Open SF History Photos

SS Ohioan Shipwreck
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SS Ohioan Shipwreck

Freighter SS Ohioan stranded on the rocks at Point Lobos. North Seal Rocks at left, Wave Motor at center. Lands End.

Lands End
Pine & Grant
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Pine & Grant

Dressed up woman with fur stole and large hat, posing on sidewalk

Chinatown
California & Grant
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California & Grant

Boy on California Street; looking east to Financial District, shadow of photographer. Hotel Lafayette, Clunie Building, Merchants Exchange in background. St. Mary's Square at right.

Chinatown
Encline Court
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Encline Court

View north toward Twin Peaks from a cliff above O'Shaughnessy Boulevard behind Encline Court. Cliff began to slip on December 12,1939, after recent construction on O'Shaughnessy Boulevard. [DPW A6292]

Glen Park
Market & Sutter
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Market & Sutter

Elevated view southeast across market to Ecker St., which no longer intersects Market. Girls on horseback near Sutter Street intersection. Underwood Building 525 Market, Hooker & Lent Building (renamed Cunard Building in 1917) at southwest corner of 1st and Market, Sheldon Building at southeast corner. 4-Line streetcar.

Financial District
Dolores near 22nd
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Dolores near 22nd

View north on Dolores toward 22nd Street [Dolores Street in the Morning]

Dolores Heights
Ocean & San Jose
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Ocean & San Jose

Market Street Railway Car Barn, Fillmore Counterbalance Car, #621

Cayuga
Duboce & Noe
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Duboce & Noe

Sunset Tunnel, N-Judah PCC, #1026; Franklin Hospital Construction

Duboce Triangle
Lands End
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Lands End

View east from Lincoln Park looking to Golden Gate before bridge

Lincoln Park / Ft. Miley
Sansome at Halleck
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Sansome at Halleck

View north to Coit Tower and Telegraph Hill from Crown-Zellerbach Building. In foreground, rear of Tadich Grill at Clay and Leidesdorff Streets, Montgomery Block to left.

Financial District
City Skyline from bay
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City Skyline from bay

View northwest. Ferry Building & Telegraph Hill at right center; battleship at anchor, sailboats. Alcatraz at extreme right.

San Bruno
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San Bruno

Sylvan Avenue Streetcar Stop looking east; Market Street Railway #1231

Outside SF
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

Beethoven Statue with climbing man, hand covering female figure's face and playing figure's lyre on statue.

Golden Gate Park
PPIE
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PPIE

Panama-Pacific International Exposition, Empty benches, palm trees, strollers

Marina
Twin Peaks Reservoir
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Twin Peaks Reservoir

View east from Mt. Sutro toward the newly completed Twin Peaks Reservoir and crowds assembled for its dedication [dpw559]

Twin Peaks
Market near 6th
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Market near 6th

View south across Market to VJ Day Parade; sailors and soldiers on City Ice Delivery truck. Eastern Outfitting/Union Furniture "Furniture and Carpets" 1017-1021 Market building, J Line street car in background.

Tenderloin
Colma
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Colma

Market Street Railway, #1229, near cemeteries

2nd & Broadway, Oakland
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2nd & Broadway, Oakland

Car #372, California Ice Company, northeast corner

Outside SF
Market near Mason
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Market near Mason

View north across market to Dean Building (demolished 2018). Crowd on sidewalk watching parade; Ladies of the Grand Army Truck Float. United Cigars, Dr. Leaner & Son Chiropodist, Dr. Larsen Physician-Surgeon, Bernard Frank Men's Wear, Jacobs the Tailor.

South of Market
Market near Mason
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Market near Mason

View north across Market to parade; Marines marching in front of Dean Building (demolished 2018).

Tenderloin