Procession" by Anton Refregier at Rincon Annex Post Office located near the Embarcadero at 101 Spear Street, San Francisco, California]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTIvMDEvMDEvaGlzdG9yeS1vZi1zYW4tZnJhbmNpc2NvLW11cmFsLXRvcmNobGlnaHQtcHJvY2Vzc2lvbi1ieS1hbnRvbi1yZWZyZWdpZXItYXQtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "[History of San Francisco mural \"Torchlight Procession\" by Anton Refregier at Rincon Annex Post Office located near the Embarcadero at 101 Spear Street, San Francisco, California]")
[History of San Francisco mural "Torchlight Procession" by Anton Refre...
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was a New Deal program established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 as a response to the high unemployment during the Great Depression. The program put people t... More
Aerial view of Pan American Airways "China Clipper" over San Francisco...
J19576 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 11270D. Public domain photograph of aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Unemployed men on Howard Street. San Francisco, California
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
Longshoremen's lunch hour. San Francisco waterfront. California
Public domain photograph of San Francisco streets, landmark historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description