Open SF History Photos

Market near Clayton
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Market near Clayton

33-line trolley bus #739. Joost-Miller House at 3224 Market Mt. Olympus

Clarendon Heights
Twin Peaks Tunnel
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Twin Peaks Tunnel

Night view, Twin Peaks Tunnel from Ulloa St & West Portal Ave. K-line streetcar #1144 exiting the tunnel.

West Portal
Church at Market
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Church at Market

Muni streetcar #856 22-line & J-line

Mission Dolores
Cornwall & 4th Ave
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Cornwall & 4th Ave

View northwest on Cornwall from 4th Avenue. Municipal Railway (Muni) C-line streetcar #1 with wings livery, Standard Oil gas station in the background.

Richmond Inner
Candlestick Park
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Candlestick Park

View Southeasterly from Bayview Hill of candlestick Park under construction

Candlestick Point
Midwinter Fair
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Midwinter Fair

Demolition of Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building at the California Midwinter International Exposition in Golden Gate Park.

Golden Gate Park
San Bruno & 3rd
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San Bruno & 3rd

MSRy Market Street Railway 25-line streetcar #884

Portola
Hyde & Union
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Hyde & Union

Cable Car #46 about to cross Union.

Russian Hill
Fulton near Cole
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Fulton near Cole

MSRy, Market Street Railway 5-line #117

Lone Mountain
Market near 1st
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Market near 1st

View southeast from crosswalk to Muni B-line #188 at boarding island, #207 beyond. Flags strung over street.

Financial District
Downtown Aerial
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Downtown Aerial

Navy Dirigible over Civic Center & Twin Peaks

Chinatown
Fillmore & Broadway
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Fillmore & Broadway

View northeast to Market Street Railway (MSRy) #627 Fillmore Hill counterbalance car. Former James Flood Residence, later Sacred Heart Convent and School, in background right.

Pacific Heights
Folsom near Precita
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Folsom near Precita

View northeast across Folsom to Market Street Railway (MSRy) 36-line #1581. Precita Park at right, Cogswell College at 26th and Folsom (built 1888, demolished 1941) in background at far left.

Bernal Heights
South of Market
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South of Market

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake ruins, view north from about 6th and Howard, Flood Building in distance

South of Market
Presidio
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Presidio

Elevated view looking west over 'old parade ground.' Brick barracks on Montgomery Street in the background beyond the Centennial Tree. Officers club in distance at left.

Presidio
View from Nob Hill
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View from Nob Hill

View from roof of (the current) Stanford Court Hotel southeast to Call Building. Powell Cable Car in foreground, Kenilworth Apartments at Bush & Powell with large billboard, Chesterfield Apartments at 560 Powell under construction. Rebuilt Temple Emanu-El on Sutter.

Nob Hill
Midwinter Fair
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Midwinter Fair

The Scenic Railway was an early roller coaster. After the close of the fair it was purchased by Adolph Sutro and moved to Merrie Way above the Sutro Baths.

Golden Gate Park
View From Nob Hill
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View From Nob Hill

View Northeast from Fairmont Hotel toward bay, Donaldina Cameron House at Sacramento and Joice street in foreground

North Beach
View  from Nob Hill
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View from Nob Hill

View southwest from Nob Hill to Twin Peaks, Mt. Sutro, Buena Vista Park, Lone Mountain and cemeteries in distance. Southmayde Apartments (1909), southwest corner of Bush and Taylor at lower left. Nearby, Hotel Arthur at Post and Jones with large Owl Cigar sign on side. To left of center, large two story building is temporary Palace Hotel at northwest corner of Post and Leavenworth, beyond is Goldberg Bowen Warehouse, Sutter & Leavenworth, to its right Hotel Reich at 1000 Bush (Jones Corner). St. Mary's Cathedral and nearby churches in distance center.

Nob Hill
Grattan School
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Grattan School

Class photo, 10-12 year-old children

Cole Valley