Ferry Building
View west towards Ferry Building with tower framed by big guns of a battleship. Notably missing is the Southern Pacific Building, completed 1917. [San Francisco from between the big guns of a Dreadnaught. 4314]
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Embarcadero & Mission
View north on Embarcadero from about Mission Street, New Wellingtown Coal Dock at right and Ferry Building in distance. [Driving hogs on Mission Street San Francisco 1908]
Financial District
Embarcadero near Harrison
Elevated view north from Bay Bridge along the Embarcadero, Coit Tower, Mt. Tamalpais, and Angel Island in distance. [P8-3-48] [R145]
Rincon Hill
Market near Spear
Night view northeast from center of Market between Spear and Main toward illuminated Ferry Building and decorations on street lamps for the 1913 Portola Festival (Oct 22-25), Lincoln Hotel and Sunset Hotel at right. (The '1915' sign on the Ferry Building promoted the upcoming Panama-Pacific International Exposition and would remain in place until the close of the fair in 1915)
Financial District
Ferry Building
Taxi drivers waiting in front of Ferry Building.
Financial District
Fisherman's Wharf
View north on Taylor Street from near Jefferson. Men and boys lined up along boiling crab pot. Window reads, 'If it swims we have it.'
Fishermans Wharf
Studio Portrait
Fulton Street Chutes, Two women in prop navy motor launch with sign May 6th 08, the day the Atlantic Fleet (popularly known as the Great White Fleet), entered SF Bay. Painted backdrop of battleships at anchor. The photo concession of Abe Lipman on 10th Avenue near Fulton (JF)
Richmond Inner
Sacramento near Powell
Night view east from Nob Hill to illuminated ships at anchor in bay, the 'Great White Fleet. Ferry Building visible at left with lights on tower and giant electric stars and stripes shield decoration in front. Kohl Building, Alaska Commercial Building (1907), Merchants Exchange, Clunie Building, Mills Building. Pagoda of Sing Fat Building (1907) outlined with electric lights. Sacramento & Powell intersection at lower right.
Nob Hill
Market & Sansome
View northwest across Market toward Sansome, U.S. Navy officers marching in formation in parade, Flatiron Building at left, Anglo California Trust Company Building at right. Float at far right in shape of a battleship bow.
Financial District
Market & 4th
Large crowd assembled in front of the Pacific Building, containing S.N. Wood & Co., watching parade.
Downtown / Union Square
Market near Van Ness
View northeast on Market toward crew of navy ship marching in Atlantic Fleet (Great White Fleet) parade. [Sibyl Marston of Berkeley] (The Great White Fleet was a nickname given to 27 warships from the US Navy's Atlantic Fleet that visited San Francisco while circumnavigating the globe.)
Civic Center
Grant near Geary
Grant between Geary and O'Farrell. View east across Grant past flower stand with striped canvas umbrella. [Flowers can be bought on the streets of San Francisco the year around Zan 1437]
Downtown / Union Square
Grant near Geary
View east across Grant past flower stand. Two women at flower stand with large umbrella. [All-Year Flower Stand - San Francisco Zan 2463]
Downtown / Union Square
Kearny near Maiden Lane
Flower stand with large umbrella on Kearny St. O'Connor Moffat, and Orange Blossom signs in the background. [Flower Vendor SF]
Downtown / Union Square
Fort Point
View looking down at Fort Point from hill to south of the fort. Lighthouse keepers' residences in foreground. Dismounted cannon line the foot of the fort's wall. Small wooden building was a sutler's store.
Presidio