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Street Mural, John Adams Center, City College Of San Francisco, 1860 Hayes Street, San Francisco, California

Long Hand
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A long hand pointed at a world globe at the corner. Part of the Atlantic Ocean was rusted away.


John Adams Center external link Mural external link   •  City College of San Francisco external link   •  1860 Hayes Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 10:33:52 Wednesday 13 September 2023)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 23 January 2025)   •  © 2025 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C23_2702
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Long Fence
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The mural covered a long fence, behind which was the John Adams Center.


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To The Right
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To the right of the globe was a set of five differently colored faces.


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Two Benches
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Two benches along the mural covered wall provided a place to sit while waiting for a bus.


John Adams Center external link Mural external link   •  City College of San Francisco external link   •  1860 Hayes Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 10:34:20 Wednesday 13 September 2023)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 23 January 2025)   •  © 2025 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C23_2704
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A Bullhorn
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A woman spoke through a bullhorn, while another woman held a Spanish language sign.


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Picket Line
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Next on the mural was a group holding picket signs. To the right of the group was a child holding up a banner while wearing a shirt that read, in Spanish, "Tomorrow we vote."


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Turtle Island
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One man held a sign the read in Spanish and English, "We are all humans on sacred Turtle island." Next to him, a woman held a sign that read, "Keep The Doors open to Education for Everyone."


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Pulled By A Feather
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A child was pulled from a heart by a white feather. A native American doctor held a string of beads at the end of which was an unborn baby. In the lower right, two people worked on a quilt.


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Behind A Tree
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Behind a tree, a unhoused person tried to sleep on a transit bench under a newspaper.


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Rights Of A Child
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A wise looking elder asian man held a paper that was titled, "United Nations and the Rights of a Child."


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Laptop
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A woman was handed a laptop to help with her education. Another man reviewed college on a computer terminal. A doctor took blood from a woman's arm.


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Four People Graduated
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Four people were dressed in caps and gowns to celebrate their graduation.


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Ten People
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Ten people gathered under a banner that read, "Educate to Liberate." Two people held papers. One held a photograph. Another juggled balls.


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Highly Symbolic
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A highly symbolic section of the mural and a sign that read, "Youth Jobs Closed."


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A Needle
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A hand held a hypodermic needle and a man bellowed as he drove his car.


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Basket Ball
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Tow kids played basketball from wheelchairs. A man delivered a box of food to another and a boy rode a bike past a co-op store.


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Kids Studied
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Kids studied while another kid played music and danced. Below, in grey tones, people were trapped behind bars.


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Closer Bars
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A closer view of the lower level with people trapped behind bars.


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Another Closer View
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Another closer view of a man shoveling coal, and a polar bear on ice flows, and a poison sign in a river.


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Kids Discovering
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Another section of the mural showed kids discovering the world.


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Four Blue Eggs
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A nest by water contained four blue eggs.


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River Mother
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The mother of the river helped a child float downstream past the four eggs.


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Two Doors
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Two doors in the wall interrupted the mural. One door was open, the other was closed.


John Adams Center external link Mural external link   •  City College of San Francisco external link   •  1860 Hayes Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 10:37:09 Wednesday 13 September 2023)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 23 January 2025)   •  © 2025 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C23_2728
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Partly Eroded
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A partly eroded sign next to a door described and listed the artists that created this mural.


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