Waterfront

Contains 769 photos

Hunters Point
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Hunters Point

View northwest from Hunters Point towards southern section of Long Bridge towards Point San Quentin. Berthed boats; man, woman & child sitting. (Soule stereoview caption '1326. Long Bridge, and South San Francisco') [F810 WA-016] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346) [South San Francisco 1866 Long Bridge WA-16]

Hunters Point
Fisherman's Wharf
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Fisherman's Wharf

View west to blurry view of fishing boats at Fisherman's Wharf, including 'Dana T'. Golden Gate Bridge, Marin Headlands in background

Fishermans Wharf
Ferry Building
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Ferry Building

View west from ferry toward the Ferry Building with 'Port of San Francisco' sign. S-P sign on Southern Pacific Building (installed 1954).

Blairmore, Sailing Ship
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Blairmore, Sailing Ship

Group of people posed in front of iron sailing ship Blairmore tied up at pier. U.S. Navy battleship anchored offshore, possibly the USS Oregon. [F810 SH-026][Ship Blairmore at Ridson Iron Works, Beal & Howard Sts.] Should be 'Risdon Iron Works.' Their offices were at Beal and Howard. Yard was on waterfront of Potrero Hill on Georgia St. between 19th & 20th.

Central Waterfront
British Envoy, sailing ship
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British Envoy, sailing ship

[448] View south to full rigged sailing ship 'British Envoy' tied up at Rincon Point. Eureka Saloon in background. St. Mary's Hospital (1st and Bryant Sts.)at far right. [F810 SH-030]

Rincon Hill
Brown Brothers, ship
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Brown Brothers, ship

[Brown Brothers 403] Full-rigged sailing ship tied up at foot of Telegraph Hill near present Filbert and Embarcadero. [F810 SH-034]

Northern Waterfront
SS China, steamship
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SS China, steamship

Hunters Point, Bow view of side-wheel steamer in dry-dock at Hunters Point. People posing on bow. [S.S. China 1868 in dry dock SF CAL No 42] Same image as Carleton Watkins stereoview 'Docking the China, Hunter's Point Dry Dock 1719' [F810 SH-053]

SS China, steamship
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SS China, steamship

Hunters Point, View of side-wheel steamer in dry dock. [The China in dry dock at Hunter's Point 1877 No. 47] Same image as Watkins stereoview 'Steamer China in Hunters Point dry dock, 1722'. [F810 SH-054]

SS China, steamship
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SS China, steamship

Hunters Point, Stern view of side-wheel steamer 'China' in dry dock. People posing on stern. Cropped from Carleton Watkins Stereoview. [1868 Hunters Point Dry Dock S.F. Cal No 39] [F810 SH-055]

SS China, steamship
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SS China, steamship

Hunters Point, Bow view of sidewheel steamer Hunters Point, ship 'China' being moved into position in dry dock.[Docking the China. Hunter's Point dry dock S.F. 1877 No 44] [F810 SH-056]

SS Ho Chung, steamship
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SS Ho Chung, steamship

[Steamer Ho Chung SF Cal 1882 E.67] Iron steamship with auxiliary sail rig tied up at a pier in San Francisco. [F810 SH-058]

Pacific Mail Steamship Co. Dock
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Pacific Mail Steamship Co. Dock

Elevated view east From Rincon Hill to Pacific Mail dock with sidewheel steamer boats (Steamer Colorado at center, built 1865, scrapped 1879, Steamer Senator at right (1865-1882)), sailing ships and Yerba Buena Island in background. Oriental Warehouse (built 1867, still stands 2021 at 650 Delancey St.) at left. Three part wooden structure at center is Occidental Warehouse, used for grain storage, with blacksmith and boiler shops to the left. Ad for C.C. Hastings & Co. Clothing at Lick House, 'Use IXL Bitters' on fence. May be part of panorama with Carlton Watkins wnp71.2170. 'Senator' handwritten on photo far right center. From Watkins Mammoth Plate CEW 611 [Steamer 'Colorado' at the Pacific Mail Steamship Company's Docks SF 1872 No. 2] [F810 SH-072] Inferior quality version of wnp37.002

South Beach
Chas. Cotisworth, sailing ship
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Chas. Cotisworth, sailing ship

[Chas. Cotisworth 449] Bark rigged sailing ship tied up along waterfront below Telegraph Hill near present Filbert and Embarcadero.. North Point warehouse in background. [F810 SH-084]

Northern Waterfront
Emma T. Crowell, sailing ship
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Emma T. Crowell, sailing ship

[Emma T. Crowell 455] 3-masted bark rigged sailing ship tied up at pier at foot of Telegraph Hill near present Filbert and Embarcadero.. North Point Warehouse in background. [F810 SH-090]

Northern Waterfront
George W. Elder, steamer
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George W. Elder, steamer

[George W. Elder SF Cal 1890 No. 20E] Profile view of steamship with auxiliary sail right tied up alongside pier. [F810 SH-104]