Open SF History Photos

Midwinter Fair
wnp15.121

Midwinter Fair

One Wrigley's Gum Girl and one Flower Girl

Golden Gate Park
Second Cliff House
wnp27.1939

Second Cliff House

View from Sutro Heights showing portion of Second Cliff House and Seal Rock

Sutro Heights
Sutro Baths
wnp27.1942

Sutro Baths

View north from Cliff House towards Fisherman's Rock, collapsed rock causeway, Point Lobos and Sutro Baths.

Lincoln Park / Ft. Miley
Cliff House View
wnp27.1943

Cliff House View

Looking north to Marin Headlands and Fishing Rock

Sutro Heights
Lands End
wnp27.1944

Lands End

Looking northeast to Helmet Rock and Golden Gate

Lincoln Park / Ft. Miley
Lands End
wnp27.1945

Lands End

Looking northeast to Helmet Rock and Golden Gate; Angel Island in extreme background

Lincoln Park / Ft. Miley
Ocean Beach
wnp27.1946

Ocean Beach

Beach Grass; looking north. Second Cliff House and Sutro Heights barely visible at right. Probably taken near foot of Lincoln.

Sunset Outer
Ocean Beach
wnp27.1947

Ocean Beach

Beach Grass; looking north. Second Cliff House and Sutro Heights barely visible at right. Probably taken near foot of Lincoln.

Sunset Outer
Ocean Beach
wnp27.1948

Ocean Beach

Looking north; to Sutro Cliff House; Sutro Heights, foamy tide

Sunset Outer
Ocean Beach
wnp27.1949

Ocean Beach

Looking north; to Sutro Cliff House; Sutro Heights, foamy tide

Sunset Outer
Ocean Beach
wnp27.1950

Ocean Beach

Girl digging in sand; person on horse, looking north, Probably across Great Highway from Golden Gate Park

Golden Gate Park
Midwinter Fair
wnp15.122

Midwinter Fair

Philion Steam Carriage on the concourse. Achille Philion's steam carriage was built around 1892 and later appeared in the film 'The Magnificent Ambersons' (1942). It is now part of the National Automobile Museum (Harrah's) collection in Reno, Nevada. Mechanical Arts Building at right.

Golden Gate Park
Ocean Beach
wnp27.1952

Ocean Beach

from Sutro Heights looking down to people wading in ocean; darker exposure.Lurline Pier salt water intake

Sutro Heights
Panhandle
wnp27.1953

Panhandle

View east toward Baker, large billboards in background for Budweiser, C/B Corsets.

Panhandle
Buena Vista Park
wnp27.1954

Buena Vista Park

Woman walking on Buena Vista East near Duboce; looking north to Lone Mountain, Calvary Cemetery; and Buena Vista sanitarium

Buena Vista
Cole Valley
wnp27.1955

Cole Valley

Looking northeast from Clarendon to Buena Vista Park; Panhandle; Cole and Parnassus in the valley

Clarendon Heights
Buena Vista Park View
wnp27.1956

Buena Vista Park View

Looking south to Corona Heights, Dolores Heights, Diamond Heights

Buena Vista
Buena Vista Park View
wnp27.1957

Buena Vista Park View

Looking north across Haight Ashbury; Panhandle, to Lone Mountain; St. Francis Home for Young Ladies in foreground

Buena Vista
Fell near Scott
wnp27.1958

Fell near Scott

View southwest from near Pierce and Hayes across a steep mostly empty block toward Buena Vista Park. The south side of Fell between Pierce and Scott is largely unchanged in 2021. The temporary post-earthquake offices of Pacific Telephone are visible at the intersection of Fell and Scott.

Alamo Square
View from Mt. Olympus
wnp27.1959

View from Mt. Olympus

View south from Mount Olympus to lower slopes of Twin Peaks, quarry on Burnett on current site of Rooftop School Mayeda Campus; Eureka Valley on left; intersection of Mars & Corbett near center

Buena Vista