COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
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RUMSEY~8~1
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Collection
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Author:
Federal Works Agency, Work Projects Administration
author
Federal Works Agency, Work Projects Administration
Author
false
Date:
1940
date
1940
Date
false
Short Title:
San Francisco Model G8
short_title
San Francisco Model G8
Short Title
false
Publisher:
San Francisco City Planning Commission
publisher
San Francisco City Planning Commission
Publisher
false
Publisher Location:
San Francisco
publisher_location
San Francisco
Publisher Location
false
Type:
Atlas Map
type
Atlas Map
Type
false
Type:
Manuscript Map
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Manuscript Map
Type
false
Obj Height cm:
30
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30
Obj Height cm
false
Obj Width cm:
69
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69
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false
Scale 1:
1,200
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1,200
Scale 1
false
Note:
San Francisco City Hall. Civic Center.
note
San Francisco City Hall. Civic Center.
Note
false
Reference:
The San Francisco Model was based on the 1938 aerial survey of San Francisco by Harrison Ryker. See our copy at https://www.davidru…
The large Composite image has been georeferenced and placed in Google Earth.
The large Composite image has been georeferenced and placed in Google Earth.
reference
The San Francisco Model was based on the 1938 aerial survey of San Francisco by Harrison Ryker. See our copy at https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/s/1cican
The large Composite image has been georeferenced and placed in <a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/rumsey/SFmodel/San+Francisco+Model+1940.kmz" target="_blank">Google Earth.</a>
Reference
false
County:
San Francisco (Calif.)
county
San Francisco (Calif.)
County
false
City:
San Francisco (Calif.)
city
San Francisco (Calif.)
City
false
Region:
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)
region
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)
Region
false
Subject:
Physical geography
subject
Physical geography
Subject
false
Subject:
Land Development
subject
Land Development
Subject
false
Full Title:
San Francisco Scale Model G8
full_title
San Francisco Scale Model G8
Full Title
false
List No:
10261.039
list_no
10261.039
List No
false
Series No:
39
series_no
39
Series No
false
Publication Author:
Federal Works Agency, Work Projects Administration
publication_author
Federal Works Agency, Work Projects Administration
Publication Author
false
Pub Date:
1940
pub_date
1940
Pub Date
false
Pub Title:
San Francisco Scale Model, Scale 1 inch 100 ft. Constructed by Federal Works Agency, Work Projects Administration. Sponsored by City Planning Commission. 1940.
pub_title
San Francisco Scale Model, Scale 1 inch 100 ft. Constructed by Federal Works Agency, Work Projects Administration. Sponsored by City Planning Commission. 1940.
Pub Title
false
Pub Reference:
Read a San Francisco Planning Department document from 1940 describing the building of the model: https://s3.amazonaw…
pub_reference
Read a San Francisco Planning Department document from 1940 describing the building of the model: https://s3.amazonaws.com/rumsey/SanFranciscoModel.pdf
Pub Reference
false
Pub Note:
This model is a 42 by 38 foot detailed wooden replica of the city of San Francisco as it was in 1940 in 158 pieces at a scale of 1 inch to 100 feet. The pieces contain about 6,000 removable city blocks. The model was built by The Works Progress Administration in the late 1930s, under the New Deal. It was first displayed in sections in the Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay in 1939. In 1940-1942 it was displayed in San Francisco City Hall. The model was used as an urban planning tool by San Francisco city agencies and departments through the 1960's. In 1968, the downtown portion of the model became a research and planning tool in the Environmental Simulation Laboratory in the College of Environmental Design at UC Berkeley. The model has not been on public view, in its entirety, since 1942. UC Berkeley is the current owner of the model. The intent of the makers of the model was to have it updated as the city changed over time. The condition of the model is generally good except for the downtown and south of market portion which needs restoration - many blocks have been removed and lost, probably from the time it was used and updated as a planning tool. In 2018 and 2019 the model was cleaned and made available for public viewing both physically and digitally as part of the joint program of SFMOMA and the San Francisco Public Library called Public Knowledge: Take Part, with these participants: Artist Team: Bik Van der Pol; Project Manager: Stella Lochman; Project Director: Tomoko Kanamitsu; Curatorial Lead: Deena Chalabi. The model pieces were individually photographed by Beth LaBerge. David Rumsey created the large Composite image of the 158 pieces, as well as the image and metadata database of all the images, which he hosts. Visit the web site for Public Knowledge: Take Part at https://publicknowl…
pub_note
This model is a 42 by 38 foot detailed wooden replica of the city of San Francisco as it was in 1940 in 158 pieces at a scale of 1 inch to 100 feet. The pieces contain about 6,000 removable city blocks. The model was built by The Works Progress Administration in the late 1930s, under the New Deal. It was first displayed in sections in the Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay in 1939. In 1940-1942 it was displayed in San Francisco City Hall. The model was used as an urban planning tool by San Francisco city agencies and departments through the 1960's. In 1968, the downtown portion of the model became a research and planning tool in the Environmental Simulation Laboratory in the College of Environmental Design at UC Berkeley. The model has not been on public view, in its entirety, since 1942. UC Berkeley is the current owner of the model. The intent of the makers of the model was to have it updated as the city changed over time. The condition of the model is generally good except for the downtown and south of market portion which needs restoration - many blocks have been removed and lost, probably from the time it was used and updated as a planning tool. In 2018 and 2019 the model was cleaned and made available for public viewing both physically and digitally as part of the joint program of SFMOMA and the San Francisco Public Library called Public Knowledge: Take Part, with these participants: Artist Team: Bik Van der Pol; Project Manager: Stella Lochman; Project Director: Tomoko Kanamitsu; Curatorial Lead: Deena Chalabi. The model pieces were individually photographed by Beth LaBerge. David Rumsey created the large Composite image of the 158 pieces, as well as the image and metadata database of all the images, which he hosts. Visit the web site for Public Knowledge: Take Part at https://publicknowledge.sfmoma.org/take-part/
Pub Note
false
Pub List No:
10261.000
pub_list_no
10261.000
Pub List No
false
Pub Type:
City Atlas
pub_type
City Atlas
Pub Type
false
Pub Maps:
158
pub_maps
158
Pub Maps
false
Pub Height cm:
1250
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1250
Pub Height cm
false
Pub Width cm:
1138
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1138
Pub Width cm
false
Image No:
10261039.jp2
image_no
10261039.jp2
Image No
false
Download 1:
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<a href=https://www.davidrumsey.com/rumsey/download.pl?image=/179/10261039.jp2 target=_blank>Full Image Download in JP2 Format</a>
Download 1
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Download 2:
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<a href=https://www.extensis.com/support/geoviewer-9 target=_blank >GeoViewer for JP2 and SID files</a>
Download 2
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Authors:
Federal Works Agency, Work Projects Administration
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Federal Works Agency, Work Projects Administration
Authors
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