RON HENGGELER |
March 3, 2018
Rare photos of 1930's San Francisco, by Marcello Camarri
Last month I received a phone call from a woman who had a collection of photographs that her grandfather had taken back in the 1930's.
The woman, Shirley, lives with her husband Dan in Roseville, northeast of Sacramento.
Shirley entrusted the photos to me.
Most of these photos by her grandfather Marcello Camarri, were of WPA work in San Francisco taken in the early to mid 30s during the Great Depression.
A number of them are of the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island.
They can be viewed at an earlier post here.
None of these photos have been seen before outside of Shirley and Dan's family and friends.
ShirleyGranddaughter of Marcello Camarri |
Photo by Marcello Camarri |
O'Shaughnessy Blvd. - GradingSan FranciscoNovember 26, 1934Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Crocker Amazon Recreational CenterOctober 30, 1934San FranciscoPhoto by Marcello Camarri |
McLaren ParkNovember 26, 1934San FranciscoDescription on the back of the photo: Grading and leveling one of the playground sites in san Francisco's newest recreation center, McLaren Park.Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Crocker Amazon TractNovember 3, 1934San FranciscoPhoto by Marcello Camarri |
McLaren ParkApril 9, 1934San FranciscoDescription on the back of the photo: "Rolling hills and sweeping curves". Brazil Ave. extension through McLaren Park, playground ect. Approximately 450 men are employed daily in constructing roads, building playgrounds ect. on the project. The park encloses 426 acres of rolling hills and when the roads are finished, will have many beautiful drives.Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Lake Merced Blvd.October 9, 1934San FranciscoPhoto by Marcello Camarri |
Lake Merced Blvd.September 12, 1934San FranciscoDescription on the back of the photo: Building new culvert and grading and filling for roadbed across ravine on unit#2 of Lake Merced Boulvard in San Francisco.Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Crocker Amazon Recreational CenterOctober 30, 1934San FranciscoPhoto by Marcello Camarri |
No date, no descriptionPhoto by Marcello Camarri |
San Francisco Presidio's Letterman HospitalJanuary 15, 1935Photo by Marcello Camarri |
McLaren ParkPersia StreetOctober 29, 1934San FranciscoPhoto by Marcello Camarri |
Crocker Amazon Recreational CenterSeptember 20, 1934San FranciscoDescription on the back of the photo: Excavating and leveling the playground site in Crocker Amazon Recreational Center. The loam is very rich and is being piled for future use in other landscaping projects.Photo by Marcello Camarri |
McLaren ParkFebruary 25, 1934San FranciscoDescription on the back of the photo: Removing loose rock and dirt blasted from a hillside preparatory to constructing a new driveway through McLaren Park in San Francisco.Photo by Marcello Camarri |
McLaren ParkNovember 26, 1934San FranciscoPhoto by Marcello Camarri |
Lake Merced Blvd.October 29, 1934San FranciscoPhoto by Marcello Camarri |
Fort Miley LandscapingOctober 26, 1934San FranciscoDescription on the back of the photo: Looking north towards the left wing of Veteran's Hospital at Fort Miley in San Francisco before the grounds were landscaped by S.E.R.A. workers.Photo by Marcello Camarri |
McLaren ParkNovember 26, 1930San FranciscoDescription on the back of the photo: Filling and leveling for construction of a new driveway through McLaren Park in San Francisco.Photo by Marcello Camarri |
McLaren ParkFebruary 25, 1935San FranciscoDescription on the back of the photo: Removing loose rock and dirt blasted from a hillside preparatory to constructing a new driveway through McLaren Park in San Francisco.Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Lake Merced Blvd.September 12, 1934San FranciscoDescription on the back of the photo: Grading and filling roadbed across ravine near culvert in unit#2 of Lake Merced Boulvard in San Francisco.Photo by Marcello Camarri |
McLaren Park ExcavatingNovember 26, 1930San FranciscoPhoto by Marcello Camarri |
Crocker Amazon Recreational CenterNovember 13, 1934San FranciscoPhoto by Marcello Camarri |
Crocker Amazon Recreational CenterOctober 24, 1934San FranciscoDescription on the back of the photo: Grading and leveling operation on site of baseball and recreation grounds in Crocker Amazon Recreational Center in San Francisco.Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Lake Merced Blvd.October 9, 1934San FranciscoDescription on the back of the photo: Cutting the bank and filling over the side near culvert on unit #2 of Lake Merced Blvd. in San Francisco.Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Lake Merced Blvd.October 9, 1934San FranciscoPhoto by Marcello Camarri |
McLaren ParkNovember 26, 1930San FranciscoDescription on the back of the photo: Filling and leveling for construction of a new driveway through McLaren Park in San Francisco.Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Lane HospitalFebruary 12, 1935San FranciscoDescription on the back of the photo: Unemployed librarians securing work through the S.E.R.A.compiling statistics in the Lane Hospital Library in San Francisco, Calif.Photo by Marcello Camarri |
McLaren ParkNovember 26, 1934San FranciscoPhoto by Marcello Camarri |
Federal Transient ShelterSan FranciscoJanuary 17, 1935Description on the back of the photo: Kitchen and Gallery of the Federal Transient Shelter 340 9th Street, San FranciscoPhoto by Marcello Camarri |
Crocker Amazon Recreational CenterSan FranciscoApril 29, 1935Description on the back of the photo: Grading and leveling operation for playground site in Crocker Amazon Recreational Center in San Francisco.Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Lake Merced Blvd.October 9, 1934San FranciscoPhoto by Marcello Camarri |
Photo by Marcello Camarri |
O'Shaughnessy Blvd.San FranciscoOctober 31, 1934San FranciscoDescription on the back of the photo: Start of grade construction for the new O'Shaughnessy Blvd. in San Francisco, Cali.Photo by Marcello Camarri |
State Teachers CollegeSan FranciscoOctober 29, 1934Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Fire Boat #1 and Engine #9San FranciscoJanuary 24, 1935Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Photo by Marcello Camarri |
O'Shaughnessy Blvd.San FranciscoOctober 13, 1934Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Crocker Amazon Recreational CenterSan FranciscoOctober 29, 1934Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Project 2-Bll-179Elephant Pool, San FranciscoMarch 18, 1935Description on the back of the photo: "WHO SAID SATURDAY NIGHT' -The two elephants in the background are patiently waiting for their new pool to be finished. The copper expansion joints used in the pool has aroused great interest in the engineering world. 84 feet long, 54 feet wide, and 6 feet 6 inches deep at the sump, the pool's capacity is approximately 160,000 gallons.Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Federal Transient ShelterMess tables340 9th StreetSan FranciscoFebruary 6, 1935Photo by Marcello Camarri |
McLaren ParkSan FranciscoJune 4, 1935Description on the back of the photo: S.E.R.A. workers employed on work relief are planting trees on the south side of McLaren Park in San Francisco, to prevent soil erosion as a part of the landscaping on this project.Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Fleischacker Zoo AdditionSan FranciscoJuly 17, 1935Description on the back of the photo: S.E.R.A. workers felling trees at the start of the construction work on the addition to the Fleischacker Zoo in San Francisco.Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Lake Merced Blvd.September 12, 1934San FranciscoDescription on the back of the photo: Cutting, grading, and filling for roadbed at the Stanley Street cut on unit #2 of Lake Merced Blvd. in San Francisco.Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Project 2-Bll-255Aquatic ParkSan FranciscoApril 19, 1935Description on the back of the photo: Showing progress made towards completion of the lower wall of the seawall at Aquatic Park inSan Francisco.Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Project 2-Bll-248Aquatic ParkSan FranciscoJune 10, 1935Description on the back of the photo: Unemployed laborers on work relief are here moving a boom which is used in handling heavy stones and material in constructing the breakwater in San Francisco's new Aquatic Park.Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Project 2-D3-6Sutro Forest Fuel SupplySan FranciscoAugust 5, 1935Description on the back of the photo: General view of the wood pile and office buildings and tool shed at the Sutro Forest. Fuel Supply Depot in the heart of San Francisco.Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Crocker Amazon TractNovember 13, 1934San FranciscoPhoto by Marcello Camarri |
Project 2-E4-45Horse Shoe Court on Mission StreetSan FranciscoFebruary 26, 1953Description on the back of the photo: Horse Shoe Court on Mission Street between 25th and 26th Sts. San Francisco, Calif.Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Crocker Amazon TractNovember 13, 1934San FranciscoPhoto by Marcello Camarri |
Project 2-D3-6Sutro Forest Fuel SupplySan Francisco, Calif.July 26, 1935Description on the back of the photo: S.E.R.A. workers splitting and stacking wood in the wood yard at the Sutro Forest Fuel Supply Depot in the heart of San Francisco.Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Crocker Amazon Recreational CenterSan FranciscoNovember 13, 1934Description on the back of the photo: S.E.R.A. workers engaged in the mammoth task of grading and leveling sites for the playground of Crocker Amazon Recreational Center in San Francisco.Photo by Marcello Camarri |
McLaren ParkOctober 29, 1934San FranciscoDescription on the back of the photo: Grading and filling the extension road being constructed at the end of Persia Street in McLaren Park in San Francisco, Calif. This view shows how a spillway was used in getting the dirt down the hillside.Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Project 2-Bl-30McLaren ParkFebruary 25, 1935San FranciscoDescription on the back of the photo: Removing loose rock and dirt blasted from a hillside preparatory to constructing a new driveway through McLaren Park in San Francisco.Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Crocker Amazon Recreational CenterSan FranciscoOctober 29, 1934Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Project 2-D3-6Sutro Forest Fuel SupplySan Francisco, Calif.July 25, 1935Description on the back of the photo: View of the activities at the Sutro Forest Fuel Supply Depot in the heart of San Francisco, looking east from the hill above the splitting blocks.Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Project 2BI-29Lake Merced Blvd.September 12, 1934San Francisco, Calif.Description on the back of the photo: Cutting, from bank and and filling in across ravine on unit #2 of Lake Merced Blvd. in San Francisco.Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Project 2BI-29Lake Merced Blvd.September 12, 1934San Francisco, Calif.Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Project 2BI-29Lake Merced Blvd.October 9, 1934San Francisco, Calif.Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Project 2-BI-28O'Shaughnessy Blvd.San FranciscoDecember 31, 1934Description on the back of the photo: Air drillers in action on O'Shaughnessy Blvd. in San Francisco, Calif.Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Project 2-Bll-436Fleischacker Zoo AdditionSan FranciscoJuly 17, 1935Description on the back of the photo: S.E.R.A. workers felling trees at the start of the construction work on the addition to the Fleischacker Zoo in San Francisco.Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Project 2-Bl-30McLaren ParkFebruary 25, 1935San FranciscoDescription on the back of the photo: Work relief laborers planting trees on the south side of McLaren Park in San Francisco. This tree planting is to prevent soil erosion and is part of the landscaping on this project.Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Project 2B3-355STATE TEAChER'S COLLEGESan Francisco, Calif.April 10, 1935Description on the back of the photo: "FOR THE EDUCATION OF FUTURE GENERATIONS" S.E.R.A. workers excavating for foundation of Science Building at San Francisco State Teacher's College. 65 men are employed daily in this and other improvments on the grounds.Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Construction of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay BridgePhoto by Marcello Camarri |
Construction of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay BridgePhoto by Marcello Camarri |
Project: 2-Bl5-155Fort Miley LandscapingJuly 29, 1934San Francisco, Cali.Description on the back of the photo:View of the grounds of the Administration Building of Veteran's Hospital at Fort Miley in San Francisco after landscaping.Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Project: 2-Bl5-155Fort Miley LandscapingOctober 26, 1934San Francisco, Cali.Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Project: 2-Bl5-155Fort Miley LandscapingJuly 29, 1935San Francisco, Cali.Description on the back of the photo: Showing the landscaped grounds in front of the Clinic Building of the Veteran's Hospital at Fort Miley in San Francisco.Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Project: 2-Bl5-155Fort Miley LandscapingJuly 29, 1934San Francisco, Cali.Description on the back of the photo:View of the grounds in the rear of the Administration Building of Veteran's Hospital at Fort Miley in San Francisco after the grounds were landscaped by S.E.R.A. workers.Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Project: 2-Bl5-155Fort Miley LandscapingOctober 26, 1934San Francisco, Cali.Description on the back of the photo:Administration Building and grounds of Veteran's Hospital at Fort Miley in San Francisco before S.E.R.A. workers landscaped the grounds.Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Project: 2-Bl5-155Fort Miley LandscapingOctober 26, 1934San Francisco, Cali.Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Project: 2-Bl5-155Fort Miley LandscapingJuly 29, 1935San Francisco, Cali.Description on the back of the photo:View of the groundsnear the south wing of Veteran's Hospital at Fort Miley in San Francisco after the grounds were landscaped by S.E.R.A. workers.Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Project: 2-Bl5-155Fort Miley LandscapingJuly 29, 1935San Francisco, Cali.Description on the back of the photo: Showing the landscaped grounds in front of the Clinic Building of the Veteran's Hospital at Fort Miley in San Francisco.Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Photo by Marcello Camarri |
Italian-American Social Club Dedication DinnerAugust 11, 1940 |
BiographyMarcello CamarriMarcello Camarri was active/lived in California / Italy. Marcello Camarri is known for Painting; Photography.
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ShirleyGranddaughter of Marcello Camarri |
Shirley |
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