Tag Archives: San Francisco

Puzzling

Posted on April 5, 2020 by Christopher George

Unidentified Photographer, [Gold Miners], ca. 1850 (2008.116.1) This daguerreotype of gold miners, mining for gold 170 years ago, transformed, like an alchemical miracle, into a playable puzzle is here. Unidentified Photographer, [Two Unidentified Men], ca. 1860 (2.2001) This ambrotype of … Continue reading →

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“America is my home.”

Posted on December 12, 2019 by Christopher George

Weegee, [Schoolchildren evacuated from classroom for New York’s first air-raid alarms of World War II], December 10, 1941 (2406.1993) PM, December 10, 1941, p.16 New York Has Its First Air-Raid Alarms, But the Enemy Fails to Make Appearance A million … Continue reading →

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Pride

Posted on June 30, 2019 by claartjevandijk

Unidentified Photographer, The First Gay Pride was a Riot, ca. 1991 (1216.2000) Bill Eppridge, [Straight couple staring at two gay men, Washington Square Park, New York], April 27, 1964 (1235.2005) Gran Fury, RIOT: Stonewall ’69/AIDS Crisis ’89, 1989 (1139.2000) fierce … Continue reading →

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In Commemoration of Stonewall 50: Anthony Friedkin – The Gay Essay

Posted on June 28, 2019 by claartjevandijk

Anthony Friedkin, Black Female Impersonator Putting on Make-up, “C’est La Vie” Club, North Hollywood, 1972 (2011.70.28) On June 28, 1969, police officers invaded the Stonewall Inn, a bar on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village, New York, that was frequented by … Continue reading →

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Imogen Cunningham

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Christopher George

Kenn Duncan (1928-1986), Imogen Cunningham, San Francisco, 1975 (398.1982) Imogen Cunningham (1883-1976), My Signature, 1973 (52.1998) Imogen Cunningham (1883-1976), Frida Kahlo, 1931 (2010.22.1) Imogen Cunningham (1883-1976), Mills College Amphitheater, ca. 1920 (400.1981) Hansel Mieth (1909-1998), San Francisco Civil Rights Parade; … Continue reading →

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Happy 185th Birthday Anniversary to Eadweard Muybridge

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Christopher George

Eadweard Muybridge, LeCount Bros. & Mansur’s Stationary Establishment, ca. 1873 (977.2005) Eadweard Muybridge (AKA Edward James Muggeridge), an innovative photographer, was born on April 9th, 1830.

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113th birthday of Ansel Adams

Posted on February 20, 2015 by claartjevandijk

Ansel Adams, Sierra Club Commissary, 1929 (305.1991) A shy and gifted child with a love for the outdoor, Ansel Adams became a member of the enivronmental organization Sierra Club when he was only 14. Very early in his career Adams published his … Continue reading →

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Castro Street Fair, San Francisco, 1980

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Renske van Leeuwen

Paul Fusco, San Francisco, California, 1980 (7.1981) Paul Fusco, San Francisco, California, 1980 (8.1981) Paul Fusco, San Francisco, California, 1980 (14.1981) Paul Fusco, San Francisco, California, 1980 (17.1981) Paul Fusco, San Francisco, California, 1980 (18.1981) The Castro Street Fair is … Continue reading →

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American Pictorialist William Edward Dassonville’s San Francisco

Posted on October 3, 2012 by fansinaflashbulb

William Edward Dassonville, San Francisco from Telegraph Hill, ca. 1925 (2008.93.3) William Edward Dassonville, Portsmouth Square, ca. 1925 (2008.93.4) William Edward Dassonville, San Francisco from Telegraph Hill, ca. 1925 (2007.101.1) William Edward Dassonville, Golden Gate Bridge from Sausalito, ca. 1937 (2008.104.9) William Edward Dassonville, … Continue reading →

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