Unemployed men sitting on the sunny side of the San Francisco Public Library. California

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Unemployed men sitting on the sunny side of the San Francisco Public Library. California

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Summary

Picryl description: Public domain image of San Francisco during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Originally a Spanish (later Mexican) mission and pueblo, it was conquered by the United States in 1846 and by an invading army of prospectors following the 1848 discovery of gold in its hinterland. The Gold Rush made San Francisco a cosmopolitan metropolis with a frontier edge. In early 1900s the city tried to remake itself into a grand and modern Paris of the West.

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Date

01/01/1937
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Contributors

Lange, Dorothea, photographer
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Location

San Francisco, California, United States37.77493, -122.41942
Google Map of 37.7749295, -122.41941550000001
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Source

Library of Congress
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No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html

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