Golden Gate Park
View east toward Sweeny Observatory (Sweeney Conservatory) at the top of Strawberry Hill. [125.Obs.Strawberry Hill. Ocean Side] (This view was taken before a second level was added to the Observatory in 1892.)
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Golden Gate Park
View east toward Sweeny Observatory (Sweeney Conservatory) at the top of Strawberry Hill. (This view was taken before a second level was added to the Observatory in 1892.)
Golden Gate Park
Stanyan & Haight
View north on Stanyan from Haight showing Golden Gate Park entrance at left, crowds of people, cable cars, and roving vendors. View north at #6 cable car of Oak Street line of the Omnibus Cable Railway at Golden Gate Park terminus. Taken between 1889, when the line went into service and February 1894 when car numbering changed to double digits.(EE) [137. Park Entrance Scene at Haight Street Terminus]
Golden Gate Park
Fort Point
Fort Point viewed from hill south of fort. Construction materials, water flume, lighthouse keeper's house. Steamer heading out Golden Gate. Marin Headlands in distance. [982. Fort Point and Golden Gate, San Francisco, Cal.]
Presidio
Oakland Mole
View of Oakland Mole ferry slip taken from a departing ferryboat. [Oakland Ferry Landing]
Outside SF
Washington & Laurel
View north from Presidio Heights toward the Presidio and Tennessee Hollow. Main Post at left, Marin Headlands in the distance. Large duplex home at Washington and Laurel, (built 1896 for Mercantile Bank President John D. McKee, demolished 1957) in the foreground.
Presidio Heights
Sutro Heights
View of Sutro Heights parapet from perimeter road. Lookout tower, cannon, statues, mushroom-shaped stools.
Sutro Heights
2nd Cliff House
Second Cliff House and Seal Rocks viewed from parapet at Sutro Heights.
Sutro Heights
Mission Dolores
View northwest across Dolores St. to cemetery, original Mission and gothic revival brick church.
Mission Dolores
Van Ness near Grove
Elevated view south on Van Ness Avenue between Grove and Hayes, crowd assembled for a naval parade related to the visit of the Atlantic Fleet (Great White Fleet). Grand Central Hotel (10th & Market) at left. Potrero Hill in the background left. [No. 49, Naval Parade, May 8th, 1908]
Civic Center
Emporium
Elevated view south across Market toward the Emporium Department Store, Market Street between 4th and 5th. Cable car on Market Street, horse and buggies.
Downtown / Union Square
Southern Embarcadero
Elevated view north from Pier 46 towards Pier 44 near Berry Street. Ferry Building , U.S. Marine Hospital, Sherman Clay Warehouse in the distance at left. First two piers (Piers 44 and 42) no longer exist, now this is South Beach Harbor. Yerba Buena Island at right.
South Beach
St. Mary's Cathedral
View northwest across intersection of Van Ness & O'Farrell Streets to St. Mary's Cathedral (burned 1962). [H. Pierre Smith Photo SF]
Tenderloin
Geary & Stockton
View northwest to large wooden structure on east side of Union Square, the Mechanics' Pavilion. Windmills, circus/theatre building and Temple Emanu-el in background. Cropped version of image at wnp71.1466.
Downtown / Union Square
De Young Museum
Golden Gate Park, Music Concourse. Crowd seated in front of the bandstand with De Young Museum in background.
Golden Gate Park