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Jack London, famous writer, was born in San Francisco on January 12, 1876 but was raised in Oakland. Here he obtained his grammar and high school education and one year of college at the...

c. 1870

Group portrait of Bret Harte and the men that worked with him on his San Francisco newspaper.

1865-1875

Portrait of Bret Harte in New York City.

9-Jan-87

the photograph is some type of head shot of the author

12-Jun-91

A portrait of Julie O'Mara, standing behind a table with a copy of her book titled "Managing Workforce 2000" resting vertically on the table. According to the handwritten notations on the back,...

27-Sep-79

Handwritten on the back, "Beckford, Ruth." Photo shows Beckford sitting at a table in a bookstore with her books on the table in front of her. A sign next to her says she is the author of "...

1926

"Here is the famous Dashiell Hammett. I was drunker than a skunk when I took this! The only time I ever photographed when I was drunk" (Roger Sturtevant, interview with Joyce Minick, transcribed...

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