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Books about California, including etexts, and publishers lists. Includes San Francisco publishers
and books about the City.
http://www.books-about-california.com/
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California Shipwrecks
Articles about California shipwrecks plus pictures of artifacts, underwater video, an online
database of ship wrecks, and a list of links from the California State Lands Commission.
http://shipwrecks.slc.ca.gov/
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San Francisco History Experience
A San Francisco history blog by Sean M. Hall.
http://sfhe.cjb.net
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San Francisco History Center
Front page for the San Francisco Main Public Library's History Center.
http://sfpl4.sfpl.org/librarylocations/sfhistory/sfhistory.htm
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San Francisco History Experience
Original articles written about the history of San Francisco.
http://sanfranhistory.blogspot.com/
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Museum of the City of San Francisco
Home page of the Museum of the City of San Francisco, with exhibits and links on practically every
aspect of local history.
http://www.sfmuseum.org/
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History of the San Francisco Boy Scouts
History of the SFBAC - Boy Scouts of America - San Francisco Bay Area Council.
http://www.sfbac.org/sfbac_history.cfm
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Heart of the City
Includes various sections on the City's cultural history, along with a street origin guide, written
by journalist Hank Donat.
http://www.mistersf.com/
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California Landmarks - San Francisco County
List of the California State Historical Landmarks in the City, along with photos of some of the
plaques.
http://www.sonic.net/~laird/landmarks/counties/San_Francisco.html
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Fisherman's Wharf
A brief history of Fisherman's Wharf.
http://www.fishermanswharf.org/History.htm
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Market Street Railway
A non-profit support group for the San Francisco Municipal Railway's historic transit fleet.
http://www.streetcar.org
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Golden Gate International Exposition 1939-1940
History of the GGIE held on Treasure Island.
http://www.ggie.com
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Incline Press
Photos and history of movie theaters, Crystal Palace Market, drawbridges, Sutro Baths, Emporium,
Hotel Whitcomb, cable cars, and mystery photos.
http://www.sfchangehappens-books.com
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Sutro Tower
History and timeline of the Sutro Tower.
http://www.jimprice.com/sutro
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San Francisco Landmarks
A complete listing of San Francisco landmarks with dates of official landmark designation.
http://www.friendsof1800.org/LANDMARKS/landmarks.html
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Mechanics' Institute Library
A general interest library in the San Francisco business district, from 1854.
http://www.milibrary.org/hist.html
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Golden Gate Bridge: Research Library
History of the Golden Gate Bridge.
http://www.goldengatebridge.org/research/index.htm
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Summer of Love
The 1967 Summer of Love web site tour.
http://www.sftoday.com/enn2/summerlove.htm
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The Maritime Heritage Project: Gold Rush Ships, Passengers, Captains
A non-profit organization dedicated to preserving shipping history from the mid-1800s to the turn
of the Century.
http://www.maritimeheritage.org
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Heading East
A virtual exhibit on California's Asian Pacific History.
http://headingeast.vconline.org
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The University of San Francisco
A Brief History of the University of San Francisco from 1855.
http://www.usfca.edu/acadserv/catalog/usf_history.html
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Jewish Life in San Francisco, 1860
A passage about Jewish life from "From Three Years in America," 1862.
http://www.jewish-history.com/WildWest/san_francisco.html
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Sin, Fire and Gold!
KQED's documentary about San Francisco's Barbary Coast history, the gold rush, the 1906 earthquake
and fire.
http://www.kqed.org/w/sinfiregold
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University of California San Francisco
The school's long tradition reaches back to the very beginnings of the city, and that society laid
the foundations for the current academic medical center.
http://www.library.ucsf.edu/ucsfhistory
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Slavonic Cultural Center
History of the Slavonic Cultural Center, a center for cultural programs which reflect the diverse
artistic traditions of the Balkans' diverse cultural groups.
http://www.slavonicweb.org/center/background.htm
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Presidio of San Francisco
History of the Presidio which began as a Spanish military post in 1776.
http://www.nps.gov/prsf
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Shaping San Francisco home page
Shaping San Francisco pioneers an interactive multimedia approach to San Francisco's lost history.
http://www.shapingsf.org
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Gold Rush Trail
Walk San Francisco's Gold Rush Trail, an outdoor museum of San Francisco history.
http://www.goldrushtrail.org
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Remnants of a Dream
Traces the journeys some of the relics from the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition (PPIE)
have taken since it ended more than 86 years ago.
http://www.remnantsofadream.com
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San Francisco: The First 150 Years
KRON-TV looked at San Francisco history in 12 documentaries which have chronicled 150 years of Bay
Area history.
http://www.sfgate.com/news/special/pages/1999/01/bayarea2000
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San Francisco Bay Ferryboats
History of the ferryboats that serviced the San Francisco bay.
http://home.mindspring.com/~joethompson1/ferry.html
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Summer of Love
A celebration of the 1967 Summer of Love.
http://www.summeroflove.org
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Horse and Buggy Days in San Francisco
Horse and Buggy Days in San Francisco. Old ads and photos from Larkins and Co., 1865-1913 carriage
makers.
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pointe/4085/buggy/buggy1.html
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San Francisco Historical Society
A non-profit organization that preserves, interprets and presents the historical heritage of San
Francisco.
http://www.sfhistory.org
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San Francisco Memories
A visual scrapbook of various events and structures in San Francisco's history.
http://www.sanfranciscomemories.com
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The Muwekma Ohlone
Official website of the Muwekma Ohlone Indian Tribe, who were the original inhabitants of the San
Francisco Bay Area.
http://www.muwekma.org/
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An Unvanished Story: 5,500 Years of History
A local historical study conducted by the U.S. National Park Service and the U.S. General Services
Administration.
http://www.cr.nps.gov/seac/appeals3.htm
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San Francisco History
A collection of historical resources for the City and County of San Francisco, California.
http://www.zpub.com/sf50/sf/
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America Hurrah
Images and text on the history of San Francisco and California.
http://www.americahurrah.com
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San Francisco History Association
A non-profit organization dedicated to remembering our San Francisco's colorful past.
http://www.sanfranciscohistory.org
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Before and After the Great Earthquake and Fire, 1897-1916
Topics in this collection of twenty-six films include the 1906 earthquake, the Panama Pacific
Exposition (1915), and a 1903 Chinese funeral.
http://rs6.loc.gov/ammem/papr/sfhome.html
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San Francisco Memoirs
The history of San Francisco in the words of people who were in the city between 1835 and the
earthquake of 1906.
http://www.sanfranciscomemoirs.com/
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San Francisco History Index
From prehistory to the present. Includes historical maps, neighborhoods, ethnic groups, an email
list and forum.
http://www.zpub.com/sf/history/
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