Views from the SFMTA Photo Archive
The San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC) Galleries, in partnership with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency's (SFMTA) Photo Archive, is proud to present Views from the SFMTA Photo Archive, a companion exhibition at Cafe Valor to Moving San Francisco, an exhibition at City Hall.
Views from the SFMTA Photo Archive includes just a small sampling of images from the SFMTA Photo Archive, which is comprised of over 200,000 images dating back to 1903. These images illuminate the ways San Francisco has changed over time, while also featuring some familiar routes and landmarks.
To view more from the SFMTA Photo Archive, visit Moving San Francisco at City Hall, located in the North Light Court and the Ground Floor. You can also visit the archive at SFMTA.com/Photo
The exhibition features images from photographers working for the City’s transit agencies past and present including: Horace Chaffee, George Fanning, John Henry Mentz, Jeremy Menzies, Josh Rotsten, and Ken Snodgrass.
Image credit: Public Utilities Commission Photographer. Articulated bus on 38L Geary Limited bus at Geary and 31st Avenue. February 1992 (detail). Courtesy of the SFMTA Photo Archive.
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