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The San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection consists of approximately 250,000 photographs. The subject headings listed here cover only the 35,000 photographs that have been digitized to date. For a complete list of all the subjects for all photographs, including those not yet digitized, view the Subject Guide.
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Baseball:
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Giants,
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Biography:
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Bridges:
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Bay Bridge,
Fourth Street,
Golden Gate,
Long Bridge,
Proposed,
San Jose Avenue,
Sixth Street,
Third Street
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Buildings:
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Businesses:
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See also:
Automobile Dealers,
Breweries,
Drug Stores and Pharmacies,
Florists and
Groceries
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Cemeteries:
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Calvary,
Golden Gate National,
Jewish,
Laurel Hill,
Masonic,
Miscellaneous,
Odd Fellows,
Presidio National,
Removal,
Yerba Buena
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Churches:
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Colleges:
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Districts:
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View clickable neighborhood map
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Earthquakes:
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1868
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1906
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1989
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Fairs:
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Golden Gate International Exposition
Panama Pacific International Exposition
Online exhibit: P.P.I.E. clickable map
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Farmers Markets
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Fire Department
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Fleishhacker Pool:
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Aerial Views,
Businessman's Lunch,
Crowds,
Diving,
Maintenance,
Military,
Swimmers,
Views
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Forts:
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Fort Funston,
Fort Gunnybags,
Fort Mason,
Fort McDowell,
Fort Miley,
Fort Vigilance
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Funeral Homes
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Glen Canyon
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Golf Courses:
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California Country Club,
Harding,
Lake Merced,
Lincoln Park,
Olympic Club Lakeside,
Sharp Park
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Governors
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Homes (Institutions)
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Hospitals:
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Hotels:
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Housing Projects
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Islands:
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Alcatraz,
Angel,
Farallones,
Goat,
Krow,
Mission Rock,
Treasure,
Yerba Buena
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Libraries:
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Branches,
Main
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Mayors
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Monuments:
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Nightclubs:
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Opera House:
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Backstage,
Board of Directors,
Cafeteria and Cocktail Lounge,
Children,
Construction,
Electrical Switchboard,
Exterior,
Groundbreaking,
Hat Check,
Plaque,
South San Francisco,
Ticket Lines,
Ushers
See also: Opera Houses -- South San Francisco,
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Orphanages:
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Edgewood,
Hebrew Asylum,
Laguna Honda,
Mount St. Joseph,
Protestant,
San Francisco Nursery for Homeless Children,
St. Patricks
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Parks:
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Playgrounds:
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Police Department
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Recreation and Community Centers
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Residences
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Schools:
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Adult,
Crippled Children,
Elementary,
High,
Kindergarten,
Middle,
Miscellaneous,
Nursery,
Private,
Secondary,
Unidentified
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Ships:
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Stadiums:
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Candlestick,
Ewing Field,
Kezar,
Recreation Grounds,
Recreation Park,
Seals
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Streets:
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Numbered,
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Strikes:
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1900s,
1910s, 1920s,
1930s,
1940s,
1950s, 1960s,
1970s
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Temples:
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Adath,
Ahavath Achim,
Anshey Sfard,
Beth Israel,
Beth Sholom,
B'Nai David,
Chevra Thilim,
Keneseth Israel,
Sherith Israel,
Temple Emanu-el
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Terminals:
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Airlines,
Greyhound,
Santa Fe Bus and Rail Depot,
Southern Pacific,
Transbay
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Theaters:
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Transportation:
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Buses,
Cable Cars,
Casebolt Cars,
Elephant Train,
Elevated Trains,
Horse Drawn,
Jitneys,
Lines,
Monorail,
Motor Scooters,
Muni,
Railroads,
Stage Coaches,
Steam Powered,
Streetcars,
Taxicabs,
Trackless Trolley,
Tricycle Coach,
Twin Peaks Stage Line,
Wagons
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Unions
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Views:
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1850s,
1860s,
1870s,
1880s,
1890s,
1900s,
1910s,
1920s,
1930s,
1940s,
1950s,
1960s,
1970s,
1980s,
1990s
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