Contains 186 photos
View south across California Street to Leland Stanford, Sr. Mansion (later site of the Stanford Court Apartments and Stanford Court Hotel). S.C. Bugbee and Son, architects. Mark Hopkins mansion at right. Spires of Temple Emanu El on Sutter Street in distance left.
Nob Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west on Geary between Webster & Fillmore. People posed in the street with stoves and street kitchens, cable car tracks in the street. Ruins of Temple Beth Israel in the background. This is fairly soon after the earthquake, initially cooking was required as far as possible from buildings. Later street kitchens were allowed to move to the sidewalk. (JF) This area completely demolished in redevelopment.
Japantown
1906 Earthquake and Fire, from Stockton near Sutter. View northwest to synagogue amid ruins after 1906 earthquake.(AS) [Miles Bros. #57]
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Jewish Synagogue, Geary St.] 1906 earthquake damage to temple Beth Israel.
Western Addition
View northwest up Sutter. Man buying a newspaper from boy. Temple Emanu-El in distance. Verdier, Moreau & Co. (City of Paris) at right, Clock Tower Building (later Savings and Loan Society Building), across Montgomery, [B 28. Sutter Street, S.F., Cal.] Looking west.
Financial District
Elevated view south across California near Powell to Stanford Mansion. In distance left, spires of Temple Emanu-El and Trinity Episcopal Church. Mark Hopkins Mansion at right. [B 3618 Stanford's Residence, California St, S.F.]
Nob Hill
[View Southeast from California Street Hill, S. F.] Selby Shot Tower, Masonic Temple tower, Palace Hotel, Nucleus House, Temple Emanu-El, rear of St. Patrick's Church, Third Baptist Church.
Nob Hill
[236. National Guard Armory, Union Square. Post Street.] Temple Emanu-El on Sutter Street in background. See wnp24.0027a for other half of stereoview.
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated view northwest to Hopkins Institute of Art, Flood Mansion, Fairmont Hotel at upper center. Metropolitan Life Insurance Building at far right. Head building, Shreve Building at left, tops of renovated Temple Emanu-El towers at center left.
Downtown / Union Square
St. Ignatius Church, University of San Francisco campus and Lone Mountain at center. Marin hills in distance. St. Mary's Hospital under construction at left, with Temple Emanu-el behind.
Ashbury Heights
View south to rear of Temple Emanu-El. St. Ignatius College and Church, on Market near 5th, in background right. [162. From Pine And Powell Streets - Towards Mission Bay].
Chinatown
[378. General View of the City, from corner Second and Folsom] View northwest to steeple of Advent Protestant Episcopal Church, Temple Emanu El, Nob Hill and Russian Hill in distance.
Rincon Hill
[523. The City-From corner California and Mason Street, looking Southeast.] Temple Emanu El at left
Nob Hill
[558. View from the Nucleus Hotel-corner Market and Third Street, looking west.] Elevated view looking northwest. Temple Emanu-el at center, Denman School in distance left. The big brick structure in the middle right is Dashaway Hall with its front on Post between Kearny and Dupont (now Grant), and its rear on Morton Street (Maiden Lane). White building to right of Temple Emanu-el with gables and veranda, at northwest corner of Sutter & Stockton, was the mansion of pioneer physician Augustus J. Bowie until 1871, when it was converted to a theatre and beer garden, the Vienna Garden. It was demolished in 1892. Also the home of Judge Burritt and banker Lucien Herman
South of Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to Temple Emanu-el, on Sutter between Powell & Stockton [Temple E-Manuel Ruins, Copyright 1906, Pillsbury Picture Co. No. 16]
Downtown / Union Square