Rincon Hill

Contains 304 photos

Rincon Hill Panorama
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Rincon Hill Panorama

[V-127 Twin Peaks St. Ignatius College Second St.] [G810 V-127] Part of an 11-photo daguerrotype panorama taken from a rooftop near Happy Valley and copied by Martin Behrman circa 1910. (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

Rincon Hill
View from Rincon Point
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View from Rincon Point

1923 DPW copy of Gelatin silver copy photograph by T.E. Hecht from the original by William Shew in 1853. [1851 Panorama dpwbook34 dpw9041] View east from approx. present Spear & Folsom Streets. Yerba Buena Island.

Rincon Hill
View from Rincon Point
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View from Rincon Point

1923 DPW copy of Gelatin silver copy photograph by T.E. Hecht from the original by William Shew in 1853. [1851 Panorama dpwbook34 dpw9042] Taken from approx. present Spear & Folsom Streets.

Rincon Hill
View from Rincon Point
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View from Rincon Point

1923 DPW copy of Gelatin silver copy photograph by T.E. Hecht from the original by William Shew in 1853. [1851 Panorama dpwbook34 dpw9043 ] Taken from approx. present Spear & Folsom Streets.

Rincon Hill
View from Rincon Point
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View from Rincon Point

1923 DPW copy of Gelatin silver copy photograph by T.E. Hecht from the original by William Shew in 1853. [1851 Panorama dpwbook34 dpw9044] Taken from approx. present Spear & Folsom Streets.

Rincon Hill
View from Rincon Point
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View from Rincon Point

1923 DPW copy of Gelatin silver copy photograph by T.E. Hecht from the original by William Shew in 1853. [1851 Panorama San Francisco in 1851 from Rincon Point dpwbook34 dpw9045] View north from approx. present Spear & Folsom Streets. Sutter House hotel on Beale, near Folsom. Writing on photo under "Sutter Iron Works", "Cor. Beale & Folsom".

Rincon Hill
View NE from Rincon Hill
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View NE from Rincon Hill

View from Rincon Hill, Nob Hill & Russian Hill in distance [Tehama Market] in foreground

Rincon Hill
View N from Rincon Hill
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View N from Rincon Hill

View North from 2nd and Folsom, Telegraph Hill with station in distance. [People's Market, Ocean House, Happy Valley Bakery & Market, Endicott, Greene & Oakes]

Rincon Hill
Spear & Harrison
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Spear & Harrison

[NE corner of Spear & Harrison Sts. S.F., Cal WA-25] Riley & Vest Office. Many sailing ships at anchor or tied up at piers. [F810 WA-025] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

Rincon Hill
2nd near Harrison
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2nd near Harrison

View East from Rincon Hill, 2nd Street between Folsom & Harrison prior to the 1868 2nd Street cut. View to Sailor's Home and Yerba Buena Island. Homes of S.H. Harmon and William Badger.

South of Market
1st & Harrison
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1st & Harrison

[455. First Street, San Francisco, looking North.] View north from Rincon Hill; Telegraph Hill and St. Francis of Assisi Church (dedicated March, 1860) in background. Selby Shot Tower (1864-5) not yet constructed. Same image as wnp27.2692.

Rincon Hill
1st & Harrison
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1st & Harrison

View north from Rincon Hill; Telegraph Hill and St. Francis of Assisi Church (dedicated March, 1860)in background. Selby Shot Tower (1864-5) not yet constructed. Same image as wnp37.00653-R with different cropping.

Rincon Hill
1st & Harrison
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1st & Harrison

View north , girls on plank sidewalk, horsecar crossing at Folsom, St. Francis of Assisi Church (Dedicated March, 1860) Nob Hill and Telegraph Hill on horizon. [First Street, from Rincon Hill, S. F. 506]

Rincon Hill
1st & Harrison
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1st & Harrison

View north, girls on plank sidewalk, horsecar crossing at Folsom, St. Francis of Assisi Church (Dedicated March, 1860) Nob Hill and Telegraph Hill on horizon. [First Street, from Rincon Hill, S. F. 506] duplicate 24.215 with different cropping.

Rincon Hill
Embarcadero near Harrison
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Embarcadero near Harrison

The wreck of the 'Aquila' in San Francisco [engraving] The Aquila sank on the night of Nov. 15, 1863 while moored at Hathaway's Wharf during a bad storm. What makes this noteworthy is that it had the parts of the monitor warship USS Camanche aboard when it sank. (PF)[The Wreck of the Aquila at San Francisco with the Iron-Clad Camanche on board. From a sketch by C.H. Bigelow.] [F810 SH-439] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

Rincon Hill
1st near Harrison
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1st near Harrison

Elevated view of early Rincon Hill residence on Laurel Place, a small street off 1st Street near Harrison Street. later renamed Lansing. Home of Donald C. McRuer, 18 Laurel Place. [556 Rincon Hill Residence- McRivers, Laurel Place 1864 RE-28] [F810 RE-028] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

Rincon Hill
View S from Rincon Point
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View S from Rincon Point

[Rincon Point S.F. 1864 WA-22 571] Small sailing vessels tied up along shoreline. [F810 WA-022] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

Rincon Hill
1st & Guy Place
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1st & Guy Place

Early Rincon Hill home with yard, wall, and women and children posing on wood sidewalk. [Res M. Dunohue, SW cor Guy - First St. 1864 RE-11 545] [F810 RE-011] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

Rincon Hill
View from Laurel Place
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View from Laurel Place

[view from Laurel Place] 1st St. between Folsom and Harrison.

Rincon Hill
1st & Harrison
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1st & Harrison

View north from 1st and Harrison showing Selby Shot Tower (1st & Howard) at center. Jobson's Observatory on Russian Hill (1861-1869) is faintly visible in the distance left. Watkins title 'First Street, from Rincon Hill.' [SC36 ]

Rincon Hill