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Publisher: Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco How California Came to Be Admitted 
 Reprint of a 1900 San Francisco Chronicle article that discusses the significance of the status of California as an anti-slavery state when it was admitted into the United States on September 9, 1850. From the Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco. http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist5/caladmit.html Topics: Black Resources, United States History Last updated Jan 29, 2007 The Great 1906 Earthquake and Fire
Archive of materials on the April 1906 earthquake and fire in San Francisco, including newspaper clippings, eyewitness accounts, police and fire department reports, engineering and scientific reports, and photos of earthquake damage and relief efforts. From the Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco. http://www.sfmuseum.org/1906/06.html Topics: Geology Last updated Mar 7, 2006 Golden Gate and San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Construction
Collection of images, essays, and other material about the construction of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (opened in late 1936) and the Golden Gate Bridge (opened in 1937). Features photos of construction (including aerial views), background about the bridge designers, original toll rate listings, and a presentation on the construction. From the Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco. http://www.sfmuseum.org/assoc/bridge00.html Topics: Transportation Last updated May 23, 2007 |
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