Workers

Contains 570 photos

Market near Beale
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Market near Beale

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to Ferry Building with scaffolding, streetcars, steam donkeys, rubble and ruins, Temporary railroad tracks on south side of Market, streetcar. [Lower Market Street, after the Earthquake and Fire, San Francisco] Copyright date June 8, 1906.

Financial District
North Beach ruins
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North Beach ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Men with large basins digging and salvaging metal pans, pots, and silver. Brick wall behind and building ruins. Ruins of Sentinel Building, Hall of Justice in background.

Haight & Stanyan
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Haight & Stanyan

View west to Haight Street cable car #158 of the Market St. Cable Railway at the Golden Gate Park terminus with turntable. Two employees posing with car. Arched gate to Golden Gate Park in background.

Haight Ashbury
Fisherman's Wharf
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Fisherman's Wharf

View south past fishing boats tied up in boat basin, fisherman working aboard at left. 'Crab Fishermen's Protective Association' building (later Tarantino's Restaurant in 1946).

Fishermans Wharf
Castro & 26th
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Castro & 26th

View northeast acros intersection to Market St. Railway Co. (MSRy) Castro Cable Car #4 with Byllesby Shield logo, in use from late 1925 to 1938, being rolled onto turntable. Sign on side of car reads "Our Motto is Safety-Courtesy-Service."

Noe Valley
32nd & Clement
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32nd & Clement

View southeast to Muni B-line #125; crew posing; 'Jim's Laundry' at 3049 Clement (still there in 2017)

Richmond Outer
Powell & Ellis
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Powell & Ellis

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast to steam engine pulling ruins down. [Pulling Down Walls Powell Street, Flood Building in Background].

Tenderloin
Sansome near California
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Sansome near California

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Pulling Down Walls Sansome Street near California Street]

Financial District
Harrison near 8th
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Harrison near 8th

View northeast across Harrison near 8th. The San Francisco & Pacific Sugar Company Refinery, (northwest corner of 8th and Harrison). D. Hewes Steam Paddy Works. Line of men posing, three with surveying equipment. Train cars filled with sand on right, drawn by small locomotive. Empty cars on left being filled from dunes by steam shovel. Same image as wnp26.519, wnp71.1495.

South of Market
Kearny & Market
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Kearny & Market

View southeast across Kearny and Market in front of the Chronicle Building (with large clock over entry) to road work, Palace Hotel, Metropolis Bank Building. Policeman in foreground.

Downtown / Union Square
Market & Kearny
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Market & Kearny

Rebuilding the Palace Hotel, view north showing clearing of debris from site. Additional stories being added to Chronicle Building. Monadnock Building at left, Crocker Building at right.

South of Market
First Ferry Building
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First Ferry Building

[Foot of Market St, San Francisco, . R. J. Waters] Elevated view southeast across Embarcadero to original ferry building, horsecars, cable cars, horse drawn wagons.

Financial District
Van Ness & Post
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Van Ness & Post

View northwest past busy scene of street work and shoppers to temporary Emporium store (former Hecht residence) at northwest corner.

Lower Nob Hill
City Hall Site
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City Hall Site

Preparation for Building City Hall, Workers putting in walkway. Barrels of Benicia Hydraulic Cement.

Civic Center
Market  near Castro
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Market near Castro

View north across Market at Castro Street. Men posed with Market Street Railway Co. steam dummy and trailer at the end of the line. This steam line preceded the Castro cable line and operated from September 1880 - July 1888. The three Victorians in the background still stand on Castro between Market and 16th. [Market St. Extension Dummy S.F. Wagstaff 375 Sanchez STC-43]

Duboce Triangle