Golden Gate Park
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Contains 457 photos
View N from Russian Hill
Alcatraz and Angel Island. William H. Rau, photographer. SF, Ca.
View NE from Russian Hill
View northeast towards Telegraph Hill and Yerba Buena Island. Taken from near Taylor and Vallejo Streets. Layman's Castle (German Castle, Layman's Folly, Telegraph Hill Observatory) atop hill. Original Sts. Peter & Paul Roman Catholic Church at Grant and Filbert. Washington Square and Stulz Bros. Grocery, Union and Columbus (then Montgomery Ave.), lower left. William H. Rau, photographer. SF, Ca.
Russian Hill
California near Powell
View east from center of California to wharves and ships in distance. Two cable cars pasing. Grace Church with added bell tower on right. No. 14 negative made 1896, subject: California Street, SF, made by G. W. Reed, Berkeley
Downtown
Ocean Beach
L.J. Sawyer. Ocean Beach. From Cliff House. Left to right: Ocean Beach Pavilion, Lurline pump station, Cyclist's Rest, Dutch Windmill
Richmond
Fort Point
View north over Fort Point and lighthouse keepers' residences towards Golden Gate and Marin. Tugboat towing a 3-masted sailing ship into port.
Presidio
Bush & Kearny
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
Golden Gate Park
View south near Second Music Concourse with Carriage Concourse. Francis Scott Key monument in original location near present tennis courts. Crowds gathered for concert. Mt. Sutro, Carl Street (and former Metropolitan Railway) Powerhouse (decommissioned in 1902) in background at Carl & Willard.
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Bandshell, second Music Concourse. Crowd watches concert. Current site of the tennis courts
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Sutro Baths
Sutro Baths. Main entrance on Cliff Avenue (today's Point Lobos Ave.) View north. Crowds and vendors outside Greek Temple entrance building. (Different cropping of wnp4.0267)
Sutro
Marshall Square
View north across City Hall Square (name changed to Marshall Square in December, 1902) to Pioneer (James Lick) Monument, which stood in the Square at present corner of Hyde and Grove Streets. City Hall behind, Hall of Records in right background. Stores on north side of Square, Station B Post Office, Petersen & Gantner Undertaker 8 & 10 City Hall Square. Yerba Buena Saloon, 85 City Hall Avenue. Taken prior to March 1900 installation of Spanish-American War prize cannon, where man is standing in this photo, and move of Station B Post Office in February, 1897. In 1993, the monument was moved to the pedestrian mall on Fulton Street between the Asian Art Museum and the new Main Library.
Civic Center
Grant & Clay
View north across Clay St. to group of men reading announcements pasted on wall. [5413 - Chinese & Chinese Bulletin Board, Chinatown SF, issued by Passenger Department, Southern Pacific Co.]
Chinatown
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Conservatory and conservatory valley - Golden Gate Park, SF, Ca. issued by Passenger Department, Southern Pacific Co.
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Memorial Museum
Museum - Golden Gate Park, SF, Ca. issued by Passenger Department, Southern Pacific Co. Fine Arts Building for Fair was renamed Memorial Museum in 1895 and eventually became part of de Young Museum. Dore vase, cannon, cupid statuary groupings (moved to front of bandshell in 1900) and sphinx in front. Building in background left was originally the Royal Bavarian Pavilion at the 1894 Fair. It was converted into an annex to the Memorial Museum.
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Mission Dolores
Mission Dolores - SF, Ca. issued by Passenger Department, Southern Pacific Co.
Mission