Russian Hill

Contains 809 photos

Union near Jones
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Union near Jones

View from Russian Hill looking east on Union Street toward Telegraph Hill [Layman's Castle, German castle at top left]

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Telegraph Hill
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Telegraph Hill

View northeast from Russian Hill with Washington Square in foreground; Original Ss. Peter & Paul Church at Filbert and Grant, St. Peter's Protestant Episcopal Church to left of Washington Square at Stockton and Filbert. Stulz Bros. Grocers, Union and Columbus (then Montgomery Ave.), German Castle (Layman's Castle) on summit. [Telegraph Hill] Same original image as wnp27.4110 with different cropping.

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Telegraph Hill
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Telegraph Hill

View from Russian Hill with Washington Square in foreground; Original Ss. Peter & Paul Church at Filbert and Grant, St. Peter's Protestant Episcopal Church to left of Washington Square at Stockton and Filbert. Stulz Bros. Grocers, Union and Columbus (then Montgomery Ave.), German Castle (Layman's Castle) on summit. [Telegraph Hill]

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View from Russian Hill
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View from Russian Hill

View east from Russian Hill, Chestnut near Leavenworth to Telegraph Hill with Layman's Castle atop. Toland Medical College (two story building with cupola) and Home for the Inebriate in distance down Chestnut at Stockton.

Telegraph Hill
View NE from Russian Hill
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View NE from Russian Hill

View across North Beach and Washington Square to Layman's castle on Telegraph Hill. St. Peter's Protestant Episcopal Church to left of Washington Square at Stockton and Filbert. Original Ss. Peter & Paul church at Filbert and Grant. Taken from near Green and Jones St. Print has '1933' and '1939' and 'SFPL' stamps on back. Cropped from image at wnp27.4110.

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View NW from Russian Hill
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View NW from Russian Hill

[11033 Military Barracks, San Francisco, Cal.] View northwest from Russian Hill to Fort Mason, Sausalito and Mt. Tamalpais. Fontana Warehouse at right center.

Marina
Hyde near Lombard
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Hyde near Lombard

View northeast from Russian Hill toward current Fisherman's Wharf. Crowds in street watching ships in harbor. Probably returning California volunteers aboard transport USAT Sherman. Cable car and delivery wagons in foreground [F45 SSTC-010] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

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Broadway & Mason
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Broadway & Mason

Guadalupe Church; crowd exiting the church

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View NW from Russian Hill
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View NW from Russian Hill

View northwest on Broadway between Jones and Leavenworth to Marina, Presidio, Golden Gate, Marin Headlands. [G45 SV-060] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

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View NE from Russian Hill
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View NE from Russian Hill

View northeast towards Telegraph Hill and Yerba Buena Island. Taken from near Taylor and Vallejo Streets. Layman's Castle (German Castle, Layman's Folly, Telegraph Hill Observatory) atop hill. Original Sts. Peter & Paul Roman Catholic Church at Grant and Filbert. Washington Square and Stulz Bros. Grocery, Union and Columbus (then Montgomery Ave.), lower left. William H. Rau, photographer. SF, Ca.

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View NE from Russian Hill
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View NE from Russian Hill

View Northeast from the near Taylor and Green. [Telegraph Hill. San Francisco, Cal.]

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Broadway & Mason
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Broadway & Mason

Guadalupe Church; crowd posing in front

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View NW from Russian Hill
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View NW from Russian Hill

View northwest from Russian Hill toward Fort Mason (Black Point) and Marin County, Fontana Warehouse at right. Steam shovel-like machine near Fontana Warehouse may be one of the bucket conveyor excavators that devoured the sand hills in the area. See wnp37.00110 for wider view of scene at about the same time. [[SF 2-25a] (GGNRA/Wulzen GOGA 18480)

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View NE from Russian Hill
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View NE from Russian Hill

Telegraph Hill seen from Russian Hill. German Castle atop Telegraph Hill.

Telegraph Hill
Green near Jones
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Green near Jones

1039 -1041 Green, people posing on steps and sidewalk

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View from Russian Hill
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View from Russian Hill

View northwest past SF Gas Building, Fontana Warehouse. Harbor View Resorts roughly where Palace of Fine Arts was later built. Sand hills graded flat and sea wall constructed, but the United Railroads powerhouse and landmark chimney (constructed 1902) not in evidence. Steam shovel-like machine near Fontana Warehouse may be one of the bucket conveyor excavators that devoured the sand hills. (BB)

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View NW From Russian Hill
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View NW From Russian Hill

View northwest on Broadway between Jones and Leavenworth to Marina, Presidio, Golden Gate, Marin Headlands. Cropped from image at wnp71.1073.

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View NE from Russian Hill
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View NE from Russian Hill

View northeast toward Telegraph Hill, (with German Castle aka Laymen's Folly, Telegraph Hill observatory), Washington Square at center. St. Peter's Protestant Episcopal Church to left of Washington Square at Stockton and Filbert. Original Ss. Peter & Paul church at Filbert and Grant. Stulz Bros. grocers, Union and Columbus (then Montgomery Ave.).[0603 Telegraph Hill from Russian Hill, San Francisco, U.S.A. Copyright 1908 by J.J. Killelea & Co.]

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Taylor & Broadway
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Taylor & Broadway

Russian Hill. Looking north. Charles Homer house, demolished. The retaining wall, built in 1867, contributed to the survival of much of Russian Hill's summit in the 1906 fire.

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View E from Russian Hill
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View E from Russian Hill

Elevated view east, photo postcard of Washington Square, North Beach, Telegraph Hill and Layman's Castle. Layman's Castle was destroyed by fire in July, 1903. Yerba Buena Island in background. Original Ss. Peter & Paul Church at Filbert and Grant, St. Peter's Protestant Episcopal Church to left of Washington Square at Stockton and Filbert. Stulz Bros. Grocery, Union and Columbus (then Montgomery Ave.).[Arthur Livingston, publisher, NY 106. San Francisco, Cal. From Telegraph Hill (Sic)]

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