The Perfect Exposure

A photographer catches the Golden Gate Bridge during construction in 1929. This view from  Sausalito looking west shows the city of San Francisco in the distance across the bay.

San Francisco In Ruins

San Francisco pictured from an airship 2000 feet above the city on May 28, 1906.

Eugene Ely

Eugene Ely takes off in his Curtis pusher airplane from the deck of the U.S.S. Pennsylvania on January 18, 1911. Earlier that day, Ely became the first pilot to successfully land an aircraft on a ship's deck. The Pennsylvania was located in San Francisco Harbor when this historic event took place.

Life By The Sea

From the Treasure Net Historical Image Collection, we see this image of the masts of moored schooners along the wharfs of San Francisco in 1900.

Alcatraz Island

On March 21, 1963 the Alcatraz Island Federal Penitentiary in San Francisco Bay closes. The last 27 prisoners are transferred elsewhere at the order of Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy.

Golden Gate

This picture of Golden Gate, circa 1891, shows the area prior to the building of the Golden Gate Bridge. Ferry service between San Francisco and Sausalito was the most popular method of travel to Marin County at the time. On May 27, 1937, San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge was officially opened.

Cliff House and Seal Rocks

An outing at the beach in San Francisco, 1902