SF Bay
[U.S. 'Bear' S.F. 1890] Telegraph Hill at left, Marin Headlands in background. [F810 SH-378] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Ship
Contains 1039 photos
Fort Point
Steamer 'Alameda' aground at Fort Point. [F810 SH-385] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Embarcadero near Harrison
The wreck of the 'Aquila' in San Francisco [engraving] The Aquila sank on the night of Nov. 15, 1863 while moored at Hathaway's Wharf during a bad storm. What makes this noteworthy is that it had the parts of the monitor warship USS Camanche aboard when it sank. (PF)[The Wreck of the Aquila at San Francisco with the Iron-Clad Camanche on board. From a sketch by C.H. Bigelow.] [F810 SH-439] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Rincon Hill
Camanche Ironclad
USS Camanche was a Passaic-class monitor built on the east coast and shipped in pieces to SF Bay where it was reassembled and launched November 14, 1864 at China Basin. She was fitted out and completed after the end of the Civil War. Watkins No. 677. [Launch of the Comanche (sic) 1866 Bet 2nd & 3rd Sts.] [F810 SH-440] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
South Beach
Baker Beach
[The wreck of 'Viscata' at Land's End (sic) sf 1867 (sic) NO-148] North end of Baker Beach (aka Baker's Beach). Wreck occurred in March of 1868. Men at work on salvage. Watkins #326, 'The Wreck of the Viscata, San Francisco' [F810 SH-464] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346) (Carleton Watkins' white darkroom tent at right of center.)
Presidio
Camanche Ironclad
USS Camanche was a Passaic-class monitor built on the east coast and shipped in pieces to SF Bay where it was reassembled and launched November 14, 1864 at China Basin. She was fitted out and completed after the end of the Civil War. (Watkins No. 690 'Building the Comanche, San Francisco'). [Assembled in San Francisco ready for action Monitor Comanchee (sic) 1865][F810 SH-476] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
South Beach
USS Oregon Battleship
[Oregon S.F. 1898] Stern view of battleship 'USS Oregon' at anchor in San Francisco Bay. Steam launch with awning at right. [F810 SH-510] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Camanche Ironclad
USS Camanche was a Passaic-class monitor built on the east coast and shipped in pieces to SF Bay where it was reassembled and launched November 14, 1864 at China Basin. She was fitted out and completed after the end of the Civil War. [Foot of 3rd St. S.F. Assembling the Comanchee (sic) 1864 689] [F810 SH-523] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
South Beach
Balclutha Sailing Ship
Sailing ship 'Balclutha' (also named 'Pacific Queen' and 'Star of Alaska') tied up at Pier 43 at Fisherman's Wharf. Picture taken shortly after restoration.
Fishermans Wharf
Great Highway near Fulton
View east to Golden Gate Park. Gjoa ship, Dutch Windmill without sails
Golden Gate Park
Union Iron Works
Battleship under construction, surrounded by wood scaffolding at Union Iron Works, now the site of Crane Cove Park. [Section of U.S. Battleship Wisconsin building at Union Iron Works Cal.] (GGNRA/Stotler GOGA 33760)
Central Waterfront
Union Iron Works
Deck view of battleship USS Wisconsin under construction at Union Iron Works. [Top deck of U.S. Battleship Wisconsin.](GGNRA/Stotler GOGA 33760)
Central Waterfront
Embarcadero
[Little torpedo boat (illegible) in dry-dock at Union Iron Works, Cal.] Torpedo boat with two funnels. (GGNRA/Stotler GOGA 33760)
Central Waterfront
SF Bay
[8th Kansas Boys on board T.S. Indiana leaving San Francisco for Manila, P.I. 1 November 1898.] (GGNRA/Stotler GOGA 33760)
SF Bay
[20th Kansas on U.S. Transport Ohio just leaving for P.I., Frisco, Cal. Nov.--1898.] (GGNRA/Stotler GOGA 33760)