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Public Library, San Francisco, California

Subjects
LibrariesStreet Scenes
Card type
Real photo
Date
c. 1915 (White Border)
Front of Public Library, San Francisco, California, c. 1915 real photo postcard
Front
Back of Public Library, San Francisco, California, c. 1915 real photo postcard
Back

About this subject

A sepia view of the San Francisco Public Library, a large classical building with a colonnade and arched windows, seen from across a street with hedged planting beds, pedestrians, and an early automobile.

Postcard Details

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PUBLIC LIBRARY - SAN FRANCISCO 9 --- POST CARD CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS PLACE STAMP HERE
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Postcard record

Series9
ConditionVery good
Place depictedPublic Library, San Francisco, CA
NotesSepia real photo postcard; white border; black photo corners visible in scan; printed number 9 at lower right. No postmark, stamp, or address — back is blank except a pencil dealer annotation ("RMLJ" and "1.00") at upper left. Divided-back card with printed "POST CARD / CORRESPONDENCE / ADDRESS" and dashed "PLACE STAMP HERE" box; light soiling and corner wear. Front is a sepia real-photo view with white border.

Cite this card

Public Library, San Francisco, California, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/public-library-san-francisco-california. Accessed October 5, 2026.