Montgomery & Market
149. Elevated view north on Montgomery from Market St.
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Denman Grammar School
View northwest across Bush Street to Denman School. Plank sidewalks. [230. The Denman Grammar School, Bush Street]
Lower Nob Hill
Lick House
Elevated view northwest across Montgomery between Sutter and Post Sts. Kerby, Byrne & Co., Meagher Taaffe & Co., N Skerrett, J.W. Davidson & Co. Detail from wnp71.0150 [144. Entrance to Lick House, Montgomery Street]
Downtown / Union Square
Sansome & Bush
183. From Cosmopolitan Hotel, Looking north along Sansome; Telegraph Hill in background.
Financial District
Fort Point
Couple seated on seawall outside west face of fort. Ladder leaning against side of fort leading up to fog bell building. [1609. Fort Point, Lime Point in the distance.]
Presidio
Green from Calhoun
View west on Green from about Calhoun Terrace, Russian Hill in the distance. [Green Street from Calhoun, West 594]
Telegraph Hill
Folsom near 2nd
564 & 562 Folsom, between 1st and 2nd Streets. Home of William Alvord (Pacific Rolling Mills and namesake of Golden Gate Park's Alvord Lake) and Charles C. Keeney of the US Medical Department. Duplex house with large American flag. Horses, horse and buggy. Same area from a distance at wnp37.02293-L. (copy of a stereoview) [712]
South of Market
Alcatraz from North Point
View north past large building with 'Boat Building by Martin Vice' on side to Alcatraz Island in the distance. Alternate version of wnp71.1491, also alternate version of Watkins stereoview 303. Boatyard in foreground.
Telegraph Hill
Montgomery & Market
View north on Montgomery St. from Market St.- 4th of July 1864. 584. Soldiers marching
Downtown / Union Square
Montgomery near Sacramento
Montgomery between Sacramento & Commercial. Parade, on Montgomery Street. No further identification
Clay Street Cable Car
People pose on and alongside cable cars on Clay near Jones St. Watkins' stereo card bears this legend: 'Clay Street Hill R.R., San Francisco, Cal [California]. Run by A.S. Hallidie's patent Endless Steel Wire Rope and Gripping Attachment. Overcomes an Elevation of 307 feet in a length of 2800 feet. Watkins' Pacific Coast. 2369.' Also published by Taber.
Nob Hill
Clay Street Cable Car
Elevated view west on Clay to Clay St. Cable RR cable car on Kearny Street Terminus. Portsmouth Square on right. R. Cutlar Dentist, H. Traube watchmaker and jeweler at left. Watkins stereo card number 2368. Original Title: 'Clay St. Hill R.R., San Francisco, Cal. Run by A.S. Hallidie's patent Endless Steel Wire Rope and Gripping Attachment. Overcomes an Elevation of 307 feet in a length of 2800 feet. Worst grade, one foot in six.'
Chinatown
Geary & Kearny
View to northwest corner, large Dr. Libbey dentist sign (Mark L. Libbey) with portrait on roof. Gold tooth (which may have inspired Frank Norris' use in 'McTeague') hanging from 2nd floor, George Finck jewelry, F. D. Ring (Frederick D. Ring) watches, jewelry and silverware on ground floor. Contra Costa Laundry Association delivery wagon at right, Wm. Monahan (real estate) at far left. This small lot was a holdout to larger buildings and is still evident on the corner in 2021. Watkins No. 1713 Title: Corner of Geary and Kearny streets, S.F [1713. Corner of Geary & Kearny Streets, S.F.]
Downtown / Union Square
Market & 2nd
View west across Market from 2nd Street corner, Post St. on right. Ticket Office No. 4 sign, James W. Burnham & Co. Carpet & Furniture Ware Rooms (618 Market, 15-17 Post). Masonic Temple at right, spire of First Congregational Church in distance. Grand Hotel, Palace Hotel on left. (View west of Market and Posts Streets, from Second, S.F. 3669)
Financial District
View E from Russian Hill
View east over North Beach. Presentation Convent Roman Catholic school complex in middle distance at Powell St. Tightly cropped from Watkins image at wnp26.725. [Telegraph Hill and Goat Island from Russian Hill, S.F. 3725]
Russian Hill