Contains 1735 photos
Elevated view west from Murphy Building (Jones and Market) to McAllister St., Hall of Records, City Hall before erection of dome and rotunda, City Hall Avenue. Corner of Mechanics Pavilion at far upper left. Turkish Drug at far right. Detail from stereoview card with caption "343 New City Hall, San Francisco"
Tenderloin
People pose on and alongside cable cars on Clay near Jones St. Watkins' stereo card bears this legend: 'Clay Street Hill R.R., San Francisco, Cal [California]. Run by A.S. Hallidie's patent Endless Steel Wire Rope and Gripping Attachment. Overcomes an Elevation of 307 feet in a length of 2800 feet. Watkins' Pacific Coast. 2369.' Also published by Taber.
Nob Hill
Elevated view west on Clay to Clay St. Cable RR cable car on Kearny Street Terminus. Portsmouth Square on right. R. Cutlar Dentist, H. Traube watchmaker and jeweler at left. Watkins stereo card number 2368. Original Title: 'Clay St. Hill R.R., San Francisco, Cal. Run by A.S. Hallidie's patent Endless Steel Wire Rope and Gripping Attachment. Overcomes an Elevation of 307 feet in a length of 2800 feet. Worst grade, one foot in six.'
Chinatown
Elevated view west on Clay to Clay St. Cable RR cable car on Kearny Street Terminus. Portsmouth Square on right. R. Cutlar Dentist, H. Traube watchmaker and jeweler at left. Watkins stereo card number 2368. Original Title: 'Clay St. Hill R.R., San Francisco, Cal. Run by A.S. Hallidie's patent Endless Steel Wire Rope and Gripping Attachment. Overcomes an Elevation of 307 feet in a length of 2800 feet. Worst grade, one foot in six.'
Chinatown
Elevated view west on Clay to Clay St. Cable RR cable car at Kearny Street Terminus. Portsmouth Square on right. R. Cutlar Dentist, H. Traube watchmaker and jeweler at left. Watkins stereo card number 2368 (Variant). Original Title: 'Clay St. Hill R.R., San Francisco, Cal. Run by A.S. Hallidie's patent Endless Steel Wire Rope and Gripping Attachment. Overcomes an Elevation of 307 feet in a length of 2800 feet. Worst grade, one foot in six.'
Chinatown
Clay between Polk and Van Ness. Mr. Hallidie (Andrew Smith-Halladie) on the Platform. This line was not open until Nov 1873. Clay St. Hill RR Co. Car # 7. Watkins' stereo card of this shot bears this legend: "Clay Street Hill R.R., San Francisco, Cal [California]. Run by A.S. Hallidie's patent Endless Steel Wire Rope and Gripping Attachment. Overcomes an Elevation of 307 feet in a length of 2800 feet. Watkins' Pacific Coast. 2370"
Polk Gulch
Elevated view west to California St. Cable Car at original terminus while another waits uphill. California House at upper right, J. Lindo & Co. Auctioneers at left with furniture on sidewalk. [Kearny St. terminus California St. Cable R.R. S.F.] Watkins stereoview 3712. Image cropped from wnp37.02925.
Financial District
Elevated view south across California street near Powell to Stanford Mansion, S.C. Bugbee and Son, architects. [Residence of Gov. Stanford, California St. S. F. 3702.]
Nob Hill
Elevated view southeast to Palace Hotel, Grand Hotel. Cable cars, American flags, and bunting. 4th of July? Dow's Commercial Night School, S. Hausmann & Co.
South of Market
View east on Clay Street of cable cars, carriage, and ad for Nolan Bros. shoes. [L. N. Barney?. 1324 Polk St.]
Polk Gulch
View east on California Street between Grant and Kearny. Adelphi Theatre at 607 California at right and cable cars. [California Street, San Francisco, Cal.]
Chinatown
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east across North Beach to Telegraph Hill from Russian Hill. All ruins, cable car tracks, Washington Square and men walking.
Russian Hill
Elevated view east down Market. View of Call Building with Annex under construction, Examiner Building, Bancroft History Building, Sanborn Vail, Dixon's Hatters, Midway Plaisance, Lion Drug Co., cable cars, street sweeper, carriages. Dupe of wnp37.00971
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated view north on Powell. Cable car tracks. St. Ann's Building on left, Baldwin Hotel on right. Stanford Mansion and Trinity Episcopal Church in background. Horsecar tracks were installed in 1879 and replaced by cable car tracks in 1888.
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated view east down Market. View of Call Building, Examiner Building, Bancroft History Building, Sanborn Vail, Midway Plaisance, Lion Drug Co., cable cars, street sweeper, carriages. Dupe of wnp37.00951
Downtown / Union Square