San Francisco Public Library Historical Photos' photostream  

The San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection is part of the San Francisco History Center of the San Francisco Public Library. The San Francisco History Center is the designated archives for the City and County of San Francisco. The San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection contains photographs and works on paper of San Francisco and California views from 1850 to the present. The goal of the Center is to document San Francisco life and history.

The San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection does have a website and online database of 40,000 images. Participating on Flickr allows for comments and tags. Please make comments.

Another way to learn more about the collections and what's new in the San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection is to read What's on the 6th floor - San Francisco History Center and Book Arts & Special Collections' blog sfhcbasc.blogspot.com/