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Outside Lands Podcast Episode 430: Jesse B. Cook

The Jesse B. Cook collection at the Bancroft Library is an amazing assortment of photos and ephemera spanning early 20th century San Francisco. Jesse Cook himself also has a fascinating, but complicated history. Learn how he compiled this cherished collection as one of San Francisco's earliest and prolific scrapbookers.
- May 15, 2021

Outside Lands Podcast Episode 430: Jesse B. Cook Outside Lands Podcast Episode 430: Jesse B. Cook

(above) Jesse B. Cook, circa 1920

Jesse Brown Cook, SF Chief of Police and noted scrapbooker

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