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OldSF

What did the Sunset neighborhood of San Francisco look like in 1904? Now you can find out with this wonderful geotagged map of San Francisco. Through geocoding, photos from the San Francisco Public Library's Historical Photograph Collection were associated with latitudes and longitudes to link up photos to their various locales within the city. Visitors can zoom in and out of the map to explore...

https://www.oldsf.org/
San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection

In the 1936 film, "San Francisco" Jeannette MacDonald sings the film's title song, which of course includes the Gus Kahn-penned lyric "San Francisco, welcome me home again/I'm not at home to go roaming no more." For those who might be pining for Baghdad by the Bay (or for images from the infamous earthquake in 1906), this online collection from the San Francisco Public Library will be most...

https://sfpl.org/?pg=0200000301
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (PUC) digital collection is based at the San Francisco Public Library. It includes over 300 images, spanning 1887 to 1968, of significant events and projects such as the building of the Hetch Hetchy Railroad and O'Shaughnessey Dam, the construction of the Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island, and so on. These fascinating historic...

https://sfpl.org/locations/main-library/historical-photograp...
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Willard E. Worden Glass Plate Negative Collection

William E. Worden was a very active photographer in and around San Francisco, working tirelessly to document the city during the early 20th century. The San Francisco Public Library is offering over 430 images, captured by Worden from 1911 to 1912, for general consumption. The photos are divided into eight areas, including Jordan Park, Ingleside Terrace, and the fabulous Interior of a Victorian...

https://sfpl.org/locations/main-library/historical-photograp...