San Francisco Art Institute, was a private college of contemporary art in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1871, SFAI was one of the oldest art schools in the United States and the oldest west of
The roof terrace at SFAI's Chestnut Street Campus offered a scenic view over the city.
San Francisco Art Institute roof
North Beach is a neighborhood in the northeast of San Francisco adjacent to Chinatown, the Financial District, and Russian Hill. The neighborhood is San Francisco's "Little Italy" and has historically
Saints Peter and Paul Church in North Beach.
View of North Beach from Telegraph Hill, 1856
Congressional candidate Edward J. Livernash addresses a meeting of workers at the wire works at North Beach, November 1, 1902
North Beach after the 1906 earthquake