Nitrate Negative

Contains 3820 photos

Nob Hill
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Nob Hill

Elevated view west possibly from Mills Building, Northwestern Life Insurance sign on MacDonough..or McDonough..Building (1908), 333 Kearny, Metropolitan Life Insurance Building (1909), Fairmont Hotel, Old St. Mary's Cathedral.

Financial District
Market & Montgomery
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Market & Montgomery

View east toward on Market toward 2nd Street. Balboa building (1907-1977) at right. Hobart building (1913) not yet built. Union Trust/Nevada Bank Bldg (1894-1966) at left. Ferry building in the distance.

Financial District
Sunset District
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Sunset District

Ladies and gentleman in car with hats

Ferry Building
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Ferry Building

United Railroad, cable car, horse and buggy. Ferry Building at right.

Financial District
Russian Hill?
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Russian Hill?

Woman standing in front of a parked automobile, on a street with Victorian/ Edwardian era apartments with bay windows.

Midwinter Fair
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Midwinter Fair

Allegorical Fountain, and Bonet's Tower, Golden Gate Park

Golden Gate Park
California & Kearny
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California & Kearny

View west from intersection to approaching cable car. Kearny St. streetcar on left. California House, with ads for Oysters (Kramer & Petersen, proprietors), Old St. Mary's Church, Grace Episcopal Church in background left with bell tower built in 1890. A banner at far left advertises the production of 'Falka' at the Tivoli Opera House, then at 30 Eddy St., which played in April, 1893.

Chinatown
Presidio
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Presidio

View north to Sibley-type military tents in field. Letterman Hospital behind trees in background. Marin Headlands in distance.

Presidio
PPIE
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PPIE

Panama-Pacific International Exposition, Tower of Jewels with fairgoers in courtyard.

Marina
PPIE
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PPIE

Panama-Pacific International Exposition, Ghirardelli Building Pavillion

Marina
Fell near Divisadero
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Fell near Divisadero

View northeast across Fell to building fire with firefighter on ladder at 3rd story window and another watching from the street. This building still stands in 2023. Fell Boulevard Fruit & Vegetable Market, Piggly Wiggly. Queen Anne drug store building in distance at Divisadero corner built 1888-1889 as Theodore Green Apothecary, Samuel Newsom architect. It is San Francisco Landmark #182. [Fire- Fell & Divisadero 48030]

Panhandle
Harrison near 20th
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Harrison near 20th

Fire at 2417 Harrison between 20th and 21st. Alex Heins Belting Co. is visible down the block.

Mission
Unknown Location
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Unknown Location

Building surrounded by scaffolding. Fire engines, hoses, and multiple ladders.

Howard & Harriet
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Howard & Harriet

1017 Howard, view south across Howard to fire dept. putting out 5 alarm fire at former Howard Street Methodist Episcopal Church, used as headquarters of S.F. Goodwill Industries since 1927; still standing; Goodwill Industries destroyed

South of Market
Unknown Location
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Unknown Location

Fire engines, hoses, firefighter dragging hose, workers moving an engine. (Engine Company 17, 34 Mint) [Gas works post fire] sign reads 'There is no code on safety - Safety First'