Contains 595 photos
View northwest across California and Sansome intersection to Bank of California, home of William Chapman Ralston's bank, and buildings on west side of Sansome. Same image as Watkins stereoview 1782.[1782. Bank of California, S.F.]
Financial District
View northwest across intersection to Russ House (opened April, 1862), occupying the west side of Montgomery Street between Bush and Pine Streets. E. & F. Shrier men's clothing story in corner storefront, left. Mutual Life Insurance Co., J. C. Meussdorffer hats at right. Nevada Bank Building (1875) at Pine street corner in distance. [The Russ House, Montgomery St. Front, S.F. 3676]
Financial District
[1734. Lick House, Sutter Street Front, S. F.] Elevated view southwest across intersection to Lick House, C. C. Hastings & Co. Clothing and Furnishing Goods on corner.
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated view south across California street near Powell to Stanford Mansion, S.C. Bugbee and Son, architects. [Residence of Gov. Stanford, California St. S. F. 3702.]
Nob Hill
Elevated view southwest across Montgomery and Sutter intersection. Lick House, C. C. Hastings & Co. Tailors; Logan & Co., Masonic Temple, painted sign for omnibus stop at left. [1733. Lick House, Montgomery Street Front, S. F.]
Financial District
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east across North Beach to Telegraph Hill from Russian Hill. All ruins, cable car tracks, Washington Square and men walking.
Russian Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on O'Farrell to ruins and rubble in street after 1906 earthquake and fire. Monadnock Building, Hearst Examiner Building, Call Building, Call Building Annex, Kamm Building, Bancroft History Building across Market. Mutual Savings Bank Building at far left, Phelan Building at far right.
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west down Jessie. Large number of rescuers at the Wilcox House, collapsed rooming house on southwest corner of 2nd & Jessie. North side of Crossley Building and south side of Grand and Palace Hotels in background.
Financial District
View north on Fillmore toward Ellis, people in the street, streetcar tracks turning east on Ellis, streetcar in distance. Pencovic-Harris druggists 1407 Fillmore, Pacific Syndicate Co. varieties, 1415 Fillmore, Puritan Dining Room 1433 Fillmore in distance left.
Western Addition
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view east toward burned-out Call Building. Ruins of Fischer's Theater (Fischer's Concert Hall), 122 O'Farrell; Alcazar Theater, 116 O'Farrell; and Delmonico Restaurant, 110 O'Farrell, on left. Some temporary buildings and reconstruction underway. In distance, Call Building, Call Building Annex and Kamm Building (under reconstruction) on Market Street. Sign for Arcade Building construction.
Downtown / Union Square
View east across Castro to 751 Castro Street with two girls in front.
Eureka Valley
Looking west on unpaved Chenery Street at Lippard. Houses at 815 Chenery on left, 822 Chenery on right. Streetcar tracks for spur line to Glen Canyon. Streetcar tracks, horse drawn wagons, children playing, looking west to Glen Canyon - United Railroads [U02126]
Glen Park
Elevated view northwest across intersection to Niantic Building, with men, wagons and merchandise posed in front. Porter, Blum and Slessinger Boot and Shoe Factory, Onesti & Connor [SC31]
Financial District
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on Clay toward Stockton. African American family on Clay Street with City burning downhill. Crowds of people in the distance watching the fire. Smoke billowing in the distance. [SC59] [SC60]
Nob Hill
View southeast on Clayton (then an extension of Caselli Avenue) toward Falcon Ave (now Market) Tracks of the electric 18th and Park line (later 33-line). At right an ad for 'Fairview Terrace' a development by the Bowes-Bruener Company and described as being near Corbett and 26th Street. 421 Corbett at right.
Clarendon Heights