[Crossing of Cable roads, Geary and Larkin Streets., S.F.] Larkin St. View northwest to Drugstore, Geary, Park and Ocean car and dummy trailer #18, M. P. O'Connor plumber, two cars of the Sutter Street Railway's Larkin Street line. Geary Street, Park and Ocean Railway began operations in 1880 and was purchased by the Market Street Railway in 1887. Very similar to Carleton Watkins stereoview titled "Geary St., Park and Ocean Railroad Crossing Larkin St, R. R. Constructed by W. Eppelsheimer and operated under his patents."
Tenderloin
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Market near 3rd
Elevated view east on Market to L. Monaco Photographer sign on 700 Market Building. Dr. I.G. Leek, Dentist. Imperial Photographic Studio, Davis Bros. Golden Rule Bazaar, Lotta's Fountain, Chronicle Building. Crocker Building. Cable cars in street. Grand Hotel, Palace Hotel, Nucleus House at right. Date is between May 1893 and Feb 26, 1894 (Golden Rule Bazaar fire) (PF)
Downtown / Union Square
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California near Montgomery
Elevated view northwest across California to Grace Church (with bell tower), Old St. Mary's, California House with General Arthur and Speckled Beauty cigar ads on east side. At right, San Francisco Savings Union is six story bank building at corner of California and Spring (then known as Webb) completed in 1894 (William Curlett, architect). Smaller building at its right is German Savings & Loan Society. Aetna Insurance at 514 California, right foreground. At lower right, Parrott Building, or Parrott Block (1852, Architect Stephen Williams). On north side of California, telephone or telegraph poles with 8 crossbars, poles with 3 crossbars on south side. At left, sign for John Schmid merchant tailor, 515 California.
Financial District
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Market near Main
View west from center of Market Street near Main, showing Studebaker Carriages and Wagons at 201-207 Market Street at left. Twin Peaks in distance. Same image as wnp70.0403, different cropping.
Financial District
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California & Octavia
View west to the northwest corner of California and Octavia, home of Moses Rosenbaum and family
Pacific Heights
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View from Call Building
View west from top of Call Building at 3rd and Market to City Hall and Hall of Records. Original Phelan Building in foreground right, Sanborn, Vail & Co, original Flood Building at 4th and Market at left. Twin Peaks, Mt. Sutro, Buena Vista Park and Mt. Davidson in distance. Signs for Alisky's Art Studio, Pauson & Co. Overcoats. [5. (115?) Looking up Market St. from top of Call Building]
South of Market
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Fillmore near Broadway
Market Street Railway (MSRy) Fillmore Street counterbalance streetcar #757 ascends hill. ['SF Public Library Reference Department' on back]
Pacific Heights
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Fillmore near Broadway
Fillmore Street counterbalance car #757 on Fillmore below Broadway. Duplicate of wnp15.874
Pacific Heights
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View East from Nob Hill
[85. Down California St. from Nob Hill] From left: Hall of Justice, Montgomery Block, Appraiser's Building, Bank of Italy Building, Yerba Buena Island, Ferry Building, Southern Pacific Building (1917), Kohl Building, Alaska Commercial Building, Merchant's Exchange Building. Old St. Mary's Church at right center, and Metropolitan Life Insurance Building expansion under construction at far right.
Nob Hill
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California & Spring
View east down Califorina to multiple California Street cable cars. On left, San Francisco Savings Union (1894, William Curlett architect), German Savings and Loan Society, Parrott Building, or Parrott Block (1852, Architect Stephen Williams), Kohl Building, London & San Francisco Insurance Building. On right, Safe Deposit Building with tower, Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York Building beyond. Fog or smog in the background. Cropped version of wnp71.1888.
Financial District
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Geary & Market
Crowded street scene looking west on Geary Street from center of street. Flannery Building on left with sign for C.M. Wooster Co. Country Lands. United Cigars, Klein Tailors. Mutual Savings Bank Building on left, Schmidt, Rosenstock Buildings on right.
Downtown / Union Square
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Washington & Fillmore
View northwest across Washington to Market St. Railway Co. (MSRy) Washington-Jackson cable car #522 with Byllesby Shield logo, in use from late 1925 to 1938.
Pacific Heights
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California near Grant
Elevated view north (probably from Metropolitan Life Insurance Building) to California Street Cable RR Co. cable car #1, with sign on top for Western Pacific California Zephyr train (inaugural run was March, 1949), climbing hill. In background, 720 California Building (then Hartford Insurance Building), Sabin Pl.
Chinatown
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California & Market
View east across California to California Street Cable Railroad Co. car #20 at terminus at California near Drumm. Ferry Building in background.114 Market Santa Marina Building, Weinstein Co.
Financial District
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California & Kearny
Elevated view west to California St. Cable Car at original terminus while another waits uphill. California House, Old St. Mary's cathedral at upper right, J. Lindo & Co. Auctioneers at left with furniture on sidewalk Stereoview cropped version wnp37.00810.jpg.
