Usnavy

Contains 382 photos

GG Bridge Opening
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GG Bridge Opening

Golden Gate Bridge opening. Two aircraft carriers steaming under bridge, Angel Island

SF Bay
GG Bridge Opening
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GG Bridge Opening

Golden Gate Bridge opening. Aircraft carrier USS Ranger (CV-4) steaming under bridge. In 1929, USS Ranger was the first aircraft carrier built for that purpose

SF Bay
GG Bridge Opening
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GG Bridge Opening

Golden Gate Bridge opening. Flotilla of warships entering the bay

SF Bay
GG Bridge Opening
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GG Bridge Opening

Golden Gate Bridge opening. Looking north over bridge

SF Bay
GG Bridge Opening
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GG Bridge Opening

Golden Gate Bridge opening. Battleship going under bridge

SF Bay
GG Bridge Opening
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GG Bridge Opening

Golden Gate Bridge opening. Aerial view through fog of crowd on bridge on Pedestrian Day.

SF Bay
GG Bridge Opening
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GG Bridge Opening

Golden Gate Bridge opening. Aerial looking south to Ft. Point

SF Bay
GG Bridge Opening
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GG Bridge Opening

Golden Gate Bridge opening. Warships steaming under bridge

SF Bay
View up Market
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View up Market

View from Ferry Building looking west down Market

Financial District
USS Oriskany
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USS Oriskany

U.S. Navy aircraft carrier passing under Bay Bridge

Van Ness near Bay
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Van Ness near Bay

1906 Earthquake and Fire, 3000 block of Van Ness Avenue near Bay Street. Eggs being distributed to a crowd by US Navy Sailors. All of these buildings had to be demolished or moved to make way for the PPIE. The apartment building at far right was moved to 1515 Greenwich St, and still stands. At extreme left, barely visible, is a house that was moved to 1232-1234 Chestnut St; it also still stands.

Marina
Destroyer USS MANLEY
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Destroyer USS MANLEY

USS MANLEY (DD 74) in San Francisco Bay. Ferry Building and skyline behind.

Embarcadero
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Embarcadero

Probably Pier 1. Riverboat ' T. C. Walker' at left (see wnp71.0569) Rowboats and small launch pulling sailors in rowboats. Yerba Buena Island in distance. Steamer T.C. Walker was built in 1885 and took passengers between San Francisco and Stockton until the 1930s. (duplicate wnp71.0572)

Financial District
USS California, Cruiser
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USS California, Cruiser

Crew of the cruiser USS CALIFORNIA posing on deck. [No. 04. U.S. USS California. Turrill & Miller, S.F.]

Great White Fleet
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Great White Fleet

Great White Fleet at sea, 'Evans Fleet', Clayton St Family Collection