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View north on Delancey (then 1st Street) toward Federal, with Bryant beyond. The South End Warehouse at left still stands as part of the South End Historic District). Homes on the top of Rincon Hill in the background demolished for construction of Bay Bridge anchorage and approaches, which now dominate this view. Empty dray wagons at left and right [1st N from Bryant][dpwbook24 dpw5762]
South Beach
View northeast across Bryant from the southeast corner of Bryant and Beale, Haslett Warehouse, Oregon Saloon [dpwbook24 dpw5763]
South Beach
View southeast on Rincon Hill across 1st St. to east side between Harrison and Bryant. Sign on cottage at 433 1st says 'Goodsell Place', marking a lane that ran for a short way east of 1st St. Embarcadero, rail sidings, Pier 38 in the distance. [dpwbook24 dpw5779]
South Beach
View northwest across 1st St. (now Delancey) from Brannan to Marine Sheet Metal & Plumbing Co. South End Warehouse at right still stands at Federal and Delancey, Rincon Hill beyond. Background left, Weston Basket & Barrel Co. 58-60 Federal, also extant 2021. [dpwbook26 dpw6296]
South Beach
View northwest across Main St. to Whitelaw Wrecking Co., 336-338 Main, W.H. Reed & Co. 328-330 Main, Pattern Makers & Wheelwrights, and a view filled with salvaged materials, some of it obviously nautical, a dray wagon and other conveyances. Keystone Boiler Works, 201 Folsom, is large building at far right. Downtown skyline in hazy distance. [Main W side bet Folsom & Harrison dpwbook25 dpw5907]
Rincon Hill
View north across Brannan St. to Dover Alley (between 1st and 2nd), H.S Crocker printing plant building at left still stands at 250 Brannan, Rincon Hill in background with large Edwardian apartment building atop. South End Warehouse at far right still stands in 2021. [dpwbook26 dpw6294]
South Beach
View northwest on Brannan from 1st Street (now Delancey), New Neptune Restaurant and Coffee Saloon, Marine Sheet Metal and Plumbing Co. H.S. Crocker Co. printing plant at left. Weston Basket and Barrel Co. in background, 60 Federal. [dpwbook26 dpw6295]
South Beach
View northwest toward Embarcadero and SF Bay. Alcatraz, Belvedere Island, Mt. Tamalpais. Gas storage tank (gasometer) with PG&E signage at foot of Powell St.
Telegraph Hill
View southwest across fishing boat basin to Russian Hill in background. DiMaggio's and Rosario's restaurants, aquarium, fuel storage tanks with winged Chevron logo on side. Fishing boats, including 'Dana T'.
Fishermans Wharf
View of dry docks, Chinese Shrimp Village in right foreground [dpwbook27 dpw6725]
Hunters Point
View east on Elkhart Street toward Main Street. Sailors Home (formerly U.S. Marine Hospital) in background right. Small boats, buildings, boat parts, shacks [dpwbook29 dpw7006] (The U.S.Marine Hospital opened in 1853 but later moved to the Presidio in 1875. This large building then became a sailor's boarding home operated by the Ladies' Seaman's Friend Society.)
Rincon Hill
View southeast, including Fort Mason, Aquatic Park site and Fontana Warehouse, Ghirardelli factory, North Beach, Russian Hill , Fishermans Wharf, Haslett Warehouse and adjacent Cannery. Telegraph Hill, Russian Hill. Nob Hill and Downtown in distance. [dpwbook30 dpw7287]
View east, including Fort Mason, Aquatic Park site and Fontana Warehouse, Ghirardelli factory, North Beach, Russian Hill and reservoirs, Fishermans Wharf, Haslett Warehouse and adjacent Cannery. Telegraph Hill, Russian Hill. Downtown in distance. [dpwbook30 dpw7288]
View southeast, including future Aquatic Park site and Fontana Warehouse, Ghirardelli factory, North Beach, Russian Hill, Fishermans Wharf, Haslett Warehouse and adjacent Cannery. Telegraph Hill, Russian Hill. Nob Hill and Downtown in distance. [dpwbook30 dpw7289]
Sailing ship MINDORO was set fire off Yerba Buena Island (then Goat Island) as part of 17th commemoration of 1906 fire. Fireboats Dennis T. Sullivan and David Scannell demonstrated their fire fighting abilities. [Fireboats in action] [dpwbook32 dpw8643]
SF Bay