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Crossroads of The World HABS Photography

Posted on April 14, 2026April 14, 2026 by schafphoto

I should have posted these HABS photos back in 2023, after they were accepted into the Library of Congress HABS collections, but something probably came up. Something always does. CROSSROADS OF THE WORLD HABS No. CA-2965 6671 Sunset Boulevard Los Angeles Large Format Historic American Buildings Survey photography from July 2022. Crossroads of the World (constructed in 1936-37)…

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HABS Donations Transmitted to Library of Congress

Posted on February 3, 2026March 31, 2026 by schafphoto

A few of my HABS* and HAER* donations were transmitted to the collection at the Library of Congress last year (2025)…

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HABS Photographer Writes a HABS/HAER/HALS substack

Posted on August 19, 2025March 21, 2026 by HABS HAER Photographer Stephen Schafer

HABS Photography exposed and explained on my new Substack.

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New HABS Photo Scans on the LoC Website

Posted on January 1, 2025March 21, 2026 by HABS HAER Photographer Stephen Schafer

Just found two new sets of scanned records on the HABS site today. As the LoC slowly gets through the backlog of HABS/HAER/HALS photos waiting for scans from the last couple decades. It’s nice to see some of my photos out in the public domain where they belong. These two examples of historic survey photography…

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Lecture about HALS at the Sanborn Collection, CSUN

Posted on September 27, 2024March 21, 2026 by HABS HAER Photographer Stephen Schafer

I’m doing a presentation. 🗺 At Cal State Northridge. I hope you can be there and see the marvelous and amazing maps that they have, and learn a bit about the HABS/HAER/HALS programs and how I use maps for research before every project. If you’d like more information about HABS, HAER or HALS photography take…

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Lost in America the new book by Richard Cahan and Michael Williams – Book Review

Posted on September 29, 2023March 21, 2026 by HABS HAER Photographer Stephen Schafer

Lost in America Book Review: Cahan and Williams, have crafted a book that’s an engaging foray through the demise of lost architecture while at the same time the book is a celebration of the Historic American Buildings Survey itself.

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A Picture Perfect New Year 2023

Posted on January 2, 2023 by HABS HAER Photographer Stephen Schafer

HABS photography of a former Fotomat for inclusion in the Historic American Buildings Survey collection at the Library of Congress.

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Angel Island Immigration Station Hospital PDA Award

Posted on September 5, 2022March 21, 2026 by HABS HAER Photographer Stephen Schafer

Angel Island Immigration Station Hospital The Angel Island Immigration Station Hospital of San Francisco is a winner for the 2022 Preservation Design Award for Rehabilitation. We created photographs for Project Lead Mike Garavaglia of Garavaglia Architecture in San Francisco. About the Angel Island Immigration Station Hospital The former Immigration Station Hospital was rehabilitated for adaptive…

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Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) large format 4x5 photograph in black and white of the Los Angeles Times Mirror Building, next to the older historic Los Angeles Times building

HABS Documentation of the Los Angeles Times Mirror Buildings

Posted on September 1, 2022March 21, 2026 by HABS HAER Photographer Stephen Schafer

HABS large format photographs of the Times Mirror Building, constructed in 1970-73 for the Times Mirror Company, and designed by William L. Pereira & Associates.

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HABS Photograph of Parker Center Police Headquarters. Black and white large format image of the front facade with 3 palms.

HABS and HAER Photographs of Lost History

Posted on July 14, 2022March 21, 2026 by HABS HAER Photographer Stephen Schafer

Historic American Buildings Survey Photographs of buildings lost to the wrecking ball or just lost to time.

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