1849 Painting
[979.461 V338s S.F. July 1849 Pine & Montgomery] Painting of San Francisco view to Telegraph Hill
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Montgomery & Post
[View of Montgomery, Post and Market Streets.] Engraving. Original Mechanics Pavilion at right.
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Sansome & Halleck
Elevated view northeast to a brick theater, advertisements for Laura Keene in 'Midsummer Night's Dream', which played there from May 30 to June 6, 1855 [F810 T-004] [American Theatre, NE corner of Sansome & Halleck St. 1854 (Sic)]
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Sansome & Halleck
Elevated view northeast to the American Theatre, advertisements for Laura Keene in 'Midsummer Night's Dream', which played there from May 30 to June 6, 1855. A clearer version with slightly different cropping is at wnp71.2473. [G45 ST-001] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
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Miners Exchange Bank
Elevated view northwest from Montgomery Block to Telegraph Hill and businesses on west side of Montgomery Street: Miner's Exchange Bank Building (at Montgomery and Jackson, Peter Portois, architect). Cooke's Metropolitan Exchange, Central Coal Yard. G. R. Fardon picture published by Herre & Bauer at the office of the 'SF Journal' 66 Merchant St. in 1856. Telegraph Hill in background. (Published in 1856, G.R. Fardon's San Francisco Album) Cropped version of wnp71.0005. [Bank NW Cor Montgy-Jackson][[F810 B-009] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
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Montgomery & California
View northeast across intersection to buildings on east side of Montgomery. Express Building (Built by Sam Brannan, headquarters of Wells Fargo 1854-1855), C. Th. Hauchar apothecary in Masonic Hall, French Spanish bookstore, Dr. David Burbank Dentist. Sam Brannan's Armory Hall at Sacramento corner, Alta California beyond, Telegraph Hill left. [G810 SS-123] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346) [East side of Montgy St. North Calif St. 1856 SS-123]
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Montgomery near Washington
Elevated view northwest from Montgomery Block to Telegraph Hill and businesses on west side of Montgomery Street: Miner's Exchange Bank Building (at Montgomery and Jackson, Peter Portois, architect). Cooke's Metropolitan Exchange, Central Coal Yard. (Published in 1856, G.R. Fardon's San Francisco Album) [B-14 401 West side Mont St bet Wash. and Pacific 1856. G. R. Fardon picture published by Herre & Bauer at the office of the 'SF Journal' 66 Merchant St. in 1856.] [G810 B-014] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
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Battery & California
View north on Battery Street from California Street. The dome of the Merchants' Exchange (Battery & Washington) is visible in the distance.
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Sacramento & Front
Fort Gunny Bags (Committee of Vigilance headquarters)
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California & Front
View west to Nob Hill. W.T. Coleman & Co at corner of Front and California, Davis & Seger at 60 California. Duplicate of wnp26.599
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Montgomery near Commercial
Elevated view northwest to west side of Montgomery St. between Commercial & Clay. Notary Public, B. Davidson banker, Barrett & Sherwood jewelry 135 Montgomery (later renumbered to 517), Apothecaries Hall, Little & Co. , P.H. (?) Brothers Co., [F810 SS-131] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
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Battery & Washington
[TEH406 Merchants Exchange on Battery St. BU-6 Fardon Photo 1856] [F810 BU-006] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346) View northeast across Battery to first of three Merchant's Exchange Buildings. (Published in 1856, G.R. Fardon’s San Francisco Album)
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California & Montgomery
[N.W. corner of California & Montgomery 1856 SS-124]. Elevated view northwest to Wells Fargo & Co. Bankers and express office in Parrott Building, or Parrott Block (1852, Architect Stephen Williams) at center, in distance right Vance's Ambrotype. (Published in 1856, G.R. Fardon's San Francisco Album, title 'North Side of Montgomery Street, From California to Sacramento') [F810 SS-124] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
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Montgomery near Washington
View north to Telegraph Hill at far left. Montgomery Block building, Duncan & Co., California Steam Artesian Well Boring and Rock Drilling Co., Burton (Published in 1856, G.R. Fardon's San Francisco Album, title 'Montgomery Block, Montgomery Street') [TEH417 Montgomery Block, Montgomery ST., 1856 SS-154 Fardon] [F810 SS-144] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
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Sacramento near Sansome
[Knickerbocker Engine Co. 1856. Organized Oct. 17, 1850. N.s. Sacramento St. near Sansome St.] Fire company house No. 5. L. Warszaur & Co. Hat Warehouse and M. Frank. (Published in 1856, G.R. Fardon's San Francisco Album) [G57 SFD-001] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
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Fort Gunnybags
[TEH409 Mills & Vantine Wines & Liquors, Fort Vigilance 1856, BU-36, 4073] Also called Fort Gunnybags, south side of Sacramento St. between Front and Davis. . Headquarters of vigilantes. Bell and guards on top of building. Where Casey and Cora were hanged. Brown & Crowell. (Published in 1856, G.R. Fardon's San Francisco Album) (T.E. Hecht copy)
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Sacramento near Front
[TEH409 Mills & Vantine Wines & Liquors, Fort Vigilance 1856, BU-36, 4073] Also called Fort Gunnybags, south side of Sacramento St. between Front and Davis. . Headquarters of vigilantes. Bell and guards on top of building. Where Casey and Cora were hanged. Brown & Crowell. (Published in 1856, G.R. Fardon's San Francisco Album) [G810 BU-040B] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346) (T.E. Hecht copy)
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Montgomery Block
[May 22nd 1856 Montgomery Block, BU-13] Exterior view of the Montgomery Block with banner 'The great the good is dead! Who will not mourn? Howard'. Banner was placed by the Howard Fire Company following the nearby murder of newspaper editor James King of William on May 20, 1856. [G810 BU-013] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
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Montgomery & Commercial
Advertising engraving of east block face of Montgomery. Commercial Street at center. Opposition Daguerrean Gallery, Braun & Co. Dan's Oyster Saloon, G. E. Higgins Gold Pen Manufacturer, Holladay & Carey Law Office, P.W. Shepheard Law Office, T.C. Hambley, E.B. Mastick, Fisher & Co., E. Crowell & Co. Wholesale Druggists, S.J. Straus Cigars. On right, Sam Brannan's Armory Hall ("for the Atlantic states and Europe", completed Nov. 1853), Saulmann's Coffee Saloon, Freeman & Co, Dr. L.J. Czapkay at northeast corner Montgomery & Sacramento. [View of Montgomery Street, between Sacramento and Clay, (East Side.)] [G57 SSS-020] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
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Bush & Montgomery
View of early San Francisco buildings, dirt streets, wooden sidewalks, and American Hotel. Future site of Russ House, then much later the Russ Building, on northwest corner of Bush St. and Montgomery St.
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