Pacific Fleet
Aerial view west over SF Bay as the Pacific Fleet enters the bay to celebrate the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge ( Associated Press)
News
Contains 1245 photos
Union Square
The Belgian Market event in Union Square. View northeast toward Post and Stockton. Crowd of people, tents, and decorations around the Dewey Monument. ( photo appeared in the SF Examiner April 9, 1916, front page)
Downtown / Union Square
James Rolph
James Rolph ( possibly as California Governor) sitting on rostrum at San Francisco National Cemetery in the Presidio. Numerous floral offerings. Banner reads 'Manila Auxiliary to Veterans of Foreign Wars.'
Presidio
USS Oklahoma Battleship
Heavily retouched news photo of battleship USS Oklahoma entering SF Bay along with the US Navy Fleet. View north across the Golden Gate, Fort Point in the foreground.
Presidio
View from Corona Heights
View from Corona Heights toward 15th Street, where small landslides of the cliff face forced evacuations from homes. View north, Roosevelt Way and McKinley Elementary School in the background.
Corona Heights
James Rolph Funeral
View northeast toward the State Building from City Hall, crowds of people lining the street as military units lead Rolph's horse-drawn cortege (at left) to City Hall where his body was laid in state. (Associated Press Photo)
Civic Center
Bay Bridge
[San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Measuring 8 1/4 miles in length, this double-decked bridge will carry 6 lanes of Auto traffic on the upper level and 3 lanes of Trucks plus 2 Electric Railway lines on the lower level. Maximum ship clearance 218ft. Cost $77,600,000. Expected date of completion Nov 1st, 1936.]
Rincon Hill
Music Concourse
Golden Gate Park, President Truman speaking from the Band Shell. Planes flying over crowd looking southeast to Academy of Science
Golden Gate Park
20th near Illinois
Bethlehem Steel Strike, shipyard workers assembled on 20th Street east of Illinois, 560 20th Street in the background
Central Waterfront
20th near Illinois
Bethlehem Steel Strike, shipyard workers assembled on 20th Street east of Illinois, 560 20th Street in the background. [BE7]
Central Waterfront
20th & Illinois
Bethlehem Steel Strike - Elevated view east on 20th from Illinois, crowds of workers milling about. [BE8]
Dogpatch
Mark Hopkins Hotel
Nikita Khrushchev and SF Mayor George Christopher (among others) gets a ride in an Imperial in front of the Mark Hopkins Hotel
Nob Hill
Roger Lapham
Two flight attendants in City Hall fit hat on Mayor Roger Lapham. [7.7.1947 San Francisco Mayor Lapham 10 Gallon hat Honorary Citizen of Dallas - Hat fitting].
Civic Center
Roger Lapham
View out of mayor's office window as two flight attendants in City Hall give Mayor Roger Lapham a certificate [7.7.1947 San Francisco Mayor Lapham 10 Gallon hat Honorary Citizen of Dallas - The Certificate.]
Civic Center
George Christopher
Mayor-elect George Christopher and wife with man holding an umbrella at door of airplane. [12-1-1955 San Francisco Mayor George Christopher & wife]