Actress Wanda Hendrix Visiting Mildred Alexander’s Motel for Cats in San Francisco, 1947
This post was originally published on this siteMildred Alexander gave new meaning to the term “cathouse!” She operated a Sherman Oaks cat motel with 30 […]
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Courtney Love With Her Father Hank Harrison and Robin Barbur, 1981
This post was originally published on this siteCourtney Love with her best friend Robin Barbur in San Francisco, ca. April 1981. The photographs were taken […]
The First Automated Teller Machine (ATM), 1966
This post was originally published on this siteThis early prototype of the automated teller machine (ATM) was displayed for the first time at the American […]
November 23, 1889: The First Jukebox Was Installed at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco
This post was originally published on this siteThomas Edison had announced the invention of the phonograph in November 1877 and, within a decade, the technology […]
Wear A Mask Or Go To Jail: Vintage Photos Show San Francisco’s ‘Mask Slackers’ Got Arrested During the 1918 Flu Pandemic
This post was originally published on this siteIn September of 1918, a global flu pandemic made entry into California. The first cases were detected among […]
Amazing Photos Capture Street Scenes of San Francisco in the Early 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteSan Francisco in the 1970s was a global hub of culture. It was known worldwide for hippies and […]
55 Amazing Photos Capture Street Scenes of San Francisco in the 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1847, San Francisco only had a population of about 800. However in 1848 a man named James […]
Just Before It Was Destroyed by Fire, 50 Amazing Photos Captured the Cliff House in the Early 1900s
This post was originally published on this siteThe famous Cliff House of San Francisco was built in 1863 by Senator John Buckley and C. C. […]
20 Amazing Vintage Photos of the Grateful Dead’s Wall of Sound, 1974
This post was originally published on this siteWeighed over 70 tons, comprise dozens and then hundreds of amps, speakers, subwoofers, and tweeters, stand over three-stories […]
40 Candid Photographs Capture Street Styles of San Francisco Girls in the Early 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1970s are one of the most revisited decades when it comes to fashion, and they continue to […]
Candid Photographs From Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio’s Wedding in San Francisco, 1954
This post was originally published on this siteIt was the ultimate All-American romance: the tall, handsome hero of the country’s national pastime captures the heart […]
Amazing Color Pics Capture Street Scenes of San Francisco in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteSan Francisco is a city in—and the cultural, commercial, and financial center of—Northern California. It is the 13th […]
Janis Joplin at Her Home in Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco, November 1967
This post was originally published on this siteThese photographs were taken by Baron Wolman at Janis Joplin’s home in Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco in November 1967. […]
38 Found Snaps That Capture Everyday Life of San Francisco in the 1950s and 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteSan Francisco is the cultural, commercial, and financial center of Northern California. It is the 13th-most populous city […]
Dancing in the Dragon’s Jaws: Amazing Photographs of San Francisco’s LGBT Community From the Mid-1980s
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1980s were a tumultuous and crucial time for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, particularly […]
33 Beautiful Color Snapshots That Capture Street Scenes of San Francisco in 1985
This post was originally published on this siteThese beautiful photographs from Nurenberg Photographic Archive that were taken by William Nurenberg when he and his wife Isabel Nurenberg made […]
Old San Francisco MUNI: Looking Back on Cable Car System of the City in the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteThe San Francisco Municipal Railway (SF Muni or Muni) is the public transit system for the city and […]
37 Cool Pics That Capture Young People of Berkeley, California in the Early 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteBerkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in northern Alameda County, California. It […]
46 Amazing Black and White Photos That Capture Street Scenes of San Francisco in the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1970s in San Francisco were flamboyant, alive, full of color and passion, marked by dark periods and […]
Candid Behind the Scenes Photos of Janis Joplin, Big Brother and the Holding Company Rehearsing for the Summer of Love
This post was originally published on this siteBob Seidemann took photographs that graced the covers of some of the 1960s and ’70s most iconic record […]
27 Historical Photos That Show Construction of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteConstruction of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge began with the groundbreaking ceremony on July 9, 1933. Discussion of […]
70 Incredible Found Photos That Capture Street Scenes of San Francisco After the 1906 Earthquake
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1906 San Francisco earthquake struck the coast of Northern California at 5:12 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18 […]
Rare Pictures of San Francisco in 1856
This post was originally published on this siteThese photographs of beautiful views and public buildings of San Francisco were taken by photographer G. R. Fardon, […]
Earliest Known Color Photographs of San Francisco After the 1906 Earthquake
This post was originally published on this siteThe California earthquake of April 18, 1906 ranks as one of the most significant earthquakes of all time. […]
Amazing Vintage Photographs Document the Iconic Summer of Love in San Francisco in 1967
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1967, 100,000 hippies from across the country converged on San Francisco in a mass phenomenon dubbed the […]