Fisherman's Wharf
View west across fishing boat basin. Castagnola's Restaurant, Boicelli & Boss Machine Works background right. Standard Oil of California Chevron fuel storage tanks at far left.
Fishermans WharfBay
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View from Top of the Mark
View east. Bay Bridge, Yerba Buena Island
Nob Hill
View from Top of the Mark
View east towards Bay Bridge, Yerba Buena Island
Nob Hill
View from Top of the Mark
View northwest towards Golden Gate Bridge, Palace of Fine Arts, Marin Headlands, Mt. Tamalpais. Tall buildings at center are Clay-Jones Apartments with radio transmission tower atop (1930, architect Albert Larsen), 1360 Jones apartments (William Schirmer architect) opened 1928.
Nob Hill
Alcatraz Island
West side of island viewed from the bay
View from Telegraph Hill
View east over waterfront and Embarcadero. Battleship tied up at Pier 29.
Telegraph Hill
View from Telegraph Hill
View southeasat from Telegraph Hill to Ferry Building and Bay Bridge
Telegraph Hill
Yerba Buena Island
South side of island, taken from ferry boat on bay. Lighthouse at left center
View NW from Pacific Heights
View northwest from Pacific Heights about Broadway and Fillmore, over Cow Hollow toward the Golden Gate. Pierce St. runs across the view. Small church on Green St. built in 1887 with funds provided by Stephen S. Smith, deacon of Plymouth Congregational Church and publisher of the Pacific. In 1895, it became Pierce Street Congregational Church. Intersection at center right is Pierce and Union. Large southwest corner mansion with gardens front and back was built circa 1884 by wealthy attorney and landowner David Bixler. Four story windmill and water tank across Union. Home of Louis Schultz (1842-1909, brewer and capitalist) with Mansard roof to right of water tower, at 2426 (later 2466) Filbert, built no later than 1875, demolished 1948. Presidio, Fort Point, shoreline, Harbor View.
Pacific Heights
Unknown location
Group of women on cabin roof of yacht. Wharf and men seated on benches in background. Probably SF waterfront.
View from Russian Hill
View east toward Telegraph Hill with blimp overhead. Taken from near Taylor and Vallejo Streets. St. Francis of Assisi Church on Vallejo, beneath center. Tall Lyon sign atop Lyon Van & Storage on Stockton St. near Green at center left.
Russian Hill
View from Russian Hill
View east to blimp flying over Bay Bridge, financial district on right. Taken from near Taylor and Vallejo Streets. St. Francis of Assisi church at far left. United States Appraisers Building at 630 Sansome Street at center, to the righ, large SP sign atop Southern Pacific Building installed March, 1954. Mobilgas sign atop Fife Building.
Russian Hill
US Navy warships
Two small Navy ships in Bay, possibly destroyers [Burton Photo Album]
SF Bay
US Navy battleship
Navy battleship in bay, Marin Headlands in background [Burton Photo Album]
SF Bay
US Navy warships
Navy warships in bay, probably battleships [Burton Photo Album]
SF Bay