San Francisco. San Francisco Observed, A Photographic Portfolio from 1850 to the Present by Ruth Silverman. Camera Magazine Appendix with pricing information about

Appendix with pricing information about many additional photographers

reflecting his belief that the "truth" didn't need to be dramatized to be effective

It captures the final "golden age" of analog film before the industry began its slow pivot toward electronic imaging

Large format glossy magazine

San Francisco. San Francisco Observed, A Photographic Portfolio from 1850 to the Present by Ruth Silverman. Camera Magazine Appendix with pricing information aboutChronicle, 1986. Stiff illustrated wraps, as issued. 113 black and white photographs, most by noted photographers. First edition, 1st printing with complete number line on back of title page. Relatively uncommon in the first printing. Minor shelf wear, VG+. Photographers include Arnold Genthe; Ansel Adams; Edwin Rosskam; Carleton Watkins; John Gutmann; Peter Stackpole; Johan Hagemeyer; Judy Dater; Jack Welpott; Margaret Bourke White; Dorothea Lange;