Contains 78 photos
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view south along Kearny to Call Building burning, 700 Market Building, Mutual Savings Bank Building, Raphaels clothiers (Kearny and Maiden Lane) Earthquake and Fire. Clock reads 10:40 a.m. [Burning of the Call, Pillsbury Picture Co. #7614] Duplicate of wnp37.01427. Hand colored version with different cropping at wnp59.00050.
Downtown / Union Square
View east; Cameo Theater (Later Marion Davies in 1929 and Esquire in 1940), Sweet Sixteen Apparel Shop; Flood Building, Call Building, Humboldt Bank Building, Emporium, Banner for Welcome S. S. California.
Downtown / Union Square
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
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
View southeast across Market to 6-line Streetcar #156, David Hewes Building on corner.
Tenderloin
View northwest across intersection to 14-Line #1583, El Capitan Theater, Granat Bros. Jewelers at left, El Capitan Theatre at right.
Mission
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake ruins, Two soldiers walking past Flood Building. View east on Market. Call Building; Mutual Savings Bank
Downtown / Union Square
View northwest across the intersection of Geary and Arguello to the Larkins Building (former Geary Park & Ocean Railroad Co. Geary St. Car barn), still stands in 2022. [dpwbook3 dpw546]
Lone Mountain
Vie northeast from center of Market to construction crew from Blanchard-Brown Co. using steam roller to grade base for new tracks on Market St. "Buy Yours Now banner strung across Market in the distance, probably for Liberty Bonds. [dpwbook22 dpw5319]
Tenderloin
Elevated view east from north side of Market over crowd waiting for Spanish-American War news. Call and Examiner Buildings, Palace and Grand Hotels in background. Montgomery Market, German Sausage Factory, Schlueter & Volberg Carpets on right. [9255 Waiting for News from the Seat of War. San Francisco, Cal., U. S. A.]
Downtown / Union Square
View northeast from street to Muni L-Line #210 with wings livery. Phelan Building, Union Trust Building, Mutual Savings Bank, Chronicle, Hobart, Examiner, Central Tower (former Call) Buildings. 11:35 am on clock.
South of Market
View northeast from street to Muni J-Line #103 with wings livery. Phelan Building, Union Trust Building, Mutual Savings Bank, Chronicle, Hobart, Examiner, Central Tower (former Call) Buildings. 11:37 on clock. Banners strung over Market Street in distance.
Downtown / Union Square
View northwest across Market to Flood Building on north side of street. Samuels Jewelers. Gray's Suits in Douglas Building. Municipal Railway (Muni) PCC car #1005 and two other streetcars with wings livery.
South of Market
Elevated view north up Kearny from Market to crowded street scene. Mutual Savings Bank Building with Bank of America Branch, W.L. Growall Tailors, B.T. Brilliant Credit Jeweler, N.T. Turner Jeweler; Flannery Building with Dr. Ford Dentist and electric 'Piles Cured' sign, Grant Tailors, Ltd., Dinty's Kitchen and The Stag Bar. On Kearny, Johann Schmidt Building, Sherman, Clay & Co., Pauson's, Hotel Sutter, W.T. Carroll hats, Maskey's Candies in Maskey Building, Harvard Billiards & Snooker. Chronicle Building with Waldorf Buffet, W.T. Willett Chiropractor, Loew Brothers Tailors Telegraph Hill in distance. Birdcage traffic signals. Examiner Building on right.
South of Market
View east from center of Market St near Grant to crowded street scene. At left, Kast's Shoes, Freud's Corset House 742 Market, 700 Market Building with Chronicle signage on west facade, Chronicle Building, Crocker Building. At right, Schlueter & Volberg Carpets 709 Market, Montgomery Market, Nucleus Hotel, Palace Hotel. At far right Bancroft History Building 723 Market. Cable cars, including Valencia Line #9 at center.
Downtown / Union Square