Contains 1113 photos
Colorized photo of National Humane Alliance Fountain at intersection of Missio and Otis Streets. The fountain was dedicated July 4th, 1911 and was part of a national effort to place similar fountains around the country. Drinking troughs for horses were on the upper level and bowls for dogs on the lower.
South of Market
Portola Fiesta, San Francisco. Elevated view west to king and queen of Portola Festival on horseback in a dense crowd, St. Francis Hotel.
Downtown
Elevated view east to Geary Street cable car turnaround with cable car #359 and trailer, Lotta's Fountain, Chronicle/de Young Building at left, Grand Hotel at center, Palace Hotel at right. Monadnock Building under construction at far right.
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated view east on Market to Flood Building, Ferry Building, Call Building, The Emporium, top of Admission Day Monument (Native Sons Monument) in foreground bottom.
Downtown
View northwest across Market Street to City Hall, Hall of Records and nearby businesses: Gallagher-Marsh Business College 1382 Market, I.N. Eisenberg Shoes 1384 Market, Dore Photo Studio 1380 Market, Schrader Bros. City Hall Market, L.E. Clawson Chimneys 1340 Market.
South of Market
View southwest across Grant Avenue between Sacramento and Commercial, "Hang Far Low" restaurant at right. [Property of Dr. A.B. Floyd, Buffalo, N.Y. Our Golden West. One of the streets of Chinatown SF.,Ca.]
Chinatown
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Refugee camp and horse drawn water wagon.
Golden Gate Park
Old Sonoma Adobe Barracks with Victorian facade (since removed), torn sign over entry. Building to right is Old Sonoma Mission, building to left is Toscana Hotel. Merchant Solomon Schocken purchased the Barracks from Mariano Vallejo and his wife Benicia in July, 1879. In May, 1879 he opened a general merchandise store there. (Cropped version of wnp14.0945)
Outside SF
Unknown Location, Horse-Drawn Hay Cart approaching on dusty road.
Four-horse team grading field. Trees in background.
Parkside
Elevated view northwest across Market to Post and Montgomery intersection and west up Post. Mutual Savings Bank, Flannery Building (with signage for C.M. Wooster Co. Country Lands, Golden State Irrigated Farms Co.), Chronicle Building, 660 Market Realty Building at left. Crocker Building at center, Crocker (First National) Bank Building, built 1908, at far right. [San Francisco, Calif & Market St. The Crocker Building. Pacific Stereopticon Co, LA Crocker Building S.F.]
Financial District
Market Street, south side east from third street, Grand and Palace Hotels, M&D Windmiller, Manufacturers of fancy furs- Britain & Rey; Edward H. Kemp Old San Francisco
Downtown
View east on California from center of intersection with Kearny to busy street scene.. Safe Deposit Building with tower on the southeast corner of Montgomery (opened 1875) at right, tower of Merchants Exchange behind. On left, San Francisco Savings Union (building opened 1867, replaced by larger building in 1894), and German Savings and Loan Society. The California Street cable car was extended from this point east to Drumm in 1890. In the distance, four horsecars on California. On right, William Proll show cases, 537 California; Thos. Lancaster Merchant Tailor 535 California.
Financial District
Elevated view northwest across intersection of Bush & Kearny to the California Hotel and Theater (built 1889). A poster for Russell's Comedians, a production which played there from January 19th to February 8, 1891, leans in the entryway. On the morning of the April, 1906 earthquake, the eastern chimney of the hotel fell through the roof of the adjacent fire station (which by then had a third story added) resulting in the death of Chief Dennis Sullivan. A poster on the wall of St. George Alley at lower right is for 'Musette' with Lotta Crabtree at the Baldwin Theater, which opened for a 2 week run on January 26, 1891. At right, a sign for F. H. Lawton Shirt Manufacturer, 305 Kearny. Stanford and Mark Hopkins mansions in distance left. Utility poles with 6 crossbars.
Downtown / Union Square
View northwest to The Emporium, temporary location very soon after 1906 Earthquake and Fire. 1201 Van Ness, NW corner at Post. Converted from Hecht residence.
Civic Center