Contains 244 photos
View northwest across Market Street to Montgomery & Post intersection. Masonic Temple at center, with tower completed 1868. 'New Corner, Branch of the Old Corner' building at left. Larger original image of Watkins stereocard no. 1368, "Masonic Temple, corner Montgomery and Post Streets." For cropped version, see wnp37.00711-R.
Financial District
Liebes Building (I. Magnin Building) under construction on southeast corner. Mutual Savings Bank Building in background left.
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View East on Market from Mason, Native Sons (Admission Day) Monument at left, Damaged Flood Building at Powell, Call Building in the distance, and The Emporium on right. Sepia duplicate of wnp15.739.
Tenderloin
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Bear Photo S.F. 309] View northwest across 5th and Mission intersection to earthquake refugees camped around 5th and Mission street. Carriages loaded with possessions.
South of Market
View east from center of Bush at Grant (Dupont) Avenue. The California Hotel and Theatre (1889) on left, Mills Building (1891) beyond. "Male Employment Office" at left, Poodle Dog Restaurant at corner on right. In far center distance, across Market St. is Lachman Block (1887).
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated view southeast, probably from St. Mary's Cathedral, to crowded scene showing mostly retail stores which had relocated to Van Ness Avenue after the earthquake and fire. Joe Rosenberg The Price Cutter Corsets, Charles Brown & Sons Restaurant and Hotel Supplies 950-952 Van Ness, The Big Trunk Store, Korn The Hatter, Rucker Desk Co., City Hall ruins in distance left. Delbert Block (1906-1910) at right. [Van Ness Ave from O'Farrell St. 1907]
Cathedral Hill
View north on 3rd to crowded street scene, Call Building and Mutual Savings Bank Building in distance on Market. Aronson Building (1903) at left. Winchester Hotel,
South of Market
View east down Califorina to multiple California Street cable cars. On left, San Francisco Savings Union (1894, William Curlett architect), German Savings and Loan Society, Parrott Building, or Parrott Block (1852, Architect Stephen Williams), Kohl Building, London & San Francisco Insurance Building. On right, Safe Deposit Building with tower, Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York Building beyond. Fog or smog in the background. Cropped version of wnp71.1888.
Financial District
View north down 3rd to Magee Building (with Owl Drug sign on roof, Nat Ellery for Governor HQ (unsuccessful candidate in August, 1910 primary)) Mutual Savings Bank Building (with Paul T. Carroll Knox Hat store) and Flannery Building (with signage for C.M. Wooster Co. Irrigated Lands, Easy Dental Parlors, Dr Hall's Electro-Vigor), Schmidt Building. (Bockman family)
South of Market
[C. E. Arch, Market Street.] View northeast across market to open car #304 of McAllister line of MSRy. Arch built for Christian Endeavor convention. Stockton St. intersection, original Phelan Building and Chronicle Building visible through arch. Flags strung across street.
South of Market
Thomas Day & Co. Gas and Electric lighting, 222 Sutter; Ladies and Gents Oyster Parlor, 228 Sutter; Dr. Josselyn, 226 Sutter. Percy & Hamilton Architects. [44] Storefront on Sutter between Kearny and Dupont (Grant) (O.V. Lange architecture publication)
Downtown / Union Square
View east through GAR Arch. Nucleus Hotel, Palace Hotel at center[1 GAR Arch, Architects, Wright & Sanders]; Grand Army of the Republic (O.V. Lange architecture publication)
Downtown / Union Square
View north past I.O.O.F. (Independent Order of Odd Fellows) archway emblazoned with seeing eye and 'Friendship Love & Truth.' Erected for dedication of Odd Fellows Hall, 321 Montgomery at left. Wells Fargo bank office on California Street corner at left in Parrott Building, or Parrott Block (1852, Architect Stephen Williams). American flag hung across street, Telegraph Hill in distance.
Financial District
View northeast across Market to Baldwin Hotel, St. Ann's Building. Wm. F. Mau & Co. Elite Grocers at 1022 Market. Painted pole for C. Curtin dry goods at right, 911-915 Market. Horses and buggies. Utility poles with many crossbars on south side of Market.
South of Market
View southwest from under overhang in original Ferry Building to waiting horse cars and carriage. Sign for Central Railroad 6th Street Line horsecar terminus.
Financial District