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Elevated view east from north side of Market over crowd waiting for Spanish-American War news. Call and Examiner Buildings, Palace and Grand Hotels in background. Montgomery Market, German Sausage Factory, Schlueter & Volberg Carpets on right. [9255 Waiting for News from the Seat of War. San Francisco, Cal., U. S. A.] Same original image as wnp24.311a, with slightly different cropping.
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated view northwest to St. Ann's Building, Cor. Powell & Eddy Sts., with Columbian Woolen Mills, S.N. Wood & Co. clothiers electric sign in entry, Louvre Restaurant in basement, barber shop. At right, building housing Stockwell's, later Columbia Theatre. Market St. Railway Co. Powell Street cable car and turntable, Eddy St. streetcar at left. In distance left, Poodle Dog restaurant and Tivoli Cafe.
Downtown / Union Square
Roos Bros. clothing store decorated with patriotic symbols welcoming returning veterans, possibly from Spanish American War.
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated view east to military parade heading west on Market, likely to honor returning soldiers from Spanish-American War. Alisky's Art Studio, Call Building, Ferry Building in distance. Large crowds in street and on rooftops. Emporium department store at Center. Note that Baldwin Hotel is gone but Flood Building hasn't been built. [Copyright 1899 Waters]
Downtown / Union Square
View north to crowded Powell Street cable car #401. Bernheim's Pharmacy at far left. Unusual street lamp above intersection. Third Baptist Church steeple on east side of Powell a few blocks north.
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated view southeast across Union Square. No fence around square, Lengfeld's Pharmacy, Chronicle Building, Hearst Examiner Building (1897), Call Building (1898) in background. Spring Valley Water Co., City of Paris Building (1897) at right. [F810 US-005] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346) [8717 Union Square from Post St Looking East 1896 (Sic)]
Downtown / Union Square
View northwest from Geary & Stockton. Many people strolling, American flags waving from buildings, large tent set up in square. Walkerley Building at right (1886, Union Club, Pacific-Union Club). [F810 US-007] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Downtown / Union Square
View northwest across Market to Admission Day Monument (Native Sons Monument) in original location at Market, Mason and Turk Streets. Created by California sculptor Douglas Tilden and unveiled on September 5, 1897, it celebrates California's admission to the Union in 1850. In 1948 it was moved to Golden Gate Park, and in 1977 moved to its present location at Montgomery and Market. Five-story building at right is The Metropole, a lodging house built around 1883. Three street sweepers.
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated view south across Market to returning California Volunteers parade.Lower stories of Call Building at left. 'Welcome' sign, flags, Montgomery Market, German Sausage Factory, The Popular Shoe House. Examiner and Call Buildings at left. [G57 SCB-013] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated view south across Market to returning California Volunteers parade. Examiner Building at left, Call Building at center. 'Welcome' sign, flags, Montgomery Market, German Sausage Factory, The Popular Shoe House. Call Building and Hearst Building on left. [G57 SCB-018] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Downtown / Union Square
View southeast across Market to Examiner Hearst building, decorated for return of California volunteers in Spanish-American War. "Welcome Home Californians" and insignia for battles of Paco and Guam. [Return of the Calif Boys 1899] [F810 CB-020] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Downtown / Union Square
[Roos Bros. 1899, 27 to 37 Kearny St. S.F. OF-65] 'Welcome Our New Veterans' banner. West side of Kearny between Geary and Morton St (present Maiden Lane). [F810 OF-065] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Downtown / Union Square
View southeast across Market to Call Building, Bancroft History Building. Water wagon, cable cars, fleet flags strung over street. Sanborn, Vail Co.. [Market St 1899 SS-71] [F810 SS-071] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Downtown / Union Square
View northwest across Market Street toward the intersection of Mason and Turk. A crowd is gathered around the Admission Day Monument (Native Sons Monument) at its original location, unveiled in 1897 (this may be an Admission Day Celebration). The five-story building at center is The Metropole, a lodging house built around 1883. Pacific Shirt Co. at right. [F810 SS-079] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated View west from the Top of the Call/Spreckels Building at 3rd and Market (completed 1898). O'Farrell Street at left. Calvary Presbyterian Church on the site of the St. Francis Hotel. The church building was moved to Fillmore Street in 1902. Union Square (without the Dewey Monument, groundbreaking May 1901) [W3313 Pan- Lone Mt. Union Sq. from Call Bldg., Geo. Turrill & Miller]
Downtown / Union Square
Market Street looking east. Livingston & Co. suits, Alaska fur store, The Red Front. Emporium. Call Building in distance, cable car. [G57 SSS-046] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated view to northwest corner of Powell and Eddy. St. Ann's Building with S.N. Wood & Co. Department store on first floor, Columbian Woolen Mills, Ideal Dental Company, Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias. Poodle Dog Restaurant in background left. At bottom right, site of Baldwin Hotel, which burned in November, 1898 and later Flood Building. [OF-88] [F810 OF-088] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated view north on Kearny. Michel & Wand importers of lace. Streetcars. Gruenhagen's Candy. (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated view northwest across Market to Flannery Building at left with Hale Dental Co., Dr. Miles & Co.("Men Only"), Projecting electric "Dentist" sign attached to upper stories, Richelieu Cafe, and United Cigar Store with large "SMOKE" sign at street level. On buildings at right, signage for Bell Real Estate, another United Cigar store, "Corns Cured." Lotta's Fountain at right.
Downtown / Union Square
[Market Street, San Francisco, Cal. In fifty years] Montage comic postcard view of 3rd and Market with different vehicles and balloon, etc.
Downtown / Union Square