The Sutro Library holds the original collection of Adolph Sutro (1830–1898), California businessman and San Francisco mayor. The library has a large collection of publications and items dating from the 13th to the 21st centuries. It also has one of the largest genealogy collections in the U.S.
Sutro is a part of the California State Library.
Featured Item
Aztec manuscript
One of codices of so-called Techialoyan manuscripts with images of land tenure. Codex Sutro_001
Featured Collection
Norddeutsche Maschinen
Factory product sample catalogue for the North German Machine and Armature Fabrication Company. Photographs of their ball bearing products from…
Featured Exhibit
Egypt Through the Eyes of Sutro
Wealthy Victorian elite commonly amassed private collections and purchased Egyptian objects from antiquities dealers. One such collector was Adolph Sutro. This...
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Old types of bicycles and costumes in the parade... 150th founding of Los Angeles
Shows several streetcars, followed by group on bicycles - includes high-wheeled bicycle, tandem bicycle.
Emperor Norton. 1869.
"Emperor Norton in carriage of State 1869." Joshua A. Norton, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico, is seen in full uniform riding a…
Beryl Springs
Beginning in 1883, bicycling has been a constant in Yellowstone National Park including the park's many hot springs