Lombard near Lyon
Lombard Street Gate, Presidio, Spanish American War soldiers marching. Tent encampment in background.
Cow HollowCrowd
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Peralta near 7th, Oakland
Elevated view of crowd gathered to watch lowering of cornerstone for Alcatraz Masonic Lodge Hall. The hall was dedicated on June 28, 1900. See companion photo wnp27.0577.
Outside SF
Peralta Near 7th, Oakland
Elevated view of Masons parading down Peralta Street, for lowering of cornerstone for Alcatraz Masonic Lodge Hall. The hall was dedicated on June 28, 1900. See companion photo wnp27.0576.
Outside SF
SF Bay-Marina
[2562] Crowd of passengers on steamer ferryboat 'Grace Barton' (refitted for sightseeing in 1915) at wharf at PPIE. Passengers holding pennants, one says 'Greeters of America, Los Angeles.' Tip of Alcatraz Island visible at left.
Marina
North Beach Playground
Opening, boy acrobats doing a pyramid [No. 5 Opening North Beach Playground, August 7, 1910]
North Beach
Stanyan & Haight
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View North on Stanyan from Haight, Terminal Hotel, SE corner. Breadline stretching down Stanyan from distribution point at the Young Men's Hebrew Association (later the Boys and Girls Club) on Page Street. B.A. Hester, Tobacconist and Variety Store [Bread Line Stanyan St. Copyright 1906, Pillsbury Picture Co. No. 53
Haight Ashbury
Ewing Field
View south from the grandstand at Ewing Field, now the site of Ewing Terrace, toward Turk St. Built for the San Francisco Seals baseball team, it opened May 16, 1914. The building at center, built as Presentation Convent in 1912, still stands in 2021 (without the cupola) at Turk and Masonic. Trees of Calvary Cemetery at left across Masonic Avenue. A sign in left field reads 'Ten Dollars Reward for the arrest and conviction of cushion throwers'
Lone Mountain
Market & McAllister
Elevated view southeast across Market at McAllister toward streetcar accident between 2 Market Street Railway cars 7-line #119 and 21-line #1502. The outbound 7-line streetcar split a switch while turning onto McAllister. 4 pedestrians were injured. near Clinton Cafeteria, 1059 Market Street. Sterling Furniture, Clark-Gandion Co., Anglo California Bank, Paramount Theatre.
Tenderloin
Market at 3rd
Elevated view west on Market from the Monadnock Building, Mutual Savings Bank, Phelan Building, many streetcars Lotta's Fountain, crowds of people
Downtown / Union Square
26th & Castro
View southeast across intersection to last day of operations of Market St. Railway Co. (MSRy) Castro St. cable car line. Car decorated for occasion. Spectators help push car on turntable.
Noe Valley
Golden Gate Near Hyde
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast to earthquake damage seen on Golden Gate Avenue, approaching fire in background]. Photo postcard. Small portion of Hall of Records seen in background, center-right.
Tenderloin
Lands End
Spectators on Lands End bluffs watching arrival of U.S. Navy ships. [Waiting for fleet. San F.] [Crowds on hills of SF watching for arrival of Pacific Fleet sent to protect Pacific coast against possible attack from Japan, 1919]
Lincoln Park / Ft. Miley
Market & Sutter
Elevated view southeast across market to Ecker St., which no longer intersects Market. Girls on horseback near Sutter Street intersection. Underwood Building 525 Market, Hooker & Lent Building (renamed Cunard Building in 1917) at southwest corner of 1st and Market, Sheldon Building at southeast corner. 4-Line streetcar.
Financial District
Market near Mason
View north across market to Dean Building (demolished 2018). Crowd on sidewalk watching parade; Ladies of the Grand Army Truck Float. United Cigars, Dr. Leaner & Son Chiropodist, Dr. Larsen Physician-Surgeon, Bernard Frank Men's Wear, Jacobs the Tailor.
South of Market
Market & Front
View north across Market toward Front Street, and parade to California Industries Exposition in Civic Auditorium, with Down Town Association float showing 1922 skyline and 1906 ruins, pulled by tractor with 'Fordson Industrial Exposition' sign. Tilden Sales Co. Building at left, Boyd Block at right.
Financial District