Contains 12978 photos
Interior of Tonga Room in its first incarnation as a cruise liner-themed lounge, 'S.S. Tonga.' Original Fairmont Plunge swimming pool was converted to floating bandstand. [The Tonga Room - SF's most original room featuring Chinese and South Sea Island Foods, Cocktail, Dancing, and Entertainment Nightly]
Nob Hill
Elevated view northeast across intersection to Golden West Hotel (now Union Square Hotel, 2020) also known as the Pabst Building. Built 1908. Powell Street cable cars at the corner. [Golden West Hotel - cor. Powell and Ellis Sts. F.P. Plagemann, Proprietor]
Downtown / Union Square
View east on Turk toward Gough, Hotel Jefferson (across from Jefferson Square) [Hotel Jefferson in the heart of SF - Turk and Gough - Stewart Barker Co.](rppc sailboat)
Cathedral Hill
Elevated view looking northwest across Union Square. 1913 addition to St. Francis Hotel is partially complete. Reviewing stands along Post Street for the Portola Festival (Oct 22-25) which also commemorated Balboa's 'discovery' of the Pacific Ocean. Large replica of Balboa's ship on on display in the square. Nob Hill in the background.
Downtown / Union Square
View south across Geary to Hotel Stewart at 353 Geary Street between Powell and Mason Streets (1907). Now the Handlery Union Square Hotel. The building has since had an addition on the west side.
Downtown / Union Square
Women dancing around pillar with planter urn, at sundial at Entrada Court. (Superior copy of wnp37.04192)
Ingleside Terraces
Merchant Marine training, unknown location. Learning to hoist a barrel.
Merchant Marine training, unknown location. Learning to hoist a barrel.
Merchant Marine training, unknown location. Watching a boxing match aboard ship.
Merchant Marine training, unknown location. Watching a boxing match aboard ship.
Merchant Marine training, unknown location. Group portrait aboard a sailing ship
Merchant Marine training, unknown location. Inspection aboard a sailing ship.
Merchant Marine training, unknown location. Manning footropes on a sailing ship.
Merchant Marine training, unknown location. Posing on the ratlines on a sailing ship.
Panama Pacific International Exposition. Marina Green, A group gathered around Art Smith's miniature car, The Comet. (unclear whether it is Art Smith in the car) (5.5 x 3.25 snapshot)
Marina