Photo Essays
Alcatraz: Looking Back at the Rock, 50 Years Later
In operation from 1934 through 1963, the federal prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay was once considered the world’s most secure, holding notorious...
LIFE With Natalie Wood: Photos of the Superstar in 1963
Born Natalia Nikolaevna Zacharenko in San Francisco at the height of the Great Depression, Natalie Wood (“Natasha” to close friends) was one of those rare stars...
Photos: The Great 1906 San Francisco Quake, Now in Living Color
Pictures of the epic disaster rendered in an early color process are unearthed at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History
Best Shots from Google's Candid Camera
For over a year, Google sent out teams in five cities to compile photos for a new street-level image option for New York, San Francisco, Miami, Las Vegas and...
Willie Mays: Rare Photos of the Say Hey Kid
With all due respect to Aaron, Musial, and even Ruth, Willie Mays was the greatest all-around player baseball has ever seen. The epitome of the “five tool”...
