South San Francisco Public Library

California Revealed is a State Library initiative to help California’s public libraries, in partnership with other local heritage groups, digitize, preserve, and provide online access to archival materials - books, newspapers, photographs, audiovisual recordings, and more - that tell the incredible stories of the Golden State. We also provide free access and preservation services for existing digital collections for partner organizations with in-house digitization programs. California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.

Institution: South San Francisco Public Library

South San Francisco Public Library's collection includes photographs, posters, brochures and other materials from the city's earliest history with emphasis on the 100 years from the time of incorporation in 1908 through the city's centennial celebration in 2008. Images document early businesses beginning with the Western Meat Company, headed by G.F. Swift who contributed the city's name (he had similar businesses in South Chicago, Illinois and South Omaha, Nebraska) and other industries that led to the Chamber of Commerce painting . Many early businesses have come and gone, but the signage remains and is a battle cry for old timers …

Institution: South San Francisco Public Library