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Elevated view across intersection to northwest corner. Capital building at corner, with Graf Litho saloon and billiards at street level. Wagons at right with furniture, probably for G.F. Lamson Auction House 419 Kearny. See wnp37.01392, possibly taken at about the same time. [103. Kearny Street--West side, from Pine to California.]
Chinatown
Elevated view to row of businesses; Warren Holt School Furniture, Bartram & Fanton Sewing Machines 411 Kearny. Convis, Pickel & Co. Real Estate, 413 Kearny; G.F. Lamson Auction House 419 Kearny, wagons unloading furniture. See wnp37.01391, possibly taken at about the same time.[104. Kearny Street--West side, between Pine and California Streets.
Financial District
Elevated view northwest across Montgomery to Odd Fellows Hall (4 story building at center). Intersection with California St. at far right. Selleck Photographic Gallery (415 Montgomery) at far right, beyond Parrott Building, or Parrott Block (1852, Architect Stephen Williams). At left B.F. Mead & Co. hatters 309 Montgomery, M. Howard Hair Restored 315 Montgomery. [111. West side of Montgomery street, from Pine to California street Odd Fellows' Hall.]
Financial District
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view southeast across market to Monadnock Building under construction, Hearst Examiner Building, Call Building, Bancroft History Building, with Young's Restaurant sign and billiard parlor, F.W. Spencer Pianos. Goldstein & Co. theatrical supplies at far right. [Call Building the day before the fire. Copyright 1906 Pillsbury Picture Co. No. 134]
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view west from middle of street to police and crowd gathered to watch approaching fire and firefighters spraying water on buildings in the distance. On left, Emporium department store on fire. In distance right, Flood Building. Phelan Building on far right, as yet undamaged. [Emporium on Fire. Copyright 1906. Pillsbury Picture Co. 150] Same original image as wnp59.00081.
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north from center of Van Ness to Rosenthal's Shoes, 1100 Van Ness, on northeast corner. Shoppers and relocated stores after the disaster.
Cathedral Hill
View northwest, past Lotta's Fountain, up Kearny. United Cigar, Eugene Korn the Hatter, Sherman, Clay & Co. (Duplicate of wnp26.745.)
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated view east on Market Street from Kearny. Chronicle Building (with clock above entry) and Lotta's Fountain at left, Fife Building with Chevrolet sign atop in distance. Metropolis Trust and Savings Bank Building, Palace Hotel (with Schwabacher & Co. in corner retail space) and Monadnock Building (with Canadian Pacific Railway) at right. Ferry Building, PG&E and Matson Buildings in distance. Muni K-line streetcar #83 and Market St. Railway (MSRy) 21-line streetcar #1738. Line of automobiles. [A 119 3-15-27 Market St. East of Kearny St.] DPW
Downtown / Union Square
View northwest across intersection to Ford dealership on corner. Signs for Fords, Federals, Fordson Tractors; ad for Rolph for mayor. Sign for Division 4, Red Cross headquarters.
Cathedral Hill
View northwest past busy scene of street work and shoppers to temporary Emporium store (former Hecht residence) at northwest corner. Duplicate of wnp26.662.
Lower Nob Hill
View east across Powell to Union Pacific Railroad Office - Road of the Streamliners and the Challengers; Di Maggio's wines and liquors; Hotel Stratford at 242 Powell St.
Downtown / Union Square
View east across Powell to Union Pacific Railroad Office - Road of the Streamliners; Union Square Liquor Shop; Credit Jewelers; Hotel Stratford at 242 Powell St.
Downtown / Union Square
Podesta Baldocchi at 224-226 Grant Avenue between Sutter and Post; window of store with woman inside arranging display
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated view northwest across Market to World War I Buy Liberty Bonds display covering Lotta's Fountain, with soldier and sailor figures attached climbing rope ladder and El Camino Real Mission Bell. Chronicle Building at right with baseball scoreboard on facade (installed July, 1913). Buildings on west side of Kearny include Schmidt Building, Baldwin Building, Oscar Luning Building, Roullier Building with 'Orange Blossom' sign. In distance, Joy's Drugs at Kearny & Bush.
South of Market
View north on Grant between Pine and California. Sing Fat Co. with stained glass globe streetlamps in front and Sing Chong Co. Delivery men.
Chinatown