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San Francisco Bay Bridge from Yerba Buena Island

Description: Image of the Bay Bridge as seen from Embarcadero to Yerba Buena Island in San Francisco, California. Billboards and advertisements can be seen at left and read "Par-T-Pak Beverages," "Langendorf Bread," "Coca-Cola," and "Christie Machine Works," on the side of a building. A "Hills Bros Coffee" sign on the top of the Hills Brothers Coffee Plant at 2 Harrison Street is seen at middle left.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: not before 1933
Call number: photCL_555_06_2372
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San Francisco Bay Bridge coming from Embarcadero

Visual Materials

Image of the Bay Bridge as seen from Yerba Buena with cargo ships in the bay and Embarcadero in the distance at right in San Francisco, California.

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Oakland Bay Bridge with "Oregonian" at dock

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Image of the Oakland Bay Bridge as seen from Embarcadero docks with the "Oregonian" at dock and Yerba Buena Island and various cargo ships in the distance in San Francisco, California.

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Treasure Island, San Francisco Bay

Visual Materials

Image of Treasure Island in the San Francisco Bay with the Tower of the Sun and Court of Honor seen at center and Treasure Island Road from Yerba Buena Island at right. The tower and surrounding exhibit halls were built for the 1939-1940 Golden Gate International Exposition World's Fair.

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San Francisco - From the Hills West

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Image of the view of San Francisco from Nob Hill over a Methodist church to Yerba Buena Island. There are three hills depicted on the left that are where Telegraph Hill now lies. Two small figures are in the left foreground. "Published at the "Noisy Carrier's" Publishing Hall."--text, below image. Paper color: gray.

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Detail view of Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco

Visual Materials

Image of the Golden Gate Bridge as seen from the middle of the road looking up to the sky in San Francisco, California, hills can be seen in the distance at left.

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San Francisco Past and Present

Rare Books

Upper image is of the view of Yerba Buena harbor from the south with the town at the left. There is heavy vegetation in the foreground, and several ships can be seen in the harbor. To the right of this illustration is a map of the "Vicinity of San Francisco." Below the image is text providing a brief general history of San Francisco, and some facts and statistics about its growth. "Taken from Rincon Point, by G. H. Baker, June 1, 1849."--text, below upper image. Lower image is a panoramic view of the city with the harbor at the right and the hills beyond. People and animals can be seen in the street at the left. The text providing a brief general history of San Francisco, and some facts and statistics about its growth continues below this image. "Taken from Rincon Point, by G. H. Baker, Dec. 1854."--text, below image. "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1854, by Baber & Baker, in the Clerk's Office of the U. S. District Court. Published by Barber & Baker, Sacramento. M. Ullman, Agent, San Francisco. Printed at the Sun Office."--text, bottom of page. Paper color: blue.

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San Francisco Bay Bridge from Yerba Buena Island

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