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Fog on the Golden Gate 1962 - 1965 FP-0066 · 31 photos

Coast to Coast 1960 FP-0065 · 30 photos

The Atomic City Years 1958–1980 FP-0062 · 76 photos

Hollywood in Kodachrome 1963–1965 FP-0063 · 30 photos

Paris in Kodachrome 1957 FP-0061 · 23 photos

Newlyweds to New Parents 1964–1971 FP-0012 · 43 photos

Muni Days 1981 - 1982 FP-0011 · 18 photos

An Eye on the City 1972 - 1986 FP-0015 · 31 photos

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Sutter's Grub-Stake

1962-12-01 · Knott’s Berry Farm — Ghost Town 8039 Beach Blvd, Buena Park, CA

FP-0066-SL-S02-011

Fog Spilling Over

1965-05-01 · Golden Gate Vista Point

FP-0066-SL-S02-010

Mission Solano Facade

1965-05-01 · 114 E. Spain Street, Sonoma, CA 95476

FP-0066-SL-S02-009

The Golden Gate, Clear

1963-10-01 · Golden Gate Vista Point

FP-0066-SL-S02-008

Fisherman's Wharf

1965-05-01 · Fisherman's Wharf San Francisco CA

FP-0066-SL-S02-007

Fog over the Headlands

1965-05-01 · Golden Gate Vista Point

FP-0066-SL-S02-006

The Sonoma Mission

1965-05-01 · 114 E. Spain Street, Sonoma, CA 95476

FP-0066-SL-S02-005

The Floral Clock

1965-05-01 · 100 John F. Kennedy Drive San Francisco, CA

FP-0066-SL-S02-004

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