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History of the City Hall and Civic Center by T.B. McGinnis, 1912-1918

Owning Institution: UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library

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The History of the City Hall and Civic Center photo album contains 119 photographic prints as well as various municipal reports and records, all dated from 1912-1918, which document the construction and early use of San Francisco's City Hall, Exposition Auditorium, and the greater Civic Center area. The album was compiled by Thomas B. McGinnis, Assistant Clerk, San Francisco Board of Supervisors and Superintendent of City Hall. McGinnis also wrote the text of the municipal report included in the album and may have been the principal photographer.... View collection guide.

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Excavating site for City Hall, April 18, 1913 (looking West from Polk …
Exposition Auditorium, from Civic Center Plaza
Exposition Auditorium. Grove St.--Larkin to Polk Sts. [From San Francisco Municipal Reports …
[First Floor Plan. Photographic reproduction of architectural drawing for Civic Center Exposition …
First meeting of Board of Supervisors held in Chamber of the Board …
Flat cars S.P. Ry. [Southern Pacific Railway] transporting steel girders for City …
Fountain and statuary, Civic Center Plaza. (Temporary erection.) 3987
Fourth floor gallery and ceiling arches
Galleries surrounding rotunda--City Hall
Girders 49 tons weight each supporting dome--City Hall
Glossing and cementing down corner stone, City Hall. Oct. 25, 1913
Grand staircase, rotunda. City Hall. 3553
Ground breaking City Hall site. (Mayor and Board of Supervisors.) April 5, …
[Hand-written notes referring to various resolutions regarding City Hall and Civic Center.]
History as follows compiled by Thos. [Thomasi] B. McGinnis, Asst. Clerk, Board …
Hoisting and setting 49 ton girder, City Hall. [Number cut off.]
[Inscription: "Property of T.B. McGinnis. Clerk's Office Bd. Supervisors, City Hall."]
[Inside back cover. Architectural drawing of bird's eye of view of Civic …
Interior chambers Board of Supervisors (carved oak). 3558
Interior City Hall. Rotunda. [From San Francisco Municipal Reports, 1915-16?]
Interior dome ceiling over main rotunda. Showing upper gallery columns and medalions …
Interior main hall Auditorium. Seating capacity--main hall 10,000; six smaller halls 1200 …
Laying corner stone, City Hall. Oct. 25th, 1913. 10 o'clock a.m. (Supervisor …
Leading into rotunda from Polk St. entrance
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