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San Francisco Public Library

Index San Francisco Public Library

The San Francisco Public Library is the public library system of the city of San Francisco. [1]

41 relations: Andrew Smith Hallidie, Asian Art Museum (San Francisco), California, Carnegie library, City of Angels (film), Civic Center, San Francisco, Daniel Burnham, Ernest Coxhead, Federal Depository Library Program, G. Albert Lansburgh, George Hearst, George Moscone, George W. Kelham, Gottardo Piazzoni, Governor of California, Guerrilla librarian, Harvey Milk, Highlander (film), John W. Reid Jr., José Sarria, Librarian, Mayor, Milton Marks, Mission District, San Francisco, Nicholson Baker, North Beach, San Francisco, Potrero Hill, Property tax, Public library, Rogers Free Library Act, San Francisco, San Francisco City Hall, The New Yorker, United States, United States Senate, William Irwin (California politician), Willie Brown (politician), Works Progress Administration, 1906 San Francisco earthquake, 1957 San Francisco earthquake, 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.

Andrew Smith Hallidie

Andrew Smith Hallidie (March 16, 1836 – April 24, 1900) was the promoter of the Clay Street Hill Railroad in San Francisco, USA.

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Asian Art Museum (San Francisco)

The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco – Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture Asian Art Museum website.

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California

California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States.

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Carnegie library

A Carnegie library is a library built with money donated by Scottish businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.

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City of Angels (film)

City of Angels is a 1998 American romantic fantasy film directed by Brad Silberling and starring Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan.

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Civic Center, San Francisco

The Civic Center in San Francisco, California, is an area of a few blocks north of the intersection of Market Street and Van Ness Avenue that contains many of the city's largest government and cultural institutions.

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Daniel Burnham

Daniel Hudson Burnham, (September 4, 1846 – June 1, 1912) was an American architect and urban designer.

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Ernest Coxhead

Ernest Albert Coxhead (1863–1933) was an English-born architect, active in the US.

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Federal Depository Library Program

The Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) is a government program created to make U.S. federal government publications available to the public at no cost.

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G. Albert Lansburgh

Gustave Albert Lansburgh (January 7, 1876 – April, 1969) was an American architect, largely known for his work on luxury cinemas and theatres.

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George Hearst

George Hearst (September 3, 1820 – February 28, 1891) was a wealthy American businessman and politician.

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George Moscone

George Richard Moscone (November 24, 1929 – November 27, 1978) was an American attorney and Democratic politician.

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George W. Kelham

George William Kelham (1871–1936) was an American architect most active in the San Francisco area.

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Gottardo Piazzoni

Gottardo Fidele Piazzoni (1872–1945) was a Swiss-born American landscape painter, muralist and sculptor of Italian heritage, a key member of the school of Northern California artists in the early 1900s.

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Governor of California

The Governor of California is the head of government of the U.S. state of California.

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Guerrilla librarian

A guerrilla librarian is a person who may or may not be a professional librarian, but has otherwise taken up the stewardship of books or other material.

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Harvey Milk

Harvey Bernard Milk (May 22, 1930 – November 27, 1978) was an American politician and the first openly gay elected official in the history of California, where he was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.

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Highlander (film)

Highlander is a 1986 British-American adventure action fantasy film directed by Russell Mulcahy and based on a story by Gregory Widen.

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John W. Reid Jr.

John W. Reid Jr. (December 26, 1879 – December 15, 1968) was a noted California architect who served as the San Francisco city architect from 1918-1930.

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José Sarria

José Julio Sarria also known as The Grand Mere, Absolute Empress I de San Francisco, and the Widow Norton (December 13, 1922 – August 19, 2013) was an American political activist from San Francisco, California, who in 1961 became the first openly gay candidate for public office in the United States.

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Librarian

A librarian is a person who works professionally in a library, providing access to information and sometimes social or technical programming.

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Mayor

In many countries, a mayor (from the Latin maior, meaning "bigger") is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town.

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Milton Marks

Milton Marks, Jr. (July 22, 1920 – December 4, 1998) was a California politician who served in the California State Assembly and California State Senate, as both a Republican and a Democrat, representing San Francisco for 38 years.

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Mission District, San Francisco

The Mission District, also commonly called "The Mission", is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California, United States, originally known as "the Mission lands" meaning the lands belonging to the sixth Alta California mission, Mission San Francisco de Asis.

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Nicholson Baker

Nicholson Baker (born January 7, 1957) is an American novelist and essayist.

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North Beach, San Francisco

North Beach is a neighborhood in the northeast of San Francisco adjacent to Chinatown, the Financial District, and Russian Hill.

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Potrero Hill

Potrero Hill is a residential neighborhood in San Francisco, California.

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Property tax

A property tax or millage rate is an ad valorem tax on the value of a property, usually levied on real estate.

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Public library

A public library is a library that is accessible by the general public and is generally funded from public sources, such as taxes.

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Rogers Free Library Act

Often referred to as the Rogers Free Library Act, the Rogers Act of 1878 (officially, California State Senate Bill Number 1) was an 1877 bill written in the upper house of the California State Legislature, which became a piece of legislation in 1878 after being signed by Governor of California William Irwin.

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San Francisco

San Francisco (initials SF;, Spanish for 'Saint Francis'), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the cultural, commercial, and financial center of Northern California.

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San Francisco City Hall

San Francisco City Hall is the seat of government for the City and County of San Francisco, California.

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The New Yorker

The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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United States Senate

The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, which along with the United States House of Representatives—the lower chamber—comprise the legislature of the United States.

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William Irwin (California politician)

William Irwin (1827 – March 15, 1886) was a California politician from the Democratic Party who served as the 13th governor of California between 1875 and 1880.

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Willie Brown (politician)

Willie Lewis Brown Jr. (born March 20, 1934) is an American politician of the Democratic Party.

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Works Progress Administration

The Works Progress Administration (WPA; renamed in 1939 as the Work Projects Administration) was the largest and most ambitious American New Deal agency, employing millions of people (mostly unskilled men) to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads.

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1906 San Francisco earthquake

The 1906 San Francisco earthquake struck the coast of Northern California at 5:12 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18 with an estimated moment magnitude of 7.9 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme).

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1957 San Francisco earthquake

The 1957 San Francisco earthquake (also known as the Daly City earthquake of 1957) occurred on March 22 at with a moment magnitude of 5.7 and a maximum Mercalli Intensity of VII (Very strong).

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1989 Loma Prieta earthquake

The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake occurred in Northern California on October 17 at local time (1989-10-18 00:04 UTC).

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Biblioteca Publica de San Francisco, Biblioteca Pública de San Francisco, SFPL, San Francisco County Public Library, San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection, San Francisco History Center, San Francisco's Public Library.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Public_Library

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