Contains 8537 photos
View south across Geary St. to cable car dummy #12 and trailer #18 of the Geary St., Park & Ocean R.R. Co. Calvary Cemetery in background. Here, passengers transferred from cable cars to steam trains serving Golden Gate Park. Geary Street, Park & Ocean Railway began operations in 1880 and was purchased by the Market Street Railway in 1887. [B 46. Cable Street-Cars, San Francisco, Cal.]
Anza Vista
[B 467. Market Street From Third Street, San Francisco, looking east.] Lotta's Fountain at left, Palace Hotel at right.
South of Market
Elevated view southwest to Knight's Templar parade (with columns marching in opposite directions) on Van Ness Avenue. St. Brigid's Roman Catholic church in distance. Presidio & Ferries Union St. cable car and trailer at center right. [658 K.T. Grand Review, Sacramento Commandery, Van Ness Avenue San F. Aug 20, 1885]
Russian Hill
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
[B 3656 The Baldwin Hotel, Market St, San Francisco, Cal.] Powell and Market Streets
Downtown / Union Square
View west from center of Market to Crocker Building (Built 1891). At left, Chronicle Building. In distance on Post St., right, steeple of First Congregational Church. Utility poles with many crossbars. [6152 The Crocker Building, Corner Market and Post Streets, San Francisco]
Financial District
Elevated view west down California. Cable car tracks. [6162 California St from Sansome St.]
Financial District
[2920 Summit of California Street Hill, San Francisco.] View west. California Street Cable Cars, Flood Mansion at center, David Porter Mansion (later site of the Fairmont Hotel) at right. Stanford and Mark Hopkins Mansions at left.
Nob Hill
[B 3243] California Street looking west from Powell. Elevated view northwest to Flood, Huntington & Crocker mansions on north side of street, Mark Hopkins and Stanford mansions on left. Wall and grounds of David Porter mansion at right.
Nob Hill
[B 2344 Market St.] Taken between 1883 and 1887. Palace Hotel and Nucleus Block. Duplicate of wnp37.0359.
South of Market
Elevated view southeast across Market Street, to Hearst Examiner Building under construction, Call Building, Palace Hotel. Montgomery Market, Swan the Painter, The Oxford House 719 Market. Ettinger's Fringe Factory, New Creamerie Restaurant, Butler-Schutze Co., Whitaker & Ray Books in Bancroft History Building at right. [8703 Claus Spreckels Building, S.F. Cal.]
Downtown / Union Square
View South along Southern Pacific main line, College Hill Reservoir in background. Houses on San Jose between Brook Street and Randall. Steam Locomotive #1717 behind man posing.
Fairmount
View South along Southern Pacific Old Main Line, Holly Park in background. Northbound Train #2135 approaching 30th Street. The tracks and berm they ran on were removed in the 1940s and the right-of-way was developed shortly thereafter.
Fairmount
People boarding Powell-Mason cable car
Nob Hill
Estes Kefauver, Democratic candidate for Vice-President, during his unsuccessful campaign for President, speaking to a crowd. Muni C-line #195 at left. Anglo-California Bank at right. [SF Examiner]
Western Addition