Aerial view of the Golden Gate Bridge, and Fort Point beneath, with downtown San Francisco, California, in the distance

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Aerial view of the Golden Gate Bridge, and Fort Point beneath, with downtown San Francisco, California, in the distance

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Public domain aerial photograph, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Public domain photograph - historic landmark, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Originally a Spanish (later Mexican) mission and pueblo, it was conquered by the United States in 1846 and by an invading army of prospectors following the 1848 discovery of gold in its hinterland. The Gold Rush made San Francisco a cosmopolitan metropolis with a frontier edge. In early 1900s the city tried to remake itself into a grand and modern Paris of the West.

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01/01/1980
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Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer
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Golden Gate Bridge37.81966, -122.47854
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Library of Congress
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