Postcard

Contains 641 photos

PPIE
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PPIE

Panama Pacific International Exposition, Art Smith in his airplane flying past Mulgardt's Tower. A crowd of people gathered to watch the event. [Art Smith Flying at ppie worlds_fair demolished E168 C.V]

Marina
Lands End
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Lands End

[Rocks and Golden Gate At Lands End, San Francisco, Cal. Arto Pho LHS 57] Man, woman, and dog on rock at Lands End Beach. Marin Headlands in background.

Lincoln Park / Ft. Miley
Sutro Heights
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Sutro Heights

[42. Parapet at Sutro Heights S.F.] Parapet and perimeter road. View southwest. Left to right: Observation Tower, top of tank house, staircase, parapet, road.

Sutro Heights
View from Nob Hill
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View from Nob Hill

View northeast toward Telegraph Hill from the roof of Washington Grammar School on the southwest corner of Washington and Mason. St Francis of Assisi Church at center.

Nob Hill
Golden Gate Bridge
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Golden Gate Bridge

View north from the Presidio, Golden Gate Bridge under construction. Cables strung but no roadway.[Golden Gate Bridge Piggott 1192?]

Presidio
Market near Powell
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Market near Powell

1906 Earthquake and Fire, hand colored postcard, view east on Market from Powell, Call Building in background and Emporium at right. [The lower portion of Market Street ablaze during the progress of the fire.]

Downtown / Union Square
5th near Market
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5th near Market

1906 Earthquake and Fire, hand colored postcard, view northeast across 5th St toward Market. Ruins of the Flood Building at left and Lincoln School at right. [Lincoln School and the new Flood Building at Market and Powell.] [Gift of W. G. Buttgenbach]

South of Market
Union Square
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Union Square

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view northeast across Union Square, temporary St. Francis Hotel Annex (Little St. Francis) in foreground, built in Union Square following the fire. Dewey Monument and downtown ruins in the background. [Hotel St. Francis Annex]

Downtown / Union Square
3rd & Market
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3rd & Market

Elevated view looking down from Examiner Building of Luisa Tetrazzini singing at Lotta's Fountain after being introduced to the crowd by Mayor P. H. McCarthy, Christmas eve 1910. Stage was set up in front of the Chronicle Building. [Tetrazzini. Xmas Eve 1910.]

South of Market
View from Twin Peaks
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View from Twin Peaks

View northwest from Twin Peaks Boulevard, Market Street at left, Potrero Hill in the distance at right [The lofty heights of Twin Peaks afford a lovely panarama of metropolitan SF ] [Zan 717]

Midtown Terrace
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

Golden Gate Park, Chain of Lakes, Rustic Bridge on North Lake.

Golden Gate Park
Washington Square
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Washington Square

View northeast from Powell and Union Streets across Marini Plaza and Columbus Avenue, towards Washington Square, SS Peter & Paul Church in the background. [Saints Peter & Paul Church 2485]

North Beach
1906 Earthquake & Fire
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1906 Earthquake & Fire

1906 Earthquake and Fire cartoon, 'Got ‘em again! Great Scott! Everything’s Got a jag on!' [Copyright 1906 B.K. Leach]

1906 Earthquake & Fire
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1906 Earthquake & Fire

1906 Earthquake and Fire, “Searching for Victims”

Lafayette Park
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Lafayette Park

1906 Earthquake and Fire Fire, View southeast to people viewing the great fire after the 1906 earthquake. Top of Call Building visible in distance. Tinted version of wnp37.01179. [No. 229. People watching the Terrible conflagration of April 18th 1906]

Pacific Heights