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Oct 24, 2011 · San Francisco Aerial Views, August, 1938. The person who created the 164 aerial views of San Francisco in 1938 was Harrison Ryker of Oakland, California: Harrison C. Ryker (1898-1981) Research by Dan Holmes, Librarian of the Rumsey Map Collection, uncovered the following information on Ryker.
Dec 24, 2021 · Deep inside Stanford University’s Green Library, David Rumsey makes his way up a winding staircase, stopping at every turn to admire the various historical-map wallpapers that stretch from...
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Jan 1, 2019 · It was first displayed in sections in the Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay in 1939. In 1940-1942 it was displayed in San Francisco City Hall. The model was used as an urban planning tool by San Francisco city agencies and departments through the 1960's.
San Francisco: 1879. This miniature map of San Francisco features an interior view of the McDonald & Williams “clothing house” as well as a street view placing it at 14 Montgomery, adjacent to Pacific Publishing, the map’s publisher, at 22 Montgomery.
Sally B. Woodbridge (Author) is a well-known writer, critic, and architectural historian based in Berkeley, California. She is author of, among other things, the landmark volume Bay Area Houses as well San Francisco Architecture, an illustrated guide to 1000 buildings.
Upon reaching the San Francisco Bay, Spanish explorers came upon the largest inland network of tidal wetlands and marshes they had ever seen. In these segments you’ll learn: that Portolá discovered the San Francisco estuary by mistake. how the appearance of the San Francisco Bay Area has changed dramatically since its discovery.
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