Contains 1735 photos
Kohl Building, American National Bank Building, Merchants Exchange, approaching cable car, view east from street. Clunie Building at right. At far left, Parrott Building, or Parrott Block (1852, Architect Stephen Williams), demolished 1926.
Financial District
View northwest across intersection to Bank of Italy (opened 1921, later Bank of America headquarters, Bliss & Faville architects), cable car turntable in foreground. Hotel Turpin at right.
Downtown / Union Square
Looking east, California Street Cable Cars
Nob Hill
Cable Car #53, American Trust Company
Downtown / Union Square
Cable Car #508 on turntable, looking North. Pig 'N Whistle, Hotel Powell, Flood Bldg at right
Downtown / Union Square
Washington & Jackson Cable Car #517
Pacific Heights
View southeast to Cable Car #3 on California Street
Laurel Heights / Jordan Park
Looking east, Cable Car on California street.
Nob Hill
View southwest to California St. Cable Railroad Co. Cable Car #60, O'Fsrrell, Jones & Hyde line, at terminus. In background, Grant Building, Odd Fellows Building, Hotel Shaw, Hibernia Bank.
Tenderloin
Looking north to Alcatraz, Cable Car #7
Russian Hill
View northeast to Muni Cable Car #4, Santa Marina Building at left, Ferry Building, Terminal Hotel.
Financial District
View west on California to busy street scene. Grace Church, Fairmont Hotel in distance. Kohl Building, Brown & Power stationers, Bank of California, Friedlander's Building in center distance. Cable Car #2, Presidio Avenue, California and Market Streets at lower right. [California St. looking West toward Nob Hill, just before Earthquake]
Financial District
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south on Kearny Street from Telegraph Hill. Rubble, man walking with cane up the hill, damaged buildings in background, cable car tracks. Various buildings in background: Columbus Tower, Hall of Justice, de Young Building Annex, Call Building, Mills Building, Kohl Building, Merchant's Exchange Building. [(18) 8718 Overlooking Kearney St. - lower burned area from Telegraph Hill - San Francisco Disaster, U.S.A. Copyright 1906 by H. C. White Co.]
North Beach
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake Damage, View southeast across Union to road subsidence and soldier with rifle posing. Chinn-Beretta Optical sign painted on fence. At left, St. Mary the Virgin Episcopal Church (1891). [8224 Union Street sunk by the great earth convulsion which destroyed the city] (travel notes on back)
Cow Hollow
Elevated view southeast across Market to parade honoring President McKinley's visit. Palace Hotel, Examiner Building, Call Building, Bancroft History Building, Midway Plaisance theater in background [The President captures the Golden Gate City---San Francisco's magnificent reception to President McKinley, Cal]
Downtown / Union Square