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Image: Civic Center SF (SF Call, 2 April 1912)

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Description: 1912 plan for Civic Center in San Francisco promulgated by architects John Galen Howard, Frederick H. Meyer, and John Reid, Jr. Accompanies article detailing eminent domain proceedings to purchase land. Original caption that accompanied this composite photo illustration: "Plan showing the scheme of landscaping and architectural development of the civic center tract, according to the design of the city's advisory architectural commission, for which condemnation proceedings were begun yesterday, and (below) photographs of Mayor Rolph and the members of the architectural commission." Light editing performed in GIMP to improve contrast and lighten the original scan.
Title: Civic Center SF (SF Call, 2 April 1912)
Credit: (2 April 1912). "People's Dream Is Coming True: Suit Filed to Acquire Civic Center Sites". San Francisco Call. Retrieved on 26 October 2018.
Author: Composite created by uncredited San Francisco Call staff. Photographs separately credited to Terkelson & Henry Photo (photograph of Mayor James Rolph, Jr.) and Vaughan & Fraser Photo (photographs of the three-architect team of Frederick H. Meyer, John Galen Howard, and John Reid, Jr.). No credit provided for map illustration.
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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