Southeast Farallon Island
Hoisting steel drums. Without wharf or harbor all persons and supplies were hoisted ashore. Coast Guard tender in distance. [215]
Military
Contains 459 photos
Civic Center
View northeast across Larkin to United Service Organization (USO) Hospitality House (constructed between March and August, 1941), a clubhouse for enlisted men. Present site of Main Library. Old Main Library, Old Federal Office Building, Empire Hotel (with sign on upper stories) in background. U.S. Navy Recruiting Service vehicle parked in front.
Civic Center
Market near 3rd
Elevated view southwest across Market toward 3rd Street showing many Muni and Market St. Railway (MSRy) streetcars, mostly inbound. Monadnock Building (with Great Northern Railroad, Eureka Federal Savings & Loan, Meussdorffer Hats 675 Market, Pressler's Men's Clothing 687 Market), Hearst/Examiner Building, Call Building (with Owl Drugs), Kamm Building, Humboldt Bank Building in background. At right, signs for Florsheim Shoes and Hymans Leasing, Tascone's Coffee Shop. Lotta's Fountain. Among pedestrians are men and women in uniform. Two soldiers in Jeep at bottom, center. Same image as wnp67.0647 with tighter cropping.
Downtown / Union Square
Grove & Larkin
Elevated view northeast from Civic Auditorium across intersection to United Service Organization (USO) Hospitality House (constructed between March and August, 1941), a clubhouse for enlisted men. WACs (Women's Army Corps) marching across intersection. In background from left, Main Public Library, Old Federal Office Building, Orpheum Theater, Lick Pioneer Monument (in original location). Standard Oil of California truck with bunting and sign for AAF (Army Air Force) Oil for Winged Victory. Posters on streetlamp poles for War Show at Seals Stadium. Probably related to production at this time at Opera House of Moss Hart play "Winged Victory". [Winged Victory]
Civic Center
Golden Gate Park
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Refugee Camp 5. Group of soldiers and civilians in front of the Commanding Officer's office at Refugee Camp No. 5, near Children's Playground in Golden Gate Park. Temporary post office is building at far left.
Golden Gate Park
View across Union Square
View northeast across Powell and Post Streets to Temple Emanu-El Synagogue on Sutter St., National Guard Armory on Post St. at right was dedicated on March 6, 1864. [232. Jewish Synagogue - Sutter Street, from Union Square. San Francisco.]
Downtown / Union Square
Post near Powell
View north across Post Street from Union Square showing National Guard Armory (dedicated on March 6, 1864) and Temple Emanu-El. See wnp37.00623 for other half of stereoview.
Downtown / Union Square
Parade, Van Ness Avenue
Great White Fleet Sailors from the Battleship Georgia marching down Van Ness carrying guns, American flags, spectators on the side
Camp Merritt
View Northwest from about 2nd and Cabrillo. Camp Merritt was an army encampment on site of former Bay District Race Course for soldiers on their way to the Philippines. Star of the Sea Church, French Hospital, Presidio slopes and distant profile of Marin Headlands and Mt. Tamalpais [General view Bay District Camp No. 1]
Richmond Inner
Golden Gate Park
[Artillery Passing Through Golden Gate Park] Main Drive near Garfield Monument. Covered wagons, horse drawn carts, men riding horses, woman walking on road, trees. Duplicate of wnp24.283a
Golden Gate Park
South of Market on Fire
Elevated view northeast from Haight and Octavia to approaching fires. Hotel Franklin, Thomas Johns Groceries 94 Haight, roof of 1st Infantry Regiment Armory (brick building at center, southeast corner of Gough and Page), Burke's Saloon. [R.A. Troyer A-8]
Mint Hill
View NW from Pacific Heights
View northwest from Pacific Heights over Cow Hollow. Green Street not yet cut through, intersection at center is Pierce and Union. Large southwest corner mansion with tower and gardens front and back was built circa 1884 by wealthy attorney and landowner David Bixler. Four story windmill and water tank on Union west of Pierce. Chapel at left center was built in 1887 with funds provided by Stephen S. Smith, deacon of the Plymouth Congregational Church and publisher of the Pacific. In 1895, it became the Pierce Street Congregational Church. House at center with Mansard roof was home of Louis Schultz at 2426 Filbert. Presidio, Fort Point, northern shoreline with tidal slough, Marin Headlands in distance.
Pacific Heights
Judah & La Playa
Sailor standing on corner. Dick's Coffee shop, The Red Mill in background. Future Java Beach.
Sunset Outer
Playland at the Beach
Sailor on the midway eating a candy apple.
Richmond Outer
Golden Gate Park
[US Army Field Hospital Company A. Golden Gate Park] Elevated view north to Music Concourse over soldiers at attention and tents, bandshell in background showing earthquake damage to upper portion. Future site of Academy of Sciences
Golden Gate Park