Descriptive Summary
Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Biography/Administrative History
Scope and Content of Collection
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Lois Roberts Parades and Protests Photographs
Dates: 1999-2003
Collection Number: SFP 98
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 3 folders of 105 color print photographs, 23 slides and 28 strips of negatives
Repository:
San Francisco Public Library. San Francisco History Center
San Francisco, California 94102
Abstract: Collection contains 105 amateur color print photographs, 23 slides and 28 strips of negatives of Bay to Breakers and Carnaval
in 1999; St. Patrick’s Day Parade (2000 and 2003) and Peace Protest in 2003 in San Francisco, California taken by Lois Roberts.
The snapshots are from a spectator’s perspective or from behind the parade route. The Anti-Iraq War Peace Protest photos
were taken in the Civic Center Plaza.
Language of Material: English
Access
The collection is available for use during Photo Desk hours.
Publication Rights
All requests for permission to publish from photographs must be submitted in writing to the Photo Curator. Permission for
publication is given on behalf of the San Francisco Public Library as the owner of the physical items.
Preferred Citation
Lois Roberts Parades and Protests Photographs. San Francisco Public Library. San Francisco History Center
Acquisition Information
Gift of photographer. 2008-58.
Biography/Administrative History
Lois Blair Roberts was born in 1934 in Ohio. Her family moved to California and Lois attended Campbell Union High School and
graduated in 1950. Roberts later earned her teaching credential at San Jose State University. She lived in Fremont for thirty
years and retired to San Francisco. Lois Roberts died on December 23, 2017.
Scope and Content of Collection
Collection contains 105 amateur color print photographs, 23 slides and 28 strips of negatives of Bay to Breakers and Carnaval
in 1999; St. Patrick’s Day Parade (2000 and 2003) and Peace Protest in 2003 in San Francisco, California taken by Lois Roberts.
The snapshots are from a spectator’s perspective or from behind the parade route. The Anti-Iraq War Peace Protest photos
were taken in the Civic Center Plaza.
