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View from Nob Hill

January 1, 1900

View northeast from the roof of the Stanford Mansion at California and Powell toward Ferry Building and Yerba Buena Island (then Goat Island). At left, Hall of Justice on Portsmouth Squear, Montgomery Block, Appraiser's Building, Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Building(1893). At right , Shaari Zedek synagogue at northeast corner California and Stockton, Old St. Mary's Church. At far right, Safe Deposit Building, Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York Building (Sansome & California). Notably absent is Kohl Building, built 1900-1901. [original - from direct negative][1900 panorama 2/4]