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History Exhibition
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Prelinger Library

Opens Sunday at 1:30 PM

West SoMa, San Francisco

πŸ“§Email ahead for specific research inquiries
🎡Sunday visits include live sound art performance
πŸ›—Ring intercom for Prelinger, take elevator to 2nd floor

A privately funded public archive tucked into a SoMa warehouse, where 19th- and 20th-century ephemera, maps, and zines are organized by geography rather than alphabet. Browse image-rich periodicals, pamphlets, and a 7,000-title zine collection while experimental sound art hums in the background on Sunday afternoons.

independent research library
19th and 20th century ephemera
public domain materials
geospatial organization