California & Powell
Large 4-story Alta Casa apartment complex, cable car signal booth at corner
Nob HillCopy Negative
Contains 6604 photos
City Skyline
[San Francisco's Skyline R149 PV] Aerial view looking west over Embarcadero, from near foot of Folsom St., of downtown SF skyline
5th & Market
Elevated view east from 5th & Market towards Embarcadero. Dozens of streetcars on 4 tracks of Market Street. Flood Building, Phelan Building, Mutual Savings Bank Building, Hobart Building, Fife Building with Mobilgas sign atop, remodeled Call Building, Humboldt Bank Building, Ferry Building in background. [Market Street - San Francisco, Piggott 540]
South of Market
Sacramento near Powell
Night view east from Nob Hill to illuminated ships at anchor in bay, the 'Great White Fleet'. Ferry Building visible at left with lights on tower and giant electric stars and stripes shield decoration in front. Kohl Building, Alaska Commercial Building (1907), Merchants Exchange, Clunie Building, Mills Building. Pagoda of Sing Fat Building (1907) outlined with electric lights. Sacramento & Powell intersection at lower right.
Nob Hill
2nd & Market
Elevated view west on Post from south side of Market to Montgomery & Post. Mechanics Institute at left, Masonic Temple at right (with tower completed 1868), Hinckley Apothecary, Trinity Church (built 1867) at Powell and Post in the distance, Grand Hotel under construction in foreground. Piano and organ store at right. Superior duplicate to wnp71.0378. [G57 SSS-043] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Financial District
Market near Powell
Market Street looking east. Livingston & Co. suits, Alaska fur store, The Red Front. Emporium. Call Building in distance, cable car. [G57 SSS-046] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Downtown / Union Square
Market & 3rd
Elevated view southeast across Market to Nucleus House and Palace Hotel. [TEH253 S. Side Market from 3rd to New Montgomery St. July 1888.] Beamish's shirts, W & J Sloane & Co, G.W. Clark & Co. Wallpaper & Window Shades 645 Market. Cable cars. [G57 SSS-055] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Downtown / Union Square
Market & New Montgomery
[TEH294 1874] Elevated view across Market Street to Grand Hotel. Market St. Railway horsecar. Empty lot where Palace Hotel to be constructed. [G57 SSS-057] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Financial District
Pine & Montgomery
Elevated view northeast across intersection to Fisher & Co. Hatters, 300 Montgomery, Universal Life Insurance Co., 304 Montgomery, Diaper & Saeltzer Architects 302 Montgomery (Frederick Diaper, Alexander Saeltzer). Goodwin & Co. Furniture, 322-324 Pine (opened on January 1, 1868 in the Academy of Music building), McElwee & Ackermann, Duncan & Co. Delivery wagons and chairs, beds piled on sidewalk and street. Original Houseworth stereoview title 'Pine Street, east of Montgomery # 174' [TEH280 Down Pine St. from Montgomery 1870] [G57 SSS-058] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Financial District
Post near Kearny
[TEH668 Post Street 1884] View west from center of street to distant church steeples at Union Square. Cobblestone street and horsecar rails. Mechanics Institute, 31 Post built 1866, at left. Less clear version of wnp37.03481, wnp71.1985 (Taber B30). [G57 SSS-059] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Downtown / Union Square
Sacramento near Leidesdorfff
Elevated view northwest from What Cheer House balcony to north side of Sacramento, Alta California newspaper office, William Higgins Druggist, and Marine Insurance, Hartford Insurance Co., Home Insurance Co. Lights of What Cheer House at lower left. [TEH160 Sacramento St. 1867] Broader duplicate of wnp37.01400 [G57 SSS-062] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Financial District
Sansome & California
[TEH662 Sansome St. South of California] View south on Sansome. Bank of British Columbia on left, Fireman's Fund Insurance Building on right, Market Street in distance. [G57 SSS-065] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Financial District
Sutter & Montgomery
Elevated view northwest across intersection to Clock Tower Building (Later Savings and Loan Society Building) with J. W. Tucker & Co. Importers (jeweler & watchmaker), buildings on west side of Montgomery. Lick House at far left. [TEH87 N.W. Cor. Sutter & Montgomery Sts. 1867] [G57 SSS-068] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Financial District
Van Ness & Turk
Street scene of traffic light and signal on Van Ness Avenue. Flynn & Collins and City Hall behind. [G57 SSS-074] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Cathedral Hill
Grand Opera House
[TEH856. Grand Opera House, North side of Mission St. between 3rd & 4th 1881 (Sic)] [G57 ST-002](GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346) Andrews & Stockwell's Grand Opera House, with poster for production of 'Youth' in front. They took over management of the Opera House on October 31, 1882, and Youth opened on December 20, 1882.
South of Market