Scene along “Skid Row.” Howard Street, San Francisco, California. Dorthea Lange. February 1937.
Salvation Army, San Francisco, California. Unemployed young men pause a moment to loiter and watch, and then pass on. Dorthea Lange, April 1939.
Salvation Army, San Francisco, California. In the neighborhood where the Salvation Army operates. Breakfast for his pal, bummed from a restaurant. Dorthea Lange, April 1939.
In front of city hall, San Francisco, California. The Worker’s Alliance, Works Progress Administration (WPA) organize simultaneous demonstrations in the large cities of the nation cut in the relief appropriation by the United States Congress. Dorthea Lange. February 1939.
San Francisco, California. The Bank of America. Ann Rosener. May 1943.
Unemployed men sitting on the sunny side of the San Francisco Public Library. California. Dorthea Lange. February 1937.
San Francisco, California. Inside view of the Bank of America. Ann Rosener. May 1943.
War housing needs. The end of a long day’s search for a place to live finds this seaman’s wife and child at the war housing center in San Francisco, waiting for accommodations. Aid to stranded families such as this will come only when unused rooms in private homes are made available to war workers and their families. Ann Rosener. February 1943.
War housing needs. Crowds of homeseekers wait in line for housing information in every “boom town” war housing center. Like millions of Americans who have migrated to busy industrial areas, these newcomers to San Francisco are hoping for news that a house, a room, or even a bed will be made available for them before the day is over. Ann Rosener. February 1943.
San Francisco, California. Pile of salvaged tin cans at the metal and thermite Company. In the foreground are cans of a type which cannot successfully be detinned. Ann Rosener. February 1943.
“Skid Row.” Howard Street, San Francisco, California. Dorthea Lange. February 1937.
“Skid Row.” Howard Street, San Francisco, California. The hock shop. Dorthea Lange. February 1937.
Solo. Salvation Army, San Francisco, California. Dorthea Lange, April 1939.
Listening to speeches at mass meeting of Works Progress Administration (WPA) workers protesting congressional cut of relief appropriations. San Francisco, California. Dorthea Lange. February 1939.
San Francisco, California. Sign on the top of a hill in the residential section. Ann Rosener. February 1943.
Unemployment benefits aid begins. Line of men inside a division office of the State Employment Service office at San Francisco, California, waiting to register for benefits on one of the first days the office was open. They will receive from six to fifteen dollars per week for up to sixteen weeks. Coincidental with the announcement that the federal unemployment census showed close to ten million persons out of work, twenty-two states begin paying unemployment compensation. Dorthea Lange. January 1938.
USO (United Service Headquarters) servicemen’s club. Civic Center, San Francisco, California. John Collier, December, 1941.
War poster on wall in Chinatown. San Francisco, California. John Collier, December 1941.
April. The city of San Francisco, California. Seen from the first street ramp of the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge. Dorthea Lange. April 1939.
Salvation Army, San Francisco, California. In the neighborhood where the Salvation Army operates. Breakfast for his pal, bummed from a restaurant. Dorthea Lange, 1939.
Corner of Montgomery and Market Streets, Monday morning, after Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. San Francisco, California. John Collier, December 1941.
Corner of Montgomery and Market Streets, San Francisco, California. Monday morning December 8, 1941, day after Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, John Collier, December 1941.
San Francisco, California. Entrance to the Bank of America. Ann Rosener. May 1943.
Longshoremen’s lunch hour. San Francisco waterfront. California. Dorthea Lange. February 1937.
Men waiting to enlist at recruiting headquarters in San Francisco, California. John Collier, December 1941.
Mission District. San Francisco, California. Dorthea Lange, February 1936.
Backyard. North Beach District (Italians). San Francisco, California. Dorthea Lange. February 1936.
Reading war news aboard streetcar. San Francisco, California. John Collier. December 1941.
California shipyard workers. Workers on the day shift at the Richmond, California shipyards leaving the ferry in San Francisco. Ann Rosener. February 1943.