Open SF History Photos

Midwinter Fair
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Midwinter Fair

Neptune Statue at California Midwinter International Exposition in Golden Gate Park. Part of Electric Fountain and the dome of the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building behind.

Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

View east from bridge to Stow Lake row boats.

Golden Gate Park
Lone Mountain
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Lone Mountain

Archbishop Alemany's cross double exposure. Angel Island in background

Lone Mountain
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

Delaveaga Dell (now AIDS Grove), dry creek bed

Golden Gate Park
Japanese Tea Garden
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Japanese Tea Garden

Golden Gate Park, Drum bridge and main entrance gate in the Japanese Tea Garden

Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

Bison in Buffalo Paddock

Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

Delaveaga Dell (now AIDS Grove), children on bench

Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

Strawberry Hill, family posing

Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate
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Golden Gate

Children wading in the surf at Baker Beach (aka Baker's Beach). Golden Gate at right, Marin Headlands in distance.

Presidio
China Beach
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China Beach

Rocks, Golden Gate and Presidio in background

Seacliff
Lone Mountain
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Lone Mountain

Archbishop Alemany's cross on future site of Lone Mountain / San Francisco College for Women, now part of University of San Francisco.

Lone Mountain
Midwinter Fair
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Midwinter Fair

Golden Gate Park. Off duty exhibition guards, Administration Building in background. Advertisement for 'PSYCHO, from Egyptian Hall, London, Inscrutable Automaton.' Psycho was a card-playing automaton invented by John Maskelyne in 1875 that appeared for years at London's Egyptian Hall.

Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

View north to Memorial Museum, across Music Concourse and pedestrian tunnel. Dore Vase at center, flanked by Arthur Putnam's sphinxes, which replaced an earlier pair. Originally constructed as the Fine Arts Building for 1894 Midwinter Fair, it was renamed Memorial Museum in 1895 and eventually became part of de Young Museum.

Golden Gate Park
View S from Twin Peaks
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View S from Twin Peaks

Very early view south to Diamond Heights and Glen Park

Midtown Terrace
View S from Twin Peaks
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View S from Twin Peaks

Very early view south to Diamond Heights and Glen Park

Midtown Terrace
View West from Twin Peaks
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View West from Twin Peaks

Very early view west to Mt. Davidson, Forest Hill, Laguna Honda Hospital

Clarendon Heights
Kearny & Post
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Kearny & Post

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south on Kearny toward Market Street, Fire burning South of Market Call Building and Hearst Buildings not yet on fire. Raphael's (Maiden Lane intersection) and Roos Brothers (27-37 Kearny) on right

Downtown / Union Square
Market near Gough
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Market near Gough

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view north across Market to crowd watching approaching fire, Burke's Saloon, 1st Infantry Regiment Armory in background, at southeast corner of Page and Gough Streets.

South of Market
Market near Battery
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Market near Battery

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east from center of Market at crowd watching approaching fire, 306 Market stationers sign at left

Financial District
Grant near Geary
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Grant near Geary

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south on Grant toward Market, Crowd watching fire;City of Paris Department Store on left at Geary corner, Hammam Baths, 11-13 Grant, on right. Phelan Building corner tower beyond.

Downtown / Union Square