Harry Smith: Magic Moments

Photographs by a San Francisco Youth, 1900-1913
September 9 through October 28, 2000

In 1976, photography dealer Stephen White discovered a large collection of glass plate negatives taken by the amateur photographer Harry Smith. Several years later, White commissioned master printer Richard Sullivan to produce archival quality palladium prints from the Smith negatives. The son of Danish immigrants, Harry A. Smith grew up in San Francisco and began to use a camera at the age of 17. His photographs offer a glimpse into the daily life of Smith and his friends in California at the beginning of the 20th century including the devastating San Francisco earthquake of April, 1906.

Audrey Harry Smith	Couple Harry Smith	Pool Harry Smith
Christmas Harry Smith	Hammock Harry Smith	Child Harry Smith
Parlour Harry Smith	Sail Loft Harry Smith	City Hall Harry Smith
Rescue Harry Smith	Kids Harry Smith	Costume Harry Smith
Flagpole Harry Smith	SF City Hall Harry Smith