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 shares 55,000+ images online at digitalsf images.

Rights Statement

San Francisco Public Library joined the Flickr Commons in 2024 in order to encourage public access, use, description, and sharing of our image collections.

Our images within The Commons have no known copyright restrictions. This means that this institution is not aware of any current copyright restrictions on the images, usually because our institution owns the copyright, the term of copyright may have expired without being renewed, or because no evidence has been found that copyright restrictions apply.

When reusing the images, we appreciate that you give us as the original source and link back to the Flickr Commons to help spread the word of this treasure trove of historical images and to encourage their reuse.

Last updated: November 26, 2024