Social Settlements: United States. California. San Francisco. "Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Association": Telegraph Hill, San Francisco, Cal.: One Approach to the House. 1907

Editor: This is a photograph titled "Social Settlements: United States. California. San Francisco. 'Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Association': Telegraph Hill, San Francisco, Cal.: One Approach to the House.," taken by Floride Green. It captures a group of children on a ramp. What symbols jump out at you? Curator: The ramp itself is quite symbolic. It suggests accessibility, an easier path. The children gathered there become icons of a community working to uplift itself, using new pathways and infrastructure. Editor: So, the ramp isn't just a ramp? Curator: Not at all! It's the "one approach" mentioned in the title, the access to a better future through collective action and social support. These images were powerful tools for these associations to garner public support. Editor: I never would have looked at it that way. Thanks!