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Raoul Gustaf Wallenberg (4 August 1912 – disappeared 17 January 1945) was a Swedish architect, businessman, diplomat, and humanitarian. He is remembered for saving tens of thousands of Jews in Nazi-occupied Hungary during the Holocaust from German Nazis and Hungarian Fascists during the later stages of World War II. While serving as Sweden's special envoy in Budapest between July and December 1944, Wallenberg issued protective passports and sheltered Jews in buildings designated as Swedish territory.
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Construction of Anza Elementary School
Before Wallenberg High School, this was the site of Anza Elementary School (built in 1951).
Photograph. San Francisco History Center, San Francisco. San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection.
1st Day of School
Children entering Anza Elementary School on first day of class. 1952.
Photograph. San Francisco History Center, San Francisco, San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection.
Anza School circa 1964
Anza School at Anza Vista and O'Farrell Streets. 1964. Photograph. San Francisco History Center, San Francisco. San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection. Web. 17 May 2010.
Exterior Shot of Anza School
Anza Schools. n.d. Photograph. San Francisco History Center, San Francisco. San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection. Web. 17 May 2010.
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