564 & 562 Folsom, between 1st and 2nd Streets. Home of William Alvord (Pacific Rolling Mills and namesake of Golden Gate Park's Alvord Lake) and Charles C. Keeney of the US Medical Department. Duplex house with large American flag. Horses, horse and buggy. Same area from a distance at wnp37.02293-L. (copy of a stereoview) [712]
South of Market
wnp71.0365
1st near Folsom
Elevated view north towards Selby Shot Tower, Telegraph Hill in distance. Miners' Foundry and Machine Works,247-257 1st. Sign reading 'To the Willows'on horsecar at lower right. Superior duplicate to wnp37.04009. [TEH71 First St. SS-29] [G810 SS-029] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
South of Market
wnp71.1627
5th near Market
Lincoln School. Detail cropped from wnp71.1626 and wnp33.00592 of men and women posing on steps, Lincoln statue at left. [Lincoln School 1872 SC-3] [F810 SC-003] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
South of Market
wnp71.1626
5th near Jessie
Elevated view northeast across 5th Street to Lincoln School, showing roof repaired after major fire in February, 1871. Statue of Lincoln, people on school steps and on sidewalk. Wooden sidewalk and large pieces of stone on curb, perhaps part of U.S. Mint construction? [Lincoln School 1872 SC-2] [F810 SC-002] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
South of Market
wnp4.1861
Milton Latham Residence
Elevated view north from Folsom and Hawthorne, Rear of Howard Street Church at left, Advent Protestant Episcopal Church at right. Masonic Temple in background left center. [RE-19 Res of Milton S. Latham N.S. Folsom St Near Second St SF Cal 1872] 636-38 Folsom St. Latham (1827-1882) was a Congressman, Senator and Governor of California.
South of Market
wnp33.00592
5th near Jessie
Elevated view northeast across 5th Street to Lincoln School, showing roof repaired after major fire in February, 1871. Statue of Lincoln, people on school steps and on sidewalk. [SC34 ] [Behrman Collection Lincoln School 1872, SF]
South of Market
wnp37.00857
4th & Townsend
[Railroad Buildings, 4th and Townsend Streets., S.F. 2452] View northeast across intersection to North Beach and Mission horsecar in front of Southern Pacific headquarters building.
South of Market
wnp37.00834
4th & Townsend
View northeast across intersection to North Beach and Mission horsecar on 4th in front of Southern Pacific headquarters building. That line went to Powell and Jefferson.
South of Market
wnp71.2146
View NW from Rincon Hill
View northwest from the Residence of Bishop Kip 338 2nd Street to rear of Howard Street Methodist Church at center. Houses along Folsom St., including J. Parrott house, 620 Folsom, M. Latham house, 638 Folsom. Rear of Starr King's First Unitarian Church and Union Square in middle distance next to left spire of Howard Street Church. Wider version of Watkins stereograph No. 706, with more area shown to right and left . See wnp37.02023. [Year 1872. S.F. Cal, N.W from Rincon Hill V-112] [F810 V-112] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
South of Market
wnp13.036
5th Street near Market
Elevated view northeast across 5th to Lincoln School. Wooden sidewalk and large pieces of stone on curb, perhaps part of U.S. Mint construction? Photo shows roof repairs and modifications following major fire in February, 1871. [Lincoln School 1869 (Sic)]
South of Market
wnp71.1563
5th near Market
View south from Lincoln School of U.S. Mint under construction. [PB-11 View of Mission Dst. SF 1873 from the top of Lincoln School Building can be seen on 5th Mission Minna & Jessie and on 6th St.] [F810 PB-011] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
South of Market
wnp71.0377
Market & Montgomery
[Market St. east from Montgomery 1874 SS-84] Elevated view east down Market to Yerba Buena Island in distance, probably from Palace Hotel. Towers of Grand Hotel in foreground, horsecars, sailing ships at Embarcadero. [G810 SS-084] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
South of Market
wnp37.01602
Palace Hotel
View from Montgomery and Market. Architectural rendering (not entirely accurate) of Palace Hotel. Patent Notice by Muybridge 1874, who made a photographic copy of the original architectural illustration.
South of Market
wnp37.02541
2nd & Bryant
Northwest corner of 2nd and Bryant, Somers & Co. Butcher Shop. Men posed on corner. (Don Carlos Somers)[5-12-1874 Mr. Dixon, Butcher Shop, Herbert Nelson, Corner Second and Bryant]
South of Market
wnp37.00854
Palace Hotel
[Palace Hotel, S. F. Interior View 1664] Elevated view from second story to courtyard atrium and entrance to restaurant. Coach and people posing in front of restaurant entrance. From Watkins stereoview 1664, 'Palace Hotel, S.F., Interior View.'
South of Market
wnp37.01603
US Mint
[Interior of Mint. Muybridge] Room inside US Mint, man demonstrating balance scale.
South of Market
wnp37.01600
US Mint
[interior of Mint. The engine. Muybridge] View of interior room of the Mint at 5th and Mission. Giant pulley wheel.
The building at left is Union Hall, on Howard between 3rd and 4th streets, built in 1863. California was filling up with easterners from northern states who fled west to escape the Civil War draft. Instead of fighting, they named a prominent building after the Union. In the 1880's Union Hall became Morosco's Amphitheatre. The building was destroyed by fire on May 2, 1898. Muybridge nos. 205 & 621, 'Union Market and Union Hall Howard St.' (WMK) S.C. Bugbee, architect. Union Market; dancing academy; horses with wagons
South of Market
wnp37.00889
Market & Kearny & Geary
Elevated view southeast to Palace Hotel, Grand Hotel. Cable cars, American flags, and bunting. 4th of July? Dow's Commercial Night School, S. Hausmann & Co.