Contains 451 photos
Elevated view northeast to parade heading west on Market Street, celebrating the arrival of the Great White Fleet. St. Francis Hotel, Hotel Hamilton, Shirley's Billiards, Dean Building (built 1906, demolished 2018), Mechanic's Savings Bank Building, Flood Building. Large flagpoles set up on both sides of Market.
South of Market
Part of panoramic photo of intersection of Geary, Kearny, and Market. Elevated view south. Many people milling about, American flags, bunting, and Lotta's fountain. See wnp37.03717. Likely after parade for Great White Fleet. Monadnock Building, Winchester Hotel, Aronson Building, Call Building, Flannery Building with C.M. Wooster Co. Country Lands, Golden State Irrigated Farms Co. signage.
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated view east to military parade heading west on Market, likely to honor returning soldiers from Spanish-American War. Alisky's Art Studio, Call Building, Ferry Building in distance. Large crowds in street and on rooftops. Emporium department store at Center. Note that Baldwin Hotel is gone but Flood Building hasn't been built. [Copyright 1899 Waters]
Downtown / Union Square
View east on Grove, Civic Auditorium at right behind them. Native Daughters of the Golden West Castro Drill team, in costume with swords, holding a loving cup at California's Diamond Jubilee. [Part of Castro Drill Team, Diamond Jubilee - 1925]
Civic Center
Crowd watching a parade; some holding American flags; in front of Golden Gate Theater; lots of people with cameras. Birdcage traffic signal.
Tenderloin
[N. W. Jones] View northeast across Van Ness to parade, possibly G.A.R. First Presbyterian Church, southeast corner Van Ness & Sacramento, David N. Walter mansion, northeast corner, in background.
Pacific Heights
[B 1177 in Chinatown, S. F. Cal.; Taber Photo San Francisco] Elevated view northeast to parade on street; people watching from roofs. Sun Kam Wah & Co. China & Japan Bazaar, 714 1/2 Dupont St. on Commercial St. corner at center.
Chinatown
People in yard of Columbia Park Boys Club, with view east across Guerrero to church at Guerrero & Camp. Possibly connected with March, 1910 event depicted in wnp37.01983.
Mission Dolores
Parade in street with people holding flower displays. Possible funeral. View north between Pine & California. Shanghai Low Chop Suey, Old St. Mary's in background.
Chinatown
View northeast across Market near Mason to military parade headed up Market St., passing Frolic Theatre showing 'The Trap.' Mechanics Savings Bank (as Bank of Italy), Garfield Building, Douglas Building, Flood Building. Admissions Day (Native Sons) Monument. At left, Dean Building (built 1906, demolished 2018). Evergreen boughs, American and California flags strung over street. Maxferd Jewelry, Dr. Larsen Physician Surgeon, Abe Jacobs Tailor.
South of Market
Elevated view northwest to Labor Day parade coming down Van Ness Ave. 'Motion Picture Projecting Operators Union' float. Van Ness Theater (1907-1910) being demolished.
Civic Center
Elevated view northwest of Admission Day Parade passing The Opal Theatre at 3040 16th Street, corner of 16th & Wiese. People watch from sidewalk and rooftop.
Mission
Elevated view north across Market to 59th anniversary Admission Day parade. Original Phelan Building in background. Chronicle Building at right has '1850' signs. Original Crocker Building (1894) at far right. Evergreen and flag decorations on lampposts.
South of Market
View west on Market from center of street to Spanish American War troops approaching. Call Building and Chronicle Building clock tower in distance.
Financial District
View east down Market to Columbia Park Boys Club band in (Knights Templar) parade, turning north onto Van Ness.
South of Market