Contains 274 photos
View northeast across Market to the Baldwin Hotel (built by E.J. Baldwin, destroyed by fire in 1898) at the corner of Market and Powell, later site of the Flood Building. [B 12. Baldwin Hotel, San Francisco, Cal. - Taber]
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated view north down Kearny from Market, Telegraph Hill in the distance. Large Dr. Libbey dentist sign with portrait on roof on building at northwest corner of Geary & Kearny. Haskell's Tea Store, Larrabee's Book & Stationery Store, Wm. Monahan Real Estate Sales Room. Same original image as wnp37.02115 with different cropping. [F810 SS-074] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
South of Market
View northwest across Market Street toward the intersection of Mason and Turk. A crowd is gathered around the Admission Day Monument (Native Sons Monument) at its original location, unveiled in 1897 (this may be an Admission Day Celebration). The five-story building at center is The Metropole, a lodging house built around 1883. Pacific Shirt Co. at right. [F810 SS-079] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated view east down Market to Lotta's fountain, Masonic Temple tower, Market St cable car, Palace Hotel, Nucleus House, The People's Benefit clothing store banner on Nucleus House (Hotel). Geary Street cable car and dummy at left. Eagleson & Co. Shirts & Underwear. Same image as wnp37.01584, Taber A166. [F810 SS-105] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
South of Market
Business block on west side of Battery Street between Bush and Pine Streets. Hoffman & Co. Importers & Jobbers of Millinery & Fancy Goods; W. Cohen & Co.; Weil, Bros. & Co. [714 View Battery St Bet Bush-Pine 1880 SS-188] [F810 SS-188] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Financial District
View southwest across Fillmore to buildings on west side of street, including Cameraphone Theatre 1331 Fillmore Street near Eddy, where a live company of actors would read the script aloud to the audience as the silent movie played. Large white object at right is part of street decorations for welcoming Great White Fleet, one of several pedestals mounted by a battleship. Franks Bros. clothing, Gilsey Cafe 1315 Fillmore. Platform truck for working on overhead wires at left. [Cameraphone Theatre SF 01B 1908]
Western Addition
Elevated view west on Clay to cable car at terminus. Portsmouth Square on right. [Clay St West of Kearny SF 1873 First Cable car in the World] [F810 STC-017] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Chinatown
View east towards St. Ann's Building, Baldwin Hotel, Chronicle Building, The Matinee Millinery, Jno. Steinbach Jeweler 1016 Market, (Ernest) Essman Dry Goods, 1022 Market. Painted pole for C. Curtin dry goods at right, 911-915 Market. Two story building erected on lot at far left by July, 1895. Same image as wnp37.00194 with slightly different cropping.
South of Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Panorama view west of earthquake ruins from across Market St. Call Building in distance left. Mills Building and Merchants Exchange in distance center. Board of Trade Building (Union Block) at Pine St. gore corner at left. Temporary rail tracks on Market at far left.
Financial District
Elevated view northwest across intersection to busy street scene with Bank of California on right and London and San Francisco Bank on left. Britton & Rey Artotype. [Business Blocks of San Francisco - North Side of California Street from Sansome to Montgomery. London & San Francisco Bank building (constructed in 1874), 424 California at left, Bank of California at right. Artotype No. 52, With S.F. News Letter, Aug 4, 1888]
Financial District
Elevated view southwest across Market to Lachman's Block, erected 1887. Geo. C. Schreve & Co., Gold & Silver Smiths, San Francisco Breweries on corner at street level. Britton & Rey Artotype. [Business Blocks of San Francisco - Lachmans' Block, Southwest Corner Market and Fremont Streets. New Series Plate 58, With S.F. News Letter, Aug 2 1890]
Financial District
Elevated view northeast across intersection to large building with French Flag flying and Maison Riche French restaurant at street level. It was a prominent San Francisco restaurant from 1887-1900, then went out of business. Utility poles with 9 and 10 crossbars. Britton & Rey artotype. [Business Blocks of San Francisco - Maison Riche, N.E. Cor. Geary Street and Grant Avenue. Artotype No 85, With S.F. News Letter, August 25, 1888]
Downtown / Union Square
View northwest across Bartlett to group of people gathered in front of Victorian residence pushed off its foundation by high winds on December 14, 1900. 522-524 Bartlett, home of the Pierce and McBride families, who escaped without serious injury. [Windstorm. Nov. 1900 (Sic)]
Mission
1906 earthquake and fire. View east across Mission, Eugenia at right. Heavily loaded cart being dragged by a man with woman pushing from behind.
Bernal Heights
Fire equipment including two horse-drawn fire trucks posed on an unidentified street.