Government

Contains 1072 photos

Fulton & Market
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Fulton & Market

View West across Market towards City Hall. Old Federal Building on right. Site of present United Nations Plaza.

Civic Center
Market & Fulton
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Market & Fulton

View west on Fulton across Market at the interesection of Leavenworth. United Nations Plaza now fills this view.

Civic Center
City Hall
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City Hall

Workers repairing City Hall dome

Civic Center
Hotel Whitcomb at night
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Hotel Whitcomb at night

Elevated view south across Market to electrically lit facade. Originally built as San Francisco's temporary City Hall (see City Hall sign above main entry), and served as such from 1912 to 1915. Then became Hotel Whitcomb. [Wright, Rushforth & Cahill Architects]

Civic Center
Hotel Whitcomb
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Hotel Whitcomb

[Wright, Rushforth & Cahill Architects] Elevated view south across Market to facade. Originally built as San Francisco's temporary City Hall and served as such from 1912 to 1915. Then became Hotel Whitcomb.

Civic Center
Hall of Justice
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Hall of Justice

View northeast across Kearny to Hall of Justice, after 1906 earthquake.

Chinatown
Portsmouth Square
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Portsmouth Square

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Soldiers standing next to and sitting inside tent in front of Hall of Justice ruins after the 1906 earthquake and fire.

Chinatown
Hall of Justice
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Hall of Justice

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view of Hall of Justice and ruins after 1906 earthquake, towards Nob Hill. [13288 - View from the Rear of the Hall of Justice --- Fairmount Hotel in the Distance, San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, ]

Chinatown
View from Telegraph Hill
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View from Telegraph Hill

View southwest from Telegraph Hill across Washington Square (with landscaping growing in) towards Russian Hill. Columbus Avenue not yet cut through. Filbert St at lower right. [984. Russian Hill]

Telegraph Hill
Hall of Justice
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Hall of Justice

1906 Earthquake and Fire, In ruins. View east on Washington Street. Building rubble, men walking

Chinatown
CIty Hall Ruins
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CIty Hall Ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake damaged City Hall Dome from Market & 8th Streets. Horse drawn carts, men walking in street. Pioneer (James Lick) Monument at Marshall Square in center.

South of Market
Old Civic Center
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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
Old City Hall
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Old City Hall

View of Hall of Records (former El Dorado casino) and City Hall (former Jenny Lind Theater), looking northeast from Portsmouth Square. (Superior copy of wnp71.0220)

Chinatown
City Hall Ruins
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City Hall Ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest across Marshall Square to ruins of City Hall behind Pioneer (James Lick) Monument in original location. Five men sit on curb and wooden chairs. Furniture and trunks behind. The French-made cannon at center was a Spanish-American war prize. It is now in the Presidio.

Civic Center
Old Mint
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Old Mint

View northwest to Old U.S. Mint at intersection of 5th and Mission Streets. Ivy covers portion of facade. Workers work on tracks in street. [18336 U.S. Mint]

South of Market