Old Mint
5th and Mission Street. Bakery wagon and City R.R. Horsecar.
South of MarketCopy Negative
Contains 6604 photos
Children's Playground
[133 The Donkeys, at Children's Play-Ground] in Golden Gate Park. Likely an A. J. McDonald photo.
Golden Gate Park
Conservatory of Flowers
Golden Gate Park. View southwest across Arizona Gardens east of Conservatory. First park bandshell in distance.
Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
[123 Lake Alvord, Golden Gate Park] Swans, bridge.
Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
Lake Alvord in Golden Gate Park Goose.
Golden Gate Park
Old Civic Center
Elevated view west from Murphy Building (Jones and Market) to McAllister St., Hall of Records, City Hall before erection of dome and rotunda, City Hall Avenue. Corner of Mechanics Pavilion at far upper left. Turkish Drug at far right. Detail from stereoview card with caption "343 New City Hall, San Francisco"
Tenderloin
Odd Fellows Cemetery
View from near present day Beaumont Avenue and Turk. Crowd in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Parker Monument decorated. Decoration Day?
Lone Mountain
Sweeny Observatory
Interior of Sweeny Observatory in Golden Gate Park. Horses, carriages, visitors on parapet. Before 1892 completion of second story. The observatory was a gift to the park from Thomas U. Sweeney (Sweeney's name was misspelled on the observatory.)
Golden Gate Park
Chinatown
Men and women walking downhill, possibly Sacramento St. Variant of McDonald image captioned "Going to the Matinee, Chinatown". See wnp37.00233.
Chinatown
Ross Alley
[164 Highbinders' Retreat] View North on Ross near Washington. Highbinder was a pejorative term for a swindler or gang member, especially Chinese.
Chinatown
Golden Gate Park
People walking on Main Drive. Two soldiers at center. 1890c
Golden Gate Park
Alcatraz Island
East side of island from bay, showing dock and small buildings atop unfinished brick 'Bombproof Barracks.' Lighthouse, Citadel and officers residences on top of island.
California & Montgomery
Elevated view west up California Street from balcony of Express Building. Old St. Mary's Church at right. In the left foreground is Stevenson's Building, of 1859, named after A. J. Stevenson, of Mexican War fame (with Kennedy & Bell Carpets at street level). The next tall building to the west is the Mechanics Institute library of 1863. Painted signage is visible in this photo. The library stayed here only until 1866, when they built a new building on Post Street (their current site).[WK] (one half of a stereo view) Opposite Old St. Mary's is First Congregational Church, with Grace Church beyond at Stockton. [171.]
Financial District
Powell near Clay
[131. Powell Street, looking North from California] Street. Five kids in foreground. Plank sidewalk.
Nob Hill
Bush & Leavenworth
[229. View on Bush Street - looking east from Leavenworth street.] Bush Street east of Leavenworth. At far left is 1018 Bush, probably built in 1862 for real estate dealer Barnett Keesing. To its east is a triplex built in 1865, possibly by Keesing. To its east is a row of four Italianate houses built in 1860. Expensive fences and walls provide a protective border between the houses and the muddy street. In the distance is the mansard roofed Denman School. [WK]
Lower Nob Hill