Contains 6604 photos
Elevated view west across 7th to Italianate house at 224 7th Street (later renumbered as 262), with family posing on steps, front yard and in windows. Plank sidewalk, young trees. (WMK). Likely the family of pioneer real estate man George W. Frink (1827-1902). Photo by Oscar V. Lange (O.V. Lange) & Ernest W. Newth.
South of Market
Cameo view of the Aviary, observatory gazebo, and staircase up.
Mission
View north from Telegraph Hill To Alcatraz, Angel Island, Belvedere, Mt. Tamalpais. Remains of Meiggs' Wharf at left. Seawall and warehouses along future Embarcadero. Lagoon would soon be filled. [B 844 View of San Francisco Bay and Alcatraz Island.]
Telegraph Hill
View east from center of Market to decorative arch with various Masonic insignia and "In Hoc Signo Vinces" slogan. Golden Rule Bazaar sign on left, Nucleus Hotel at right. [564? Knights Templar. Market Street Arch. San Francisco. Aug. 20, 1883.]
Downtown / Union Square
Bank of California and Friedlander's Building with signage for Hutchinson & Mann, Boone and Osborn Patent Agency, Wells Fargo Bank. [21. MacDonald & Dowe. Publishers, 6 Eddy St., S.F.]
Financial District
View of 2nd Cliff House and Seal Rocks from Ocean Beach
Sutro Heights
View of parapet looking southeast from perimeter road. Billington photo studio, Observation tower, top of tank house, and parapet with cannon and statues.
Sweeny Observatory on Strawberry Hill in Golden Gate Park. People posing on top. Plaque reads 'Park Panorama Gift of Thos. U. Sweeny. 1891.' The observatory was a gift to the park from Thomas U. Sweeney (Sweeney's name was misspelled on the observatory.)
Golden Gate Park
View of 2nd Cliff House and Seal Rocks from Ocean Beach. Duplicate of 37.0161
Baldwin Hotel from south side of Market and 5th Street. Powell Street, lines of gigs with horses. [California View Co., Publishers, 1025 Market St., San Francisco.] Isaiah West Taber photo? See wnp37.03582
Downtown / Union Square
Mansion of Mark Hopkins with greenhouse at corner of Mason and California Streets. [52. MacDonald & Dowe. Publishers, 6 Eddy St., S.F.]
Nob Hill
St. Ignatius Church & College, northwest corner of Hayes & Van Ness. Present site of Davies Symphony Hall. [53. MacDonald & Dowe. Publishers, 6 Eddy St., S.F.]
Civic Center
View north on Ocean Beach towards First Cliff House, Seal Rocks, and Cliff Road (now Point Lobos Ave). [Abell & Priest. Bancroft's Building, Market Street. F. I. Monsen Photo.]
Sutro Heights
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Around 4:00 pm. View southeast from Russian Hill, Appraisers Building, Columbus Tower (Sentinel Building), Hall of Justice on Portsmouth Square, Kohl Building, Merchant's Exchange [San Francisco In Flames. Copyrighted 1906 by A.L. Murat S.F. Cal.]
Russian Hill
1906 fire after the earthquake, possibly from Dolores Heights?