Open SF History Photos

Unknown Location
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Unknown Location

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake Relief Station, next to Excelsior Meat Company

Columbus & Kearny
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Columbus & Kearny

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Looking southeast at Columbus Tower (Sentinel Building) being built; Montgomery Block is at left, Merchants Exchange center, and ruins of Hall of Justice at right.

North Beach
Possibly Page Street
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Possibly Page Street

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Sidewalk kitchens post Earthquake distribution to refugees

Market near Montgomery
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Market near Montgomery

Elevated view west across Market. Left to right: Grand Hotel, Palace Hotel, Call Bldg, Mutual Savings Bank Building,Chronicle Bldg, Crocker Bldg, Mechanics Institute.

Financial District
Sutro Heights
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Sutro Heights

Palm Avenue and Main Gate. Griffin statue at left.

Sutro
Union Square
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Union Square

1906 Earthquake and Fire, 1906 fire. Looking west, St. Francis reflecting flames, Dewey Monument

Downtown / Union Square
Union Square
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Union Square

[No 17 Union Square and St. Francis Hotel] Elevated view west across square to Geary st cablecar, St. Francis Hotel, Dewey monument, Powell St. cablecar, First Congregational Church. Duplicate of wnp37.02211

Downtown / Union Square
Van Ness near Grove
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Van Ness near Grove

War Memorial Opera House [DPW A 3514 - The only municipally owned Opera House in United States, where the 10th annual season, October 15 to November 1, was presented by the SF Opera Company. Lily Pons, Queena Mario, Claudio Muzio, Maria Mueller, Dino Borgioli, Francesco Merli, Richard Bonelli and a host of other prominent stars appeared.]

Civic Center
Montgomery & Market
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Montgomery & Market

Elevated view north down Montgomery, probably from the Palace Hotel. Crocker Building(demolished) at left with Union Trust (demolished) and original Hobart Building (destroyed) at right. Masonic Temple, Mills Building and Telegraph Hill in background. [No 16. Montgomery St. north from Market Waters & Co]

South of Market
Montgomery near Sutter
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Montgomery near Sutter

Elevated view of Equitable Life Building

Financial District
Howard & 5th
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Howard & 5th

View west on Howard from 5th Street. R-Line Trolley Coach at left Hotel George at right

South of Market
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

Looking east from Prayerbook Cross; Main Drive traffic

Golden Gate Park
Mason near Clay
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Mason near Clay

Looking north. Russian Hill at left, Angel Island in background. Washington Grammar School third building from left. Jobson's Observatory (1861-1869) on top of Russian Hill.

Nob Hill
Kezar Stadium
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Kezar Stadium

Golden Gate Park. Aerial view over stadium looking west. Game in progress. Parking lots and street parking full.

Golden Gate Park
Pier 70 Aerial View
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Pier 70 Aerial View

[854] View east over Bethlehem Steel. At center far right, intersection of 20th and Illinois Sts. Some of this area later repurposed as Crane Cove Park. 3rd Street at bottom.

Dogpatch
Sutro Heights
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Sutro Heights

Fountain, statues and planter urns at the carriage circle at the end of Palm Avenue

Sutro
Pier 70 Aerial View
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Pier 70 Aerial View

[849] looking northwest back at city

Golden Gate Bridge
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Golden Gate Bridge

[The Bridge That Couldn't Be Built] Looking southeasterly at Golden Gate Bridge from Conzelman Road in Fort Baker. SF Skyline ib background. Kirby Cove in foreground.

Golden Gate Bridge
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Golden Gate Bridge

Bridge and SF Skyline viewed from Btry Spencer in Marin Headlands [9247]. Passenger liner sailing under bridge.

Outside SF
Golden Gate Bridge
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Golden Gate Bridge

Bridge and Bay view from Marin side [This view of SF's Golden Gate Bridge was taken from the Marin side of the gate on the site of a government fortification which has been barred to civilians for many years]

Outside SF