Contains 2374 photos
View steeply down to crowd of mostly men wearing hats gathered at and on Lotta's Fountain; army band on street to right of trucks may be 30th Infantry band, which had been assigned to rally duty; three army flatbed trucks with bullhorns atop, and signs that read 'NRA'. Chronicle Bldg at left (with Dr. Willett Chiropractor, Florsheim Shoes, Superior Fountain Lunch). 8-Kine, K-Line and 9-Line streetcars. Birdcage traffic signals.
Downtown / Union Square
Christmas Tree Point. Examiner Christmas Tree.
Clarendon Heights
Examiner Christmas Tree, loading for delivery to San Francisco's Twin Peaks.
Outside SF
Elevated view northwest across Market over large crowd in Kearny, Market & Geary intersection. The tablet commemorated singer Luisa Tetrazzini's Christmas Eve 1910 performance near Lotta's Fountain, before an estimated two to three-hundred thousand San Franciscans. Lotta's Fountain at right. Flannery Building at left. El Camino Real bell to left of decorated railing around ceremony. [Unveiling Tetrazzini Tablet SF CAL.]
South of Market
[Compliments of M. H. de Young] Michael de Young in Civic Auditorium speaking for Red Cross Benefit, with auditorium organ pipes behind.
Civic Center
The twelfth annual San Francisco Soap Box Derby on Sunset Boulevard near Vicente Street. The winner was fourteen-year-old Paul Hodgson.
Sunset Outer
[66 C. Lind Photo] Portola Festival? Men in Parade on horseback dressed as Spanish conquistadors. American Theatre in background. Flags strung above street.
South of Market
View northeast over battle towards Alcatraz. A mock military battle staged on July 3rd, 1876, in honor of the US Centennial anniversary. In the distance is Harbor View area. Baker Street crosses tidal slough on a trestle/causeway. Boats in water, people on grass. Ships at anchor in the Bay. Presidio House. This image was also produced as Watkins stereoview 3587. [The Bombardment. View from the Presidio, S.F. July 3, 1876 3585]
Presidio
[The Bombardment. View from the Presidio, S.F. July 3, 1876 3585] Presidio House in distance. View north over battle towards Alcatraz and Angel Island. A mock military battle staged on July 3rd, 1876, in honor of the US Centennial anniversary. Watkins Stereoview 3593. Duplicate of wnp37.01570
Presidio
[The Tournament, Woodward's Gardens, S.F. 1651] Knights preparing to joust in corral. Windmills and spectators
Mission
Balloon Ascension. Animals Pens. Pavilion on Hilltop
Mission
Elevated view southwest to Knight's Templar parade (with columns marching in opposite directions) on Van Ness Avenue. St. Brigid's Roman Catholic church in distance. Presidio & Ferries Union St. cable car and trailer at center right.[Knights Templar Parade, San Francisco, August 20th, 1883]
Russian Hill
Elevated view east from Fort Mason over Aquatic Park to Coit Tower on Telegraph Hill. Hundreds of swimmers and sunbathers. Casino Building (future Maritime Museum), Ghirardelli Factory, Haslett Warehouse, Coit Tower in background. [Aquatic Park, San Francisco, Zan 962 Redwood Empire Assn. Photo]
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest to 7th and Market, demolition of Odd Fellows Hall. [Blowing up Odd Fellow's Hall Charge 200Lbs Dynamite Apr. 23 1906]
Tenderloin
Naval Fleet with searchlights. From Telegraph Hill Blvd & Filbert St. Embarcadero and Ferry Building in background.
Telegraph Hill