Pacific Telephone Bldg
Elevated view looking southeast from around 3rd and Market past Rialto Building. Clock Tower Building (Schmidt Lithograph) at far right.
South of MarketLandmark
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Embarcadero near Washington
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View South on Embarcadero towards Ferry Building. 11 soldiers with dog and tents. Ferry Building with Scaffolding
Financial District
Ferry Building from Bay
pre-earthquake view of city skyline from bay. Ferryboat 'Leader'
SF Bay
5th Near Jessie
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest across 5th Street to Old U.S. Mint, after 1906 Earthquake and fire. [2087]
South of Market
SF Zoo
San Francisco (Fleishhacker) Zoo. Newly completed Mothers Building at what was then Fleishhacker Playground.
Lakeshore
SF Zoo
San Francisco (Fleishhacker) Zoo. Newly completed Mothers Building at what was then Fleishhacker Playground. View southerly from the playground
Lakeshore
St. Patrick's Church
Good Friday crowd overflowing entrance
South of Market
St. Patrick's Church
[S.F Churches - St. Patrick's Good Friday 3-22-40] People leaving church
South of Market
Coit Tower Aerial
Looking southeast over Telegraph Hill to Produce District; recently completed tower in Pioneer Park. Garfield School. Alta Street to left of top of tower, with housing built only on south side.
Telegraph Hill
View from Mark Hopkins
View looking steeply down to Mason St. Flood Mansion (Pacific Union Club) at left. Sproule Mansion, Park Lane Apartments beyond.
Nob Hill
View from Mark Hopkins
Elevated view looking steeply down from Mark Hopkins Hotel to Mason Street, with Flood Mansion (Pacific Union Club) at left and Fairmont Hotel at right. Intersection of Mason and Sacramento Streets at top with Park Lane Apartments and Brocklebank Apartments at northern corners. At upper left, the brown house on the corner of Sacramento St. and Sproule Lane is the Sproule Mansion (1907-1967), built for George Whittell and sold in 1917 to William Sproule (1858-1935), president of Wells Fargo Express, the Southern Pacific Railroad and the Pacific-Union Club. It was then extensively remodeled by Bliss & Saville architects. It was demolished in November, 1967 after an unsuccessful fight for its preservation.
Nob Hill
View from Mark Hopkins
View northwest to Presidio and Golden Gate Bridge. At left, Grace Cathedral under construction. Chambord Apartments. At right Clay-Jones Apartments (1930, architect Albert Larsen) with radio tower on roof in distance. Crest Royal Apartments 1310 Jones built 1955, Comstock Apartments built 1961, behind. At far right, 1170 Sacramento apartment building, completed 1963. Huntington Park and Pacific Union Club (Flood Mansion) at bottom.
Nob Hill
Washington & Montgomery
Elevated telephoto view northeast to buildings on east side of Montgomery. Canessa Printing Co. Building. Columbus Savings Bank on right.
Chinatown
Columbus & Montgomery
Elevated view northeast across Columbus to Fugazi Bank Building (Fugazi Banca Popolare Operaia Italiana), later Bank of America and Transamerica Building). Built 1909, San Francisco Landmark No. 52. Doro's, Canessa Printing
Chinatown
Columbus & Montgomery
Elevated view northeast across Columbus to Fugazi Bank Building (Fugazi Banca Popolare Operaia Italiana), later Bank of America and Transamerica Building). Built 1909, San Francisco Landmark No. 52. Doro's, Canessa Printing
Chinatown