Second Cliff House
Second Cliff House burning, view north from Ocean Beach. Group of people watching.[Famous Cliff House, S.F., Burning - Sept 7th 07.]
SutroDestroyed
Contains 60 photos
View SE from Nob Hill
Elevated view east to California Hotel and Theatre, Mills Building at left down Bush Street. On horizon, Marine Hospital, Selby Shot Tower, Masonic Temple, Crocker Building, Chronicle Building.
Nob Hill
Grant & Jackson
View to southeast corner, Quong Wah Ying & Co, Chinese & Japanese Fancy Goods, 940 Dupont.
Chinatown
View from Lafayette Park
View northeast from near Lafayette Park. Four story building at left is the Parisian Hotel c.1871 (became Abbotsford House 1876, Broadway between Larkin & Polk). To right, Spring Valley Grammar School (S.C. Bugbee & Son Architect 1865-1866), Larkin St. Presbyterian Church (at Pacific, 1864). On Russian Hill, large house with dark roof is Rudolph Lawler house, SW corner Green & Leavenworth built 1861. In front of it is J. Shade Duncan house c.1857, to its right with Mansard roof and cupola (NW corner Vallejo & Leavenworth), Jabez Clay house. At lower left with Mansard roof, W.C. Talbot house (S.C. Bugbee & Son 1872 NE Corner Jackson & Franklin). [San Francisco and Environs from Holliday (Sic) Heights 2170] Similar to wnp37.00819. ("Holladay Heights" 1866 mansion of Samuel W. Holladay).[WK]
Pacific Heights
View from Sutro Heights
View west to man standing by ornate railing looking out to Pacific Ocean and Seal Rocks. Second Cliff House (1896 to 1907) in the distance.
Sutro Heights
Fire from Russian Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Around 4:00 pm. View southeast from Russian Hill, Appraisers Building, Columbus Tower (Sentinel Building), Hall of Justice on Portsmouth Square, Kohl Building, Merchant's Exchange [San Francisco In Flames. Copyrighted 1906 by A.L. Murat S.F. Cal.]
Russian Hill
Pt Lobos near Great Highway
Women and child in front of Cliff House. Sutro Baths with Tropic Beach sign, Cliff Cafe, in background
Sutro Heights
Chinatown
Crowd of Chinese Men and Children awaiting news of Boxer Rebellion, in front of Ning Yung Association, 23 Waverly Place, Yuen Fat & Co., Quong On Chong & Co. (23 Waverly in 1895 directory).[11659. Reading the war news--in Chinatown]
Chinatown
Fire from Russian Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Around 4:00 pm. View southeast from Russian Hill, Appraisers Building, Columbus Tower (Sentinel Building), Hall of Justice on Portsmouth Square, Kohl Building, Merchant's Exchange [San Francisco In Flames. Copyrighted 1906 by A.L. Murat S.F. Cal.]
Russian Hill
Grand Hotel
Elevated view across Market southeast to corner of Market & New Montgomery
Downtown / Union Square
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
California near Sansome
North side of California between Sansome & Montgomery [North side Cal. St. from Sansome to Montgomery, S. F. 3722] View northwest across California to insurance and stock brokerages in row of buildings. Bank of California at right. London & San Francisco Bank building (constructed in 1874), 424 California at far left.
Financial District
Earthquake ruins
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view northeast from Van Ness near Pine to Nob Hill, Clay Street Tank in distance right. [8191-Nob Hill, from which wealth and splendor were driven by the great fire - San Francisco, Cal. Copyright 1906 by Underwood & Underwood U-91102] Granite staircase, fence, with ruins behind.
Polk Gulch
North Beach Ruins
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to Telegraph Hill St. Francis of Assisi church amid ruins at center. [8710 A desolate and forbidding scene - Telegraph Hill from Nob Hill, San Francisco Disaster, U.S.A. Copyright 1906 by H. C. White Co.]
Nob Hill
Golden Gate near Jones
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on Golden Gate to people, many standing on construction materials watching fire devour area south of Market Street. Golden Gate Livery Stable 24 Golden Gate Ave., Pragers Department Store (Murphy Building), Marks Bros., Galt House. Hale's Department Store on 6th across Market. (Inferior copy photo of wnp70.10065)
Tenderloin