Oakland City Hall
View north across 14th to City Hall, crowds seated on lawn and people walking.
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PPIE
Panama-Pacific International Exposition, Tower of Jewels with water feature in foreground.
Marina
Sacramento near Kearny
1906 Earthquake and Fire, burning buildings with billowing smoke; with soldier on horse, view east down Sacramento with fire approaching, Pacific Mutual Life Insurance building and Italian American Bank building on east side of Montgomery at intersection. Jack's Restaurant, barber shop, sign shop, cable car tracks.
Chinatown
Geary near Mason
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view northeast to Earthquake ruins of Nob Hill, Fairmont Hotel in background. Same image as wnp27.4960, slightly different cropping.
Lower Nob Hill
Geary Market & Kearny
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake ruins Chronicle Building, Lotta's Fountain, Palace Hotel, Monadnock Building under construction with 'Offices Ready In May' and 'Santa Fe' banners. Chronicle Building with debris chutes.
Downtown / Union Square
California near Powell
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view east toward Ferry Building from center of California St. Earthquake ruins, sightseers and ruins of Grace Church and Old St. Mary's cathedral. At left, Montgomery Block, Appraisers Building, in background center Kohl Building, Merchant's Exchange.
Nob Hill
Golden Gate Park
Four people posing on the Steel Bridge near Tennis Courts
Golden Gate Park
Memorial Museum
Golden Gate Park. Child posing next to fence enclosing Dore Vase in front of the Memorial Museum. The Fine Arts Building for the Midwinter Fair was renamed Memorial Museum in 1895 and eventually became part of de Young Museum.
Golden Gate Park
Memorial Museum
Golden Gate Park. Family posing with cannon in front of Memorial Museum. Originally constructed as the Fine Arts Building for 1894 Midwinter Fair, it was renamed Memorial Museum in 1895 and eventually became part of de Young Museum.
Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
Sweeny Observatory ruins on Strawberry Hill. It was a gift to the park from Thomas U. Sweeney (Sweeney's name was misspelled on the observatory.)
Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
View east from site of present de Young Museum with people laying on grass. Memorial Museum in distance was originally constructed as the Fine Arts Building for 1894 Midwinter Fair, it was renamed Memorial Museum in 1895 and eventually became part of de Young Museum.
Golden Gate Park
Embarcadero near Market
View northeast to Market St. Railway (MSRy) 9-Line #1553 with wings livery in front of Ferry Building. Streetcar lines on Mission street had their own terminal, they did not use the Ferry Building Loop. Starter Tower at left.
Financial District
de Young Museum
Architect Louis Christian Mulgardt's de Young Museum, crowds of people, postcard view. [Memorial Museum Golden Gate Park Piggott Photo #3?]
Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
Memorial Museum, replacement sphinxes in front, sundial sculpture (by M. Earl Cummings) installed October 1907. Originally constructed as the Fine Arts Building for 1894 Midwinter Fair, it was renamed Memorial Museum in 1895 and eventually became part of de Young Museum when name was changed in 1921.
Golden Gate Park
Old City Hall
View north from center of 8th Street to old City Hall, Pioneer (James Lick) Monument in Marshall Square, Market Street Railway Co. (MSRy) cable car, and bicyclist.
South of Market