Lombard & Hyde
View east toward Coit Tower, Telegraph Hill, Bay Bridge behind
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View east toward Coit Tower, Telegraph Hill, Bay Bridge behind
Russian Hill
View south from Fisherman's Wharf to boats, Russian Hill in background. Fishing boats Galileo and Miss California. Jefferson Street, DiMaggio's restaurant and fuel storage tanks in the background.
Fishermans Wharf
View southwest to woman on dock with fishing boats in lagoon. Ghirardelli clock tower in background. Cannery, Standard Oil of California fuel storage tanks, Boicelli & Boss Machine Works 2909 Jones (Al Scoma Way), Marine Engine Repair, Hicks Marine Engines.
Fishermans Wharf
View west from Ferry Building tower. Market Street at left, Sacramento Street at right, over current site of Embarcadero Center. [San Francisco looking west from the Ferry Building 1956]
Financial District
View west from a yacht on the bay toward the Presidio. A woman sits in the lap of a man aboard a the boat 'Hi Doc', Presidio and Golden Gate bridge anchorage behind.
View west from a yacht on the bay toward Presidio and Golden Gate Bridge. A woman sits in the lap of a man aboard a the boat 'Hi Doc', Presidio and Golden Gate Bridge behind.
The Chris Craft 'Hi Doc' moored at St. Francis Yacht Club. The Marina District can be seen behind.
Marina
A group of 8 from young to old on deck of 'Hi Doc', out on the bay. Presidio and Golden Gate Bridge in background
Lots of boats on the bay with San Francisco shrouded in the marine haze. Taken from a boat on the bay.
Nuns enjoying their day aboard the 'Hi Doc' on the bay, Belvedere Island in the distance.
View of Financial District from Vallejo between Montgomery and Kearny. Matson and PG&E Buildings at left, Call Building at right. Construction on the Insurance Center Building (Pine & Sansome) and The Russ Building (Montgomery & Bush) date this to 1927. (11x14 glass negative)
North Beach
View southeast from Telegraph Hill from Kearny & Vallejo toward the Financial District. Southern Pacific Building at left, Call Building in the distance at right. Construction on the Robert Dollar Building (California and Battery) dates this to 1919. (11x14 glass negative)
North Beach
View east on unpaved and steep Union Street toward Calhoun Terrace. Children watch as Rickenbacker automobile 'Rickenbacker 4 Wheel Brakes' on tire cover demonstrates the effectiveness of its brakes. Embarcadero Piers and Yerba Buena Island in background
Telegraph Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast from about Liberty Street east of Dolores, possibly from the back window of a house. Two separate columns of smoke show the Hayes Valley 'Ham and Eggs' Fire and the fire Downtown. City Hall ruins at center, Spires of St. Ignatius Church and College to left. Youth Directory (19th and Linda Streets, site of Mission Pool today) at right. Most buildings in the view would be destroyed by fire. (exact time should be calculable)
Dolores Heights
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view south on South Van Ness (then Howard) toward 18th Street. Residences toppled off their foundations, rift visible in the street. Part of what came to be known as the 'Drunken Houses' on the edge of the burn zone. Bernal Heights in the background.
Mission