Ferry Building
SF Ferry Bldg. seen from water, German Castle (Layman's Castle, burned 1903) still on Telegraph Hill in the distance
Financial DistrictShips
Contains 161 photos
SF Bay
Alcatraz & Angel Island viewed from northern waterfront. 3-masted sailing ship and steamer in bay.
SF Bay
View From Taylor & Green
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Keystone View Co. Alcatraz Island from Russian Hill. DeMartini House on the left with the turrets is still there today at the end of Macondray Lane.
Russian Hill
California near Powell
View east from center of California to wharves and ships in distance. Two cable cars pasing. Grace Church with added bell tower on right. No. 14 negative made 1896, subject: California Street, SF, made by G. W. Reed, Berkeley
Downtown
Union Wharf, Seattle
Elevated view over waterfront Not San Francisco.
Outside SF
View SE From Telegraph Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire ruins, View southeast from Telegraph Hill, probably Green near Montgomery, toward Ferry Building with post-earthquake scaffolding. Same image as wnp26.817.
Telegraph Hill
Downtown & SF Bay
View east toward (probable) Great White Fleet in the Bay from window at the Fairmont Hotel. In distance Ferry Building. Old St. Mary's Church, Thomas Clunie Building under construction (demolished 1969), Kohl Building, Alaska Commercial Building under construction, Merchants Exchange.
Downtown
View from Telegraph Hill
Image is displayed in reverse, pending repair. View north to Piers 37 (Johnson, Grace Lines), 35 (Matson Lines), and 33. Angel Island in background. In lower center is National Paper Products building at Francisco and Montgomery Streets, still standing in 2024, though heavily redeveloped.
Telegraph Hill
View from Telegraph Hill
View north from Coit Tower towards Bay, Alcatraz, Angel Island and Marin. Balclutha. Area where gas holding tank (gasometer) removed, lower left.
Telegraph Hill
Aerial of Embarcadero
Aerial view of Embarcadero looking east showing piers 35 to 43.. Sailing ship Balclutha at Pier 43 at bottom. Railroad yard with freight cars at lower right. Four freighters tied up at piers.
Fishermans Wharf
Aquatic Park
Woman standing on bleacher steps at Aquatic Park near the Maritime Museum. Alcatraz in background. Historic ships Wapama, Eureka, and C. A. Thayer moored at Hyde Street Pier.
Aquatic Park / Ft. Mason
Ferry Building & ruins
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast to Ferry Building (with scaffolding on tower) from Telegraph Hill. Damaged buildings in foreground, 2 men standing in middle of ruins looking down
Financial District
View from Telegraph Hill
Elevated view southeast to U.S. Marine Hospital (Spear and Harrison), Selby Shot Tower (First and Howard) and Rincon Hill in distance. Telegraph Hill houses foreground [Panorama from Telegraph Hill (No. 13), Marine Hospital, Shot Tower, 1350, California (handwritten in pencil), Watkins' Pacific Coast, 22 & 26 Montgomery, opposite Lick House entrance, San Francisco.]
Telegraph Hill
View of Fire from Bay
1906 earthquake and fire. Fire burning on San Francisco waterfront following the earthquake. Telegraph Hill at right.
SF Bay
Shipping Piers
Pier 22 taken from Bay Bridge (?)
SF Bay