Waterfront

Contains 769 photos

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Market near 1st

Elevated view east from Crocker Building, corner Montomery & Post, during reconstruction. Steel structure for Fife Building in front of Ferry Building, Drumm & Market. Rooftops, Alexander-Yost Hardware, Direct Line Telephone Co., Ferry Building, Yerba Buena Island. Painters hanging from painting platforms on west side of Hooker & Lent Building at southwest corner of 1st and Market, Stevenson Building at southeast corner. Signs for E.D. Co., Eugene Dietzgen Co. Drawing Materials, H.S. Crocker Co., Waterman & Levy, American Import Co. Few if any of these building (excepting Ferry Building) stand in 2022. [Feb -12 -83, Q - 1- 102]

1908 Downtown / Union Square

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Presidio

View northeast over 'battleground' towards Alcatraz. A mock military battle staged on July 3rd, 1876, in honor of the US Centennial anniversary. Same image as Watkins Boudoir Card B3586. Boats in water, people on grass. Ships at anchor in the Bay. Presidio House at center.

1876 Presidio

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Presidio

Visitors in foreground. View northeast over battle towards Alcatraz and Angel Island. A mock military battle staged on July 3rd, 1876, in honor of the US Centennial anniversary. Watkins stereograph 3593 is cropped from this image.

1876 Presidio

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View East from Nob Hill

View from Sacramento Street between Mason and Taylor. Ships in harbor of Yerba Buena Cove. Yerba Buena Island in distance left. Part of a panorama.

1853 Nob Hill

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View North from Nob Hill

View north from Sacramento Street between Mason and Taylor to Russian Hill at left. Alcatraz and Angel Island in distance. Part of a panorama.

1853 Nob Hill

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View NE from Nob Hill

View northeast from Sacramento Street between Mason and Taylor. Ships in harbor, Vallejo & Broadway St. wharfs. Telegraph Hill at left. Part of a panorama.

1853 Nob Hill

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View W from Russian Hill

View West to Cow Hollow, Presidio, Fort Point, Golden Gate, Washerwoman's Lagoon, sand dunes, tidal marsh. Watkins stereograph 3728 cropped from this image.

1872 Russian Hill

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Presidio

Construction view of Doyle Drive through Presidio. [WPA Album] [5640, 65-03-1047, N-1414, 5-24-37] View east to work camp for Doyle Drive overpass. Alcatraz, Crissy Field.

1937 Presidio

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Fisherman's Wharf

Fishing boats in lagoon, view west towards Marin Headlands. Feluccas, traditional wooden sailing boats. Nets drying on pier.

1910

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Old Ferry Building

Elevated view northeast across Embarcadero to original Ferry Building, express wagons, Haight and Valencia Street cable cars, one on turntable. Horse cars lined up. Large banners advertising East Bay real estate, including Peralta Park Southern Annex auction (Sept 1889).

1889 Financial District

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View E from Nob Hill

View roughly above Powell near California (current location of Fairmont Hotel). Old St. Mary's, US Custom House in distance left. Yerba Buena Island

1870 Nob Hill

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Market & Spear

View east to line of tow trucks pulling damaged autos in traffic safety campaign. Harry's Men's Shop, Thrifty Cleaners, and Ferry Building.

1950 Financial District

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View E from Russian Hill

Left side of panorama, two sections, see wnp26.2053. For more detailed view of right half, see wnp37.10119. Telegraph Hill on left. Taken between Broadway and Vallejo Streets before Broadway Cut was made through Telegraph Hill. T.E. Hecht copy.

1855 Russian Hill

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Francisco near Mason

View north from foot of former Meiggs' Wharf, Francisco St. between Powell and Mason. Abe Warner's Cobweb Palace at left. People lined up in front of buildings, water tanks, and shacks. Abe Warner in top hat. Rear of Crystal Swimming Baths (317 Bay St.) on Vanderwater St. in background.

1893 North Beach

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View E from Telegraph Hill

[Return to MGM Art Dept.] View E towards Embarcadero, Pier 19, Elevated view from Union near Calhoun Terrace.

1927 Telegraph Hill