Presidio
Original Post Hospital at Funston Ave and Lincoln Blvd. Also Wright General Hospital. [3107 Hospital at the Presidio, S.F. Cal] Later housed the Presidio Army Museum from 1973 to 1996c.
PresidioCopy Negative
Contains 6604 photos
View from Russian Hill
View northwest past SF Gas Building, Fontana Warehouse. Harbor View Resorts roughly where Palace of Fine Arts was later built. Sand hills graded flat and sea wall constructed, but the United Railroads powerhouse and landmark chimney (constructed 1902) not in evidence. Steam shovel-like machine near Fontana Warehouse may be one of the bucket conveyor excavators that devoured the sand hills. (BB)
Russian Hill
Golden Gate Park
Original park bandshell near Conservatory of Flowers. Note heavy snow covering roof and landscaping. First bandshell.
Golden Gate Park
View of North Beach
View west towards Russian Hill from Telegraph Hill. Chestnut, Lombard, Greenwich Sts. Things are getting filled in.
Telegraph Hill
Sutro Heights
Carriage Circle and fountain. [3013 Glimpse of Sutro Heights S.F. Cal.] View looking north, Carriage circle, fountain, statuary and entrance gate. Roof of Ocean Terrace building in background. Barren hills of future Fort Miley in background.
Sutro Heights
Golden Gate
Sharon Building at Children's Playground. No carousel yet. Francis Scott Key monument and Conservatory of Flowers in background.
Golden Gate Park
Fort Mason
View north on Upper Franklin Street. NCO Quarters at left, flagpole, and guardhouse at end of street.
Aquatic Park / Ft. Mason
Fort Point
Fort Point and lighthouse keepers' residences viewed looking west from Marine Drive. [Fort Point S.F. Cal] Dismounted cannon are lined up along wall to right of fort's sallyport entrance.
Presidio
Fort Point
Lighthouse keepers' homes on bluff at left. Smoke coming from fort indicates target practice in progress.
Presidio
Fort Point
View north over Fort Point. Lighthouse keepers' residences in foreground. 3-masted sailing ship being towed out the Golden Gate. Lime Point in background. [3026 Fort Point Golden Gate & Lime Point SF Cal]
Presidio
View of Golden Gate
[Golden Gate from Telegraph Hill] City Gas works at foot of Hyde Street. Alcatraz dock at Fort Mason. Bare sand hill built up. Fort Point and Golden Gate in distance.
Telegraph Hill
Valencia Hotel
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Four stories of debris crushing and drowning about 80 people (there was a creek under the building).
Mission Dolores
Leland Stanford's Mansion
View south across California Street to Leland Stanford, Sr. Mansion (later site of the Stanford Court Apartments and Stanford Court Hotel). S.C. Bugbee and Son, architects. Mark Hopkins mansion at right. Spires of Temple Emanu El on Sutter Street in distance left.
Nob Hill
Chinatown
View across cobblestone street to two men posing outside building [Chinese Restaurant East side Dupont Street] also published by Taber as "B3. Chinese Restaurant, S. F., Cal"
Chinatown
Golden Gate Park
1906 Earthquake and Fire, probably Camp #5 - Recreation Grounds. Refugees in breadline for donated essentials. Improvised Stable. [Miles Bros. No. 42] Same location as wnp37.00124.jpg.
Golden Gate Park