Waterfront

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View from Nob Hill
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View from Nob Hill

California & Mason, Panorama 1902 part 4. View northeast to Ferry Building and Yerba Buena Island. Shaari Zedek synagogue at northeast corner California and Stockton. Grace Church, Old St. Mary's Church, Kohl Building, Savings Deposit Building, Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York in distance right. Portsmouth Square, Hall of Justice, Montgomery Block and Appraisers Building at left. Kohl Building, Montgomery and California at right in distance. Merchants Exchange Building (1904) not yet built. At lower left, Stanford Stables. [F810 PAN-006d] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

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View from Nob Hill
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View from Nob Hill

California & Mason, Panorama 1905, part 3. Not part of panorama in wnp71.1543 and wnp71.1544. Similar shot to 1902 view in wnp71.1542. View northeast to Ferry Building and Yerba Buena Island in distance. At left, Hall of Justice on Portsmouth Square, Montgomery Block, Appraisers Building. At right, Shaari Zedek synagogue at northeast corner California and Stockton. Grace Church, Old St. Mary's Church. In distance right, Kohl Building, Safe Deposit Building, Merchants Exchange (possibly under construction). [F810 PAN-007c] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346) [#3]

Nob Hill
View E from Rincon Hill
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View E from Rincon Hill

Panorama view from summit of Rincon Hill south of Harrison between 1st and 2nd Streets, part 6. Sailing ships at dock in distance. St. Brendan's Roman Catholic Church at left on the northeast corner of Harrison & Fremont. Sailor's Home (former U.S. Marine Hospital) at right. [F810 PAN-008f] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

Rincon Hill
Fisherman's Wharf
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Fisherman's Wharf

View east over fishing boat basin towards Fishermen's Grotto #9, Alioto's and Tarantino's Restaurants. Gas holder/tank at foot of Powell, gas works in distance.

Fisherman's Wharf
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Fisherman's Wharf

View northeasst to fishing boats moored in boat basin. Freighter 'Philippine Bear' tied up at Pier 45 in background. The ship had been built as a U.S. Navy freighter, USS Townsend, 19 1944, but was decommissioned and sold to Pacific Far East Lines in September, 1947 and renamed SS Philippine Bear.

Fishermans Wharf
Ferry Building
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Ferry Building

Old Ferry Building. Elevated view southeast across Embarcadero to Original Ferry Building, with busy scene of wagons, numerous horse cars, two cable cars, ships in bay in background. Published in the San Francisco Chronicle April 17, 1960. (Different cropping of wnp71.1405)

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Ferry Building
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Ferry Building

View northeast across Embarcadero to original Ferry Building at the foot of Market Street., various conveyances in front. [B 95 Oakland Ferry, Foot of Market Street, S.F., Cal - Taber]

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View W from Russian Hill
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View W from Russian Hill

Lower slopes of Russian Hill near Larkin and Lombard showing Cow Hollow, East Beach at Crissy Field with tidal slough, the Main Post at the Presidio, gun emplacements, Fort Point; Marin Headlands in distance.

Russian Hill
Spear & Harrison
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Spear & Harrison

Fireworks over the bay, seen from the Sailors' Home (former Marine Hospital), Rincon Hill (GGNRA/Wulzen GOGA 18480)

Rincon Hill
Spear & Harrison
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Spear & Harrison

Fireworks over the bay from the Sailors' Home (former Marine Hospital), Rincon Hill . (GGNRA/Wulzen GOGA 18480)

Rincon Hill
Hyde near Bay
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Hyde near Bay

View north on Hyde Street on what was known as Tonquin Point or White Point, note the tracks and cable slot. Rubble-loaded wagons will drop their loads of earthquake debris at the big North Beach dump north of North Point between Taylor and Leavenworth. Wagons turned right on Beach and passed in front of the purifying house of the Equitable Gaslight Co. plant. Equitable gas holders are completely deflated and not visible in this view. [Line of horse-drawn wagons with earthquake rubble, Sailing ships, Powerhouse with smokestack, Alcatraz Island] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

Fishermans Wharf
Downtown Skyline
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Downtown Skyline

View from bay towards Ferry Building and downtown buildings. Pacific Telephone, Call Building, Hobart Building, Shell Building, Russ Building. Ferry boats. 57 Sign.

Embarcadero & Market
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Embarcadero & Market

View north from elevated pedestrian bridge overpass connecting to Ferry Building. Taxi cabs, Market Street Railway 16-line streetcar #958, Municipal Railway E-line streetcar, State Belt Railroad engine and freight cars. Ferry Building on right.

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Embarcadero & Market
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Embarcadero & Market

Elevateed view northwest from pedestrian overpass connecting to Ferry Building, looking down to 16-line streetcar, E-line streetcar, and State Belt Railroad locomotive hauling load of rocks (?). Ferry Station Post Office at left, vehicle underpass, warehouses, Wellman Coffee, Ferry Building at right, sign 'Sausalito Auto Ferry.'

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Market & Embarcadero
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Market & Embarcadero

View north from pedestrian bridge overpass connecting to Ferry Building. Taxi cabs, Municipal Railway E-line streetcar #361. Ferry Building at right.

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