This exhibition draws from a collection of photographs shared with the San Francisco Public Library by community members from the Western Addition,
Ocean View/Merced/Ingleside (OMI), Mission and Sunset neighborhoods.On Shades of San Francisco Photo Days, library staff, volunteers, and professional photographers copied photos from the family collections of local residents which recorded their daily lives as well as the cultural, historical, and political contributions of these neighborhoods.
Since the inception of the Shades project, the library has collected over 1,400 photographs from different ethnic communities and neighborhoods. These images have been added to the Library’s extensive archives, an important resource for scholars, students, and the general public.
