Contains 80 photos
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south toward the shell of Emporium department store from Stockton near the corner of Ellis and Market; makeshift sidewalk restaurant for hot waffles; piles of lumber [The Emporium, Market St.]
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated view west to 700 Market Building on corner with McAllister dentist offices, City Mart Photograph Gallery and Larrabee's book and stationery store 702 Market. McGann & Co. Hatters 704 Market at left with large top hat sign at top of facade. Carriages and loiterers, pedestrians on street. Mechanics Institute Pavilion in Union Square at right. Horsecar line tracks. [1714. Junction Geary and Market Sts. San Francisco, Cal.] Originally a stereocard image.
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated view northwest across Market to Flannery Building at left with Hale Dental Co., Dr. Miles & Co.("Men Only"), Projecting electric "Dentist" sign attached to upper stories, Richelieu Cafe, and United Cigar Store with large "SMOKE" sign at street level. On buildings at right, signage for Bell Real Estate, another United Cigar store, "Corns Cured." Lotta's Fountain at right.
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated view southwest across busy Market Street to Bancroft's History Building (with Morley's Billiards, Ayres' Business College, Butler-Schutze Co., D.C. Hager Tailor and McDermott Sandblast hanging platform), Spreckels Market, Dr. Holsman, Stanford Studio photographer, Goldstein & Co. theatrical supplies 733 Market, Montgomery Market, Sanborn Vail, Boston Dental College, Shreve & Barber guns & cutlery, Midway Theatre. In distance old 1887 Flood Building at 4th St. corner, Emporium. [TEH500 South side Market St between 3rd & 4th. Aug 1905]
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated view northwest toward Portsmouth Square, North Beach & Mission horsecar, St. Francis Church (Vallejo near Columbus, then Montgomery Avenue) in the distance. Terminal of the Clay Street cable car line at left. [No. 452 Kearney (Sic) street Plazza (Sic), SF]
Chinatown
[Montgomery Street, San Francisco] Elevated view north across intersection. Masonic Temple on left, horsecar, Clock Tower Building (Later Savings and Loan Society Building) in distance.
Financial District
[No 138 Montgomery Street] Elevated view north across Market to Montgomery. Masonic Temple on Left, Lick House, Clock Tower Building (Later Savings and Loan Society Building), horsecars in distance.
Financial District
Elevated view west on Clay. Portsmouth Square at right, Portsmouth House at northwest corner of Clay Street and Brenham Place, Fire house, with tower at top right. Variant of wnp24.224a.
Chinatown
Elevated view west on Clay Street from Kearny to Clay Street Cable Railroad car #2 approaching the turntable at the terminus of the Clay Street line. H. Taube jeweler, R. Cutlar dentist. Portsmouth Square at right. Portsmouth House and fire station in background. [188 Kearney Street, San Francisco.]
Chinatown
View looking east along Main Drive from near Conservatory of Flowers to women walking with parasols, sitting in the grass, people in horse drawn conveyances. [Life in Golden Gate Park]
Golden Gate Park
[New Pac T.&T. Co Office - 333 Grant Ave Formerly Home Tel. Bldg. S.F.]Elevated view west across Grant to Pacific Telephone office, San Francisco Historic Landmark number 141, designed by Coxhead and Coxhead in 1908.
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated view northeast across intersection to Occidental Hotel Building, A. J. Rich & Co., Briggs Bros. & Co. NE Corner Sutter & Montgomery, Mills Building at left [B-28] [G810 B-028][B-28 Donahoe Kelly Bank] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated view northwest across Montgomery between Sutter and Post Sts. Kerby, Byrne & Co., Meagher Taaffe & Co., N Skerrett, J.W. Davidson & Co.[TEH146, T.E. Hecht, HO-22, Lick House 1865] (G810 HO-022) (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Financial District
Elevated view southeast across Sacramento to What Cheer House with coach in front, Original House. Baths, Wines & Liquors Wholesale Retail. [TEH360, HO-58, What Cheer House, S side Sacramento St. below Mont., 1865] (G810 HO-058) (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346) (T.E. Hecht copy)
Financial District
Elevated view northwest across Portsmouth Square. Clay Street cable car #11 at Clay and Kearny terminus. Carriages waiting, mature landscaping. [TEH798 PS-14 Clay & Kearny Sts.] [G810 PS-014] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Chinatown