Contains 7862 photos
[Pic taken around 1902 of Alec Harden, left, and Arthur Outsen with team of horses used by Outsen Milling Company. Outsen is present co-owner; Harden just employe[sic]. (This was taken at 8th & Brannan Streets across street from old Sprekel's Sugar Refinery] (newsphoto, San Francisco Chronicle, p. 24, May 7 1961)
Showplace Square
Powell and Market Streets, site of later Flood Building. View down the length of dining room, with set tables, tulip top chandeliers and decorated ceiling. Watkins produced at least 5 stereoview cards of this general view, and a boudoir card version, wnp37.00888, from which this image may have been cropped by Watkins. [Dining Room Interior of the Baldwin Hotel From California Pioneers] (newsphoto copy of stereoview, Society of California Pioneers)
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated view northwest across Post Street between Buchanan and Laguna to north side of street in Japantown. Man standing in middle of street. Two buildings at center still stand, most demolished or moved for urban redevelopment in 1960's. Cherryland Sukiyaki Chop Suey 1650 Post, Fuji Transfer Co 1640 Post. [Post Street]
Japantown
View southwest on old Southern Pacific Railroad main line across Valencia Street. Building at Juri and San Jose Avenue still stands. Valencia Speedsters Auto body (Southern Pacific valuation photo documenting SP properties) [SP's Valencia Street Station about 1920] [177-V]
Mission
View west on O'Farrell between Buchanan and Laguna. This block was redeveloped, now inside St. Francis Square; Eugene McAteer and Pat Brown campaign posters visible on sidewalk (newsphoto) [N Side O'Farrell Bet Buchanan & Laguna looking W toward Buchanan - Stamped Dec 31 1958]
Japantown
View north on Montgomery from Broadway, car accident (newsphoto) [Montgomery St. Broadway - Barney Peterson, photographer - stamped Jun 9, 1953]
North Beach
Ferry Bldg from Market at night, Admission Day [Admission Day 1910 San Francisco]
Financial District
St. Francis Hotel at night decorated for the Portola Festival, Union Square in foreground
Downtown / Union Square
Night view looking east on Market Street decorated for the Portola Festival showing the Humboldt Bank Building at right, Roos Bros, and Bismark cars
Downtown / Union Square
View of the Ferry Building decorated for the Portola Festival from Market Street at night.
Financial District
View north showing Great Highway, Seal Rock House and Ocean Beach Pavilion, Sutro Heights, Fort Miley, Golden Gate Park, Dutch windmill, Sheehan's Tavern and Cyclers Rest, the Gjoa ship. [21374m 1912 'Kite' vw Sutro Hts. Great Hwy. G.G. Park Richmond sand dunes windmills]
Golden Gate Park
View looking southeast showing Carville right after it was cleared, approximately Irving and 48th Avenue [21376m 'Kite' vw 1912 Carville Sunset sand dunes just So of G.G. Park - Great Hwy.]
Sunset Outer
Army officer standing next to woman driving a convertible automobile in front of the Chronicle Bldg, large crowd around her
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated view northeast to the Chronicle Building at the corner of Market, Kearny and Geary showing Lotta's Fountain, Nucleus Hotel, tower of Masonic Temple. Crocker Building (1891) not yet built. 700 Market building at left, California Hotel and Theatre (1889) in distance beyond. [344 The Chronicle][McDonald- Corner of Market-Kearny-Post]
South of Market
Elevated view west on Clay Street showing Clay Street cable car turntable and car at terminus. Portsmouth Square on the right. Portsmouth House and fire station in background. [Clay St Hill Cable Road - Albumin Print c1870s]
Chinatown