Contains 3365 photos
A view east toward the ungraded intersection of Kearny and Francisco on the north slope of Telegraph Hill, Samuel Spears Saloon listed in the 1867 city directory, identified in handwriting. Eureka Warehouse. Title on Watkins stereoview No. 319 "View from North Point (East), San Francisco" [Eureka Dock, North Point 1864][ NP-4][F810 NP-004] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Telegraph Hill
Panorama [1858 part 6], [Looking N from Sacramento & Taylor (Sic) 1860] towards Meiggs' Wharf and Alcatraz.[Mason St.][F810 PAN-001f] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Nob Hill
California & Mason, Panorama 1902 part 2. View north from Mark Hopkins house to Alcatraz and Angel Island in distance. Rear of Flood Mansion at left, Russian Hill in distance left. Empty lot where Fairmont Hotel would be built. At center, Washington and Mason Cable Car powerhouse. Victorian mansion on northeast corner of Mason & Sacramento (right center) is E.A. Denicke residence, built 1891, P.R. Schmidt architect (later site of Brocklebank apartments). [F810 PAN-006b] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Nob Hill
California & Mason, Panorama 1902 part 4. View northeast to Ferry Building and Yerba Buena Island. Shaari Zedek synagogue at northeast corner California and Stockton. Grace Church, Old St. Mary's Church, Kohl Building, Savings Deposit Building, Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York in distance right. Portsmouth Square, Hall of Justice, Montgomery Block and Appraisers Building at left. Kohl Building, Montgomery and California at right in distance. Merchants Exchange Building (1904) not yet built. At lower left, Stanford Stables. [F810 PAN-006d] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Nob Hill
Panorama 1905, part 1. View northwest, likely from Chronicle Annex Building. Nob Hill, Hopkins and Stanford mansions, Fairmont Hotel (before completion), Grace Church, California Hotel & Theatre (with conical towers). At lower left, W.&J. Sloane Building (1900, Tharp & Holmes architects). Following the 1906 catastrophe, it was demolished down to its steel frame and rebuilt into the present-day Jewelers Building. At bottom center, White House department store. [Panorama 1905 #1] [F810 PAN-007a] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Downtown / Union Square
Panorama 1905, part 2. View north, likely from Chronicle Building Annex, to Telegraph Hill. Dohrmann Company, Kohl Building, Nevada Bank Building, Merchants Exchange, Mills Building, Occidental Hotel, French Savings Bank Building, Savings & Loan Society Building (earlier known as the Clock Tower Building, showing added fifth story). [F810 PAN-007b] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Downtown / Union Square
View northwest over Presido to Golden Gate. Tent camps for Spanish-American War. Probably taken from near Divisadero and Green Streets. [PR-6] [F810 PR-006] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Cow Hollow
View southeast from Black Point (today's Fort Mason) to Pioneer Woolen Mills on site of present Aquatic Park. [Fremont's Residence, Black Point 1863 {sic} RE-15] [F810 RE-015] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346) Extent of factory buildins indicates photo was taken much later than 1863. Russian Hill at upper right.
Aquatic Park / Ft. Mason
H.E. Wright sternwheeler river boat on SF Bay off Embarcadero, loaded with cargo. Tip of Yerba Buena Island at far right. [H.E. Wright S.F.]
Small two-masted schooners at anchor, 'Reliance' in foreground. Low line of trees on the horizon.
View north from MUNI Pier across bay towards Alcatraz and Angel Island.
Aquatic Park / Ft. Mason
View from beach towards military tanker ship passing outside of lagoon. Muni Pier at left. Hyde Street Pier at right..
View from beach to Golden Gate Bridge and Marin Headlands in distance. Black Point, Fort Mason.
Aquatic Park / Ft. Mason
View east to Telegraph Hill, Coit Tower, Hyde Street Pier. Stern-wheel riverboat 'Fort Sutter' tied up at Hyde Street Pier at left. (Entrepreneur Barney Gould hoped to turn the riverboat into a floating night club. It was destroyed by fire in 1959.)
Aquatic Park / Ft. Mason
View north from the end of Municipal (Muni) Pier towards Alcatraz Island, Angel Island and a passing freighter. Fishermen fishing over side of pier.