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From the archives - Librarian Horace Wilson
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Boca’s Beer Returns and the other “Healthful Fermented” Liquors at the Mechanics’ Institute’s Industrial Exhibitions
The San Francisco Atheneaum and Literary Association
The San Francisco Atheneaum and Literary Association
Learning craft from other biographies
Learning craft from other biographies

William Shew (1820–1903), 421 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Ajeeb: the chess automaton on display at the Mechanics’ Institute Pavilion in 1890
Ajeeb: the chess automaton on display at the Mechanics’ Institute Pavilion in 1890
The San Francisco Cable Car: a conversation with Taryn Edwards and Rick Laubscher
The San Francisco Cable Car: a conversation with Taryn Edwards and Rick Laubscher
Before the Midwinter: part 7
Before the Midwinter: part 7
Before the Midwinter: part 6
Before the Midwinter: part 6
Before the Midwinter: part 5
Before the Midwinter: part 5
Before the Midwinter: part 4
Before the Midwinter: part 4