Contains 12978 photos
Elevated view northeast across intersection to Murphy Building. Britton & Rey Artotype. [Business Blocks of San Francisco - The Murphy Building, J.J. O'Brien & Co.'s Great Dry Goods House, Market and Jones Streets. Artotype No 87, With S.F. News Letter, Sept 15, 1888]
Tenderloin
Elevated view northeast across intersection to large building with French Flag flying and Maison Riche French restaurant at street level. It was a prominent San Francisco restaurant from 1887-1900, then went out of business. Utility poles with 9 and 10 crossbars. Britton & Rey artotype. [Business Blocks of San Francisco - Maison Riche, N.E. Cor. Geary Street and Grant Avenue. Artotype No 85, With S.F. News Letter, August 25, 1888]
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated view northwest across Kearny to Roos Bros. at left, the White House across from Roos on NW corner of Post and Kearny with signage for grand opening . Britton & Rey. [Business Blocks of San Francisco - West side of Kearny, Looking North from Post Street. Artotype No 88, With S.F. News Letter, September 22 1888]
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated view southwest to Flood Building (site of present Pacific Building), Society of California Pioneers at far left, Joyce and Orndorff Billiard Parlor at street level. [Business Blocks of San Francisco - Flood Building, Market and Fourth Streets. Artotype No 83, With S.F. News Letter, August 11, 1888] Better version of wnp70.0807. Britton & Rey.
Downtown / Union Square
View northwest across Grant. Chinese Village, Jing Chong Laundry Supplies, Hang Far Low noodles, Kuo Wah Chinese Shop. Woman with children crossing street. [Chinatown San Francisco 535 Piggott]
Chinatown
Unknown Location, seems to be a view east on the north side of a street. Four women walking in front of a store
Chinatown
[Chinese New Year Setting off firecrackers, S.F.] Men setting off huge string of firecrackers
[25. Bulletin Board, Chinatown, San Francisco] Men in traditional Chinese dress reading postings on the north side of Clay Street just west Grant
Chinatown
Two boys dressed in traditional Chinese garb. Cropped from original image at wnp71.0055.
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Four boys in knickers and newsboy-type caps sitting on a bench outside an earthquake shack. The location is assumed, the refugee camp at Portsmouth Square held 37 cottages for Chinese families out of 153 total cottages there.
Chinatown
1906 Earthquake and Fire, A very young boy in traditional Chinese clothes standing near a junk pile (possibly ruins). Temporary building in background
Studio Portrait, a Coast Artillery soldier, woman, and two girls sitting in prop automobile. Backdrop reads 'New Chutes Opening Day July 14.' The New Chutes, on Fillmore between Turk and Eddy, opened July 14, 1909.
Western Addition
Studio Portrait, A couple (a man and a woman) in prop car Chutes Photo. The backdrop reads 'The New Chutes', indicating the Fillmore Chutes on Fillmore between Turk and Eddy.
Western Addition
Elevated view southeast of the interior of the Chutes amusement park, Scenic Railway, bar, cafe, landscaping, carousel, Hotel Webster, 1291 Webster St., in background. 3 women posed in front of Scenic Railway entrance. Cropped from image at wnp37.03934. [A. Lipman 421 Clement. S.F.]
Western Addition
Marching Band and sailors on parade; roller coaster and water tank in background.
Western Addition