SF Skyline
San Francisco Skyline from ferryboat on bay. Ferry Building at center.
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Contains 9006 photos
SF Bay
View west across bay from ferryboat at Oakland Mole. Bay Bridge, Yerba Buena Island, city skyline in background.
Outside SF
SF Bay
View west from ferryboat on bay towards SF skyline. Bay Bridge, Telegraph Hill
View E from Mark Hopkins
View East from Top of the Mark towards bay. Appraisers Building, Merchants Exchange Building, Russ Building. Girders at bottom center are the construction of the California Street addition to the Metropolitan Life Building
Nob Hill
View SE from Mark Hopkins
View Southeast from Top of the Mark towards downtown and bay. Russ Building at center, Hunter-Dulin Building at right. Construction of the California Street addition to the Metropolitan Life Building (lower left) dates this image to 1952
Nob Hill
View NE from Mark Hopkins
View Northeast from Top of the Mark towards North Beach and Telegraph Hill
Nob Hill
View NE from Mark Hopkins
View Northeast from Top of the Mark towards North Beach and Telegraph Hill
Nob Hill
View N from Mark Hopkins
View north from Mark Hopkins towards Russian Hill, Alcatraz and Angel Island. Park Lane and Brocklebank Apartments on Sacramento Street in foreground. SS. Peter & Paul Church and Washington Square at far right. Gas storage tank at foot of Powell Street.
Nob Hill
View from Telegraph Hill
View north from Telegraph Hill over Embarcadero towards Alcatraz and Angel Island. Gas holding tank (gasometer) at foot of Powell St. at far left. North Point Sewage Treatment Plant bottom center.
Telegraph Hill
View SE from Coit Tower
View southeast from Coit Tower towards downtown and bay. In lower left quadrant, wholesale produce district, later mostly demolished. Larger buildings from left to right: Southern Pacific Building, with large S-P sign atop, Matson and PG&E Buildings, Union 76 tower, Shell Building, Standard Oil Building, Mills Tower. In center foreground, Appraiser's Building, Federal Reserve Building. At lower left, American Biscuit Co. building at Broadway and Battery.
Telegraph Hill
Powell near California
View north on Powell. Fairmont Hotel at left, University Club at right.
Nob Hill
California near Powell
View east on California from Powell. Annex to the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co (today's Ritz Carlton) under construction and completed in early 1953.
Nob Hill
View E from Coit Tower
View East from Coit Tower towards Embarcadero and SF bay.
Telegraph Hill
Powell near Post
View southeast to Muni Powell & Mason Line cable car on Powell Street in front of St. Francis Hotel. Dewey Monument at upper left. I. Magnin and Dohrmann's stores in background.
Downtown / Union Square
California near Grant
View southeast across California Street to California St. Cable Car #8 heading uphill. St. Mary's Square Park and Parking Garage at right. Clunie Building with Bank of America ad on west side at left.
Chinatown