Entrance to San Francisco State's Administration Office in 1928 on Buchanan near Haight Street (Updated two months ago)

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• Identifier: TP-ATA-0188
• Date: 1928
• Context: <p data-start="160" data-end="246">All the vehicles visible are <strong data-start="189" data-end="234">sedans from the late 1920s to early 1930s</strong>, featuring:</p> <ul data-start="248" data-end="386"> <li data-start="248" data-end="271"> <p data-start="250" data-end="271"><strong data-start="250" data-end="271">Tall, boxy bodies</strong></p> </li> <li data-start="272" data-end="298"> <p data-start="274" data-end="298"><strong data-start="274" data-end="298">External spare tires</strong></p> </li> <li data-start="299" data-end="342"> <p data-start="301" data-end="342"><strong data-start="301" data-end="342">Wood-spoke or early steel disc wheels</strong></p> </li> <li data-start="343" data-end="386"> <p data-start="345" data-end="386"><strong data-start="345" data-end="386">Split windshields and upright grilles</strong></p> </li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p data-start="411" data-end="556">The car at the far right and left resemble 1928&ndash;1930 Ford Model A Tudors or similar makes from Chevrolet, Dodge, or Plymouth of the same era.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p data-start="560" data-end="686">Their styling cues&mdash;flat fenders, exposed door hinges, high rooflines, and running boards&mdash;are definitive of the late 1920s.</p> <p data-start="560" data-end="686">The sign above the entrance of the building looks like it says "State Teachers College."</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none;"><strong>Credits:</strong></p> <p style="caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none;">The title and the first part of the description is the original caption from archival print (mounted with photo corners)</p> <p style="caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none;">Some descriptions and historical interpretations were developed with the assistance of ChatGPT, an AI language model by OpenAI.</p>
• Geographic Coverage: San Francisco, CA
• Temporal Coverage: 1928-1932
• Type: Still Image
• Format: Negative
• Source: San Francisco State University Archives
• Rights: Public