Financial District

Contains 2366 photos

California & Montgomery
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California & Montgomery

Elevated view west up California Street from balcony of Express Building. Old St. Mary's Church at right. In the left foreground is Stevenson's Building, of 1859, named after A. J. Stevenson, of Mexican War fame (with Kennedy & Bell Carpets at street level). The next tall building to the west is the Mechanics Institute library of 1863. Painted signage is visible in this photo. The library stayed here only until 1866, when they built a new building on Post Street (their current site).[WK] (one half of a stereo view) Opposite Old St. Mary's is First Congregational Church, with Grace Church beyond at Stockton. Same image as wnp37.00593-L., but darker and with slightly different cropping. [1865 Calif St. West from Montgy SS-17] [F810 SS-017] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

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Market & Montgomery
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Market & Montgomery

Elevated view of Market Street west from Montgomery Street. Tall flagpole with American flag, horse drawn carriages. Steam train in the distance heading southwest. The Market Street Railroad ran only a single track on Market Street between 1860 and 1866, after which it added a second track. James H. Widber's drugstore was listed on the northeast corner of Market and Kearny from 1861 to 1867. (PF) From Carleton Watkins stereo #578. [F57 SSS-048] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

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Market near Montgomery
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Market near Montgomery

View easterly at the north side of Market Street between Montgomery and Sansome, Gilbert's Museum [Market St. E of Montgomery St. 1864 SS-82 577] [F810 SS-082] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

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Bush & Sansome
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Bush & Sansome

View southwest from Cosmopolitan Hotel. Lick House at corner of Sutter & Montgomery center, Masonic Temple before addition of towers at left, Starr King Church in center distance. Same original image as wnp37.01406. [View from Cosmopolitan Hotel 1865. Looking southwest] [F810 V-028] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

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Bush & Sansome
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Bush & Sansome

Elevated view east to Market Street, waterfront, Yerba Buena Island. [View from Cosmopolitan Hotel 1866. Bush St. East {of} Sansome.] [F810 V-029] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

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Bush & Sansome
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Bush & Sansome

Elevated view southeast. Marine Hospital / Sailor's Home at far left on horizon, Rincon Hill in distance, buildings on east side of Sansome Street in foreground. [SE from the Cosmopolitan Hotel, SW corner Sansome-Bush St. 1869] [F810 V-031] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

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Montgomery & California
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Montgomery & California

[1865 PA-15] 4th of July 1865. Elevated view south to soldiers parading north on Montgomery St. under commemorative arch. Express Building at left. Horsecar on California. 'Crawford & Dutch Dentists' at 415 Montgomery St. Same image as wnp37.00762, 'Montgomery St., from Austin's Building, July 4, '65', Watkins No. 755 with different cropping. [F810 PA-015] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

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Montgomery & California
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Montgomery & California

Elevated view northwest across intersection to North Beach & Mission horsecar headed for Willows amusement gardens in Mission District. Wells Fargo & Co. bank, in Parrott Building, or Parrott Block (1852, Architect Stephen Williams) at center, horses and buggies in background. [170. Wells, Fargo & Co's Express Office - Corner Montgomery & California Streets STC-1 1865] [F810 STC-001] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

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Washington & Sansome
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Washington & Sansome

Engraving, [Mining & Scientific Press March 11, 1865 NE-4] Page shows Office at corner of Washington & Sansome Sts. 'Mutual Life Insurance Co.' [F810 NE-004] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

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California near Front
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California near Front

North side of California Street between Front and Battery. Honolulu Packet Office at 204 California; Merrill & Co at 204 & 206 California. Eggers & Co at 210 California. Newton Brothers. Barrels and crates on sidewalk, horse and carriage. [Front (sic) Clay St 1865 SS-193] [F810 SS-193] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

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Market & Montgomery
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Market & Montgomery

Elevated view north down Montgomery Street across Market. Crowds, wagons, horsecars. Masonic Temple on left [F57 SSS-025] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

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Montgomery near Clay
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Montgomery near Clay

View north on Montgomery from Clay, Dramatic Chronicle, H.D. Pearce Gold Pens, Montgomery Block [F810 SS-132] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

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Montgomery near California
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Montgomery near California

Elevated view north on Montgomery from California, showing buildings on west side of street. 2 horsecars, Silas Selleck's Photographic Gallery (415 Montgomery), Wells Fargo Express office and bank on the northwest corner in Parrott Building, or Parrott Block (1852, Architect Stephen Williams). Telegraph Hill in distance. [F810 SS-127] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

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Montgomery Street
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Montgomery Street

Elevated view south to soldiers parading north on Montgomery St. under commemorative arch. Express Building at left. Horsecar on California. 'Crawford & Dutch Dentists' at 415 Montgomery St. Same image as wnp71.1517, with different cropping. Austin's Building was 425-427 Montgomery. [Montgomery St., from Austin's Building, July 4, '65, S.F. 755]

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Montgomery & Market
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Montgomery & Market

149. Elevated view north on Montgomery from Market St.

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Russ House
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Russ House

Elevated view to northwest corner of Montgomery and Bush Streets, the Russ House hotel, which extended along the west side of Montgomery from Bush to Pine Streets and opened on April 9, 1862. Site of later Russ Building.[140. Russ House]

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Montgomery & California
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Montgomery & California

Elevated view northeast to buildings on east side of Montgomery. Express Building at right, carriages, crowd of men on corner. Sam Brannan's Armory Hall at Sacramento corner. Same original image as wnp71.0388; [173. East side Montgomery Street Looking (north)]

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Lick House
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Lick House

Elevated view northwest across Montgomery between Sutter and Post Sts. L to R: Masonic Temple, Kerby, Byrne & Co., Meagher, Taaffe & Co., N Skerrett, J.W. Davidson & Co. Slightly different image as wnp37.00617. [143. Lick House from Michel's Building, corner Market and Montgomery Streets]

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Russ House
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Russ House

[140. Russ House - Montgomery Street, San Francisco] Elevated view at northwest corner of Montgomery and Bush Streets to Russ House hotel, which extended from Bush to Pine Streets and opened on April 9, 1862. Site of later Russ Building.

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Montgomery & California
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Montgomery & California

Elevated view northwest across Montgomery to buildings on west side of street, from Eureka Theater, which was at 320 Montgomery Street. Selleck's Photographic Gallery, Kennedy & Bell Carpets. Wells Fargo Express and Bank in Parrott Building, or Parrott Block (1852, Architect Stephen Williams) at center. Two horsecars approaching. [150. Montgomery Street, from Eureka Theater]

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