Observed arrival · 2026-09-21
Yesterdays: Historical Photographs on the Map
A collaborative archive that maps historical photographs from libraries, museums, neighborhood associations, and other collections.
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- Local historians, archive explorers, and volunteer map contributors
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- The archive lists 42,602 photographs, with 16,320 placed on the map across 106 collections.
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The homepage combines regional browsing with map, search, subject, favorites, activity, statistics, and layer views. Richmond is the largest listed region at 38,861 photographs and 15,734 mapped, while the Inland Empire listing includes a visible run of historic Riverside residences and public buildings. The project attributes map placement to volunteers and displays recent contributor activity, including one user who georeferenced 26 images.
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