
The collection may be viewed during the Photo Desk open hours. Sometimes a negative of one address will include the neighboring property. To be thorough, check both the Address/APN Index and Block Number Index. Locate block and lot numbers (Assessor's Parcel Number APN) through the San Francisco Property Information Map. Search by street address or block number. The collection covers properties photographed by the San Francisco Assessor’s Office.

San Francisco Office of Assessor-Recorder Photographs (late 1940s to early 2000s) San Francisco Oversize Photograph CollectionĬheck the guide by building name, street name, business name, and/or district. Visit the Photo Desk during open hours to view the original visual materials. Make a list of the discoveries with collections noted. Step #2 - explore the Collection Guides below for non-digitized visual materials to discover address, block number, street, intersection, and/or district. Includes residences of Ingleside Terraces, Jordan Park, Visitacion Valley, and Richmond district. The photographs collected include residences and buildings from Western Addition, Mission District, Oceanview/Merced/Ingleside, the Sunset and Bayview/Hunters Point. This is a community history photography project of the San Francisco History Center. The original aerial photographs may be viewed during the Photo Desk open hours. Explore the 164 black and white photographs. The index indicates which sheet to locate for property or neighborhood.

In addition, all of the transportation lines have been digitized – the building may be in the background of a transportation photograph.Ī complete aerial survey of San Francisco digitized. Businesses are arranged by business name and churches are organized by denomination.


Apartment buildings have not been digitized. The majority of the street, district and building photographs have been digitized from the San Francisco History Subject Collection.
