What images are NOT online from the San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection?
The Library has focused on putting popular images of San Francisco scenes and personalities in its photo database. We have not started digitizing our California photos that feature images from counties outside San Francisco. In addition, the Library owns the photo morgue of the San Francisco News-Call Bulletin, a daily newspaper that covered the time period from the 1920’s to 1965. Much of the San Francisco History Collection comes from the News-Call Bulletin morgue. However, the morgue also includes national and international subjects that have not been digitized or cataloged. Also, other photographic collections, including significant ones from city departments, such as the Department of Public Works and the San Francisco Assessor’s Office, are not available online. See the List of Photo Collections page for more information about these collections. Finally, the Library also owns many other forms of visual material including postcards, lantern slides, glass plate negatives, panoramic
