Lands End
View northeast towards the Golden Gate. Helmet Rock and Mile Rocks Beach in foreground, Lands End promontory at right.
Lincoln Park / Ft. MileyVista
Contains 7784 photos
View from Nob Hill
View northeast from the roof of the Stanford Mansion at California and Powell toward North Beach and Telegraph Hill, St. Francis Church and Layman's Castle in the distance at left. original - from direct negative][1900 panorama 1/4]
Nob Hill
View from Nob Hill
View northeast from the roof of the Stanford Mansion at California and Powell toward Ferry Building and Yerba Buena Island (then Goat Island). At left, Hall of Justice on Portsmouth Squear, Montgomery Block, Appraiser's Building, Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Building(1893). At right , Shaari Zedek synagogue at northeast corner California and Stockton, Old St. Mary's Church. At far right, Safe Deposit Building, Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York Building (Sansome & California). Notably absent is Kohl Building, built 1900-1901. [original - from direct negative][1900 panorama 2/4]
Nob Hill
View from Nob Hill
View southeast from the roof of the Stanford Mansion at California and Powell toward downtown. Spreckels / Call Building at left, Temple Emanu-El center, and Union Square visibleat right. [original - from direct negative][1900 panorama 4/4]
Nob Hill
View from Nob Hill
View east from the roof of the Stanford Mansion at California and Powell toward the Financial District. Rear of Grace Church at far left, Safe Deposit Building, Mills Building (Montgomery & Bush) stands out at center. California Hotel, Selby Shot Tower (1st and Howard) visible at upper right, old Marine Hospital (Harrison & Spear), Rincon Hill beyond. [original - from direct negative][1900 panorama 3/4]
Nob Hill
View from Rincon Hill
View north from the balcony of the U.S. Marine Hospital (Harrison between Main and Spear), toward the Selby Shot Tower at First and Howard. In the foreground is the west side of the 300 block of Main Street, between Folsom and Harrison. The hills in the distance are Nob Hill (at left) and Telegraph Hill (at right). The brick building at 320 Main Street, with an arched vehicle entrance at left, a pedimented human entrance at right, and quoins at the corners, is SFFD Hose No. 2, later known as Steamer No. 9. It was built in 1868. (WMK) Original title, "Moonlight Effect, from Rincon Point" No. 513.
Rincon Hill
Pine near Powell
1906 Earthquake and Fire. View looking southwest from lawn behind Stanford residence over burned area. Portion of wall and turret surrounding Mark Hopkins residence at right. Many chimneys standing. Nearly the same view as wnp70.10084
Nob Hill
View from Nob Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire. View looking southwest from lawn behind Stanford residence over burned area. Ornamental iron railing in foreground. Many chimneys standing. Nearly the same view as wnp70.10083
Nob Hill
Union Square
View looking southeast across Union Square towards Butler Building under construction at Geary and Stockton. (with a sign reading 'Newman-Levinson Dry Goods will occupy this building') Dewey Monument at left.
Downtown / Union Square
California & Jones
1906 Earthquake and Fire, looking east on California St from Jones. Ruins at left of William H. Crocker mansion, present site of Grace Cathedral. Flood Mansion and Fairmont Hotel in distance.
Nob Hill
California near Montgomery
1906 Earthquake and Fire, elevated view west from upper story of a building near California St and Montgomery St. Prominent landmarks include ruins (left to right) of Grace Church, Old St. Mary's and Fairmont Hotel
Financial District
California & Sansome
View west on California from across Sansome. Left side Fireman's Fund, Insurance Exchange Building, Merchants Exchange Building, Clunie Building. On right, Bank of California, two California Street cable cars #23 at center. Dash signs read 'Exposition via Hyde and Union'
Financial District
Presidio
View east from the Presidio toward Fort Mason and Russian Hill in background. [#72] Guardhouse and flagpole at left center.
Presidio
Lands End Station
Group of sightseers posed at Lands End Station on the Cliff Line. [Seeing SF on the United Railroads Observation Car. Lands End near the Gate. The old man is there. Can you find him?] (postmark Feb 12, 1906)
Lincoln Park / Ft. Miley
California near Kearny
Elevated view west toward Nob Hill from a building on California St. between Kearny and Montgomery. California Street at center, Old Saint Mary's Church, Mark Hopkins and Fairmont Hotels, Brockelbank Apartments in background. Pine Street wing of Metropolitan Life Insurance Building under construction. [California Street Hill Piggott Photo]
Financial District