Open SF History Photos

Alamo Square
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Alamo Square

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Frisco in Flames] View down Hayes Street showing 'painted ladies' Victorians

Alamo Square
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

Four people posing on the Steel Bridge near Tennis Courts

Golden Gate Park
California  near Grant
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California near Grant

View northeast across California to Old St. Mary's church and rectory, two cable cars at intersection. Sing Chong Building, Kohl Building, Alaska Commercial Building. [Edge of Chinatown P.P. No. 1563].

Chinatown
Memorial Museum
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Memorial Museum

Golden Gate Park. Child posing next to fence enclosing Dore Vase in front of the Memorial Museum. The Fine Arts Building for the Midwinter Fair was renamed Memorial Museum in 1895 and eventually became part of de Young Museum.

Golden Gate Park
Memorial Museum
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Memorial Museum

Golden Gate Park. Family posing with cannon in front of Memorial Museum. 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
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

Monarch the Grizzly in bear pit, west of present Aids Memorial

Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

Sweeny Observatory ruins on Strawberry Hill. It was a gift to the park from Thomas U. Sweeney (Sweeney's name was misspelled on the observatory.)

Golden Gate Park
Market near Taylor
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Market near Taylor

Elevated view northeast toward Market and Taylor World War I Welcome Home Parade, people on rooftops and leaning from windows, including many on parapet of Eastern Outfitting Building. Mechanics Savings Bank and Flood Building on north side of Market in background. Huge "Welcome Home" arch over Market in distance. - [Return of 363 & 347 Regiments] [DPW 5950]

Downtown
PPIE
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PPIE

Panama-Pacific International Exposition, Tower of Jewels under construction

Marina
PPIE
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PPIE

Panama-Pacific International Exposition [Machinery Building, SW Corner] Palace of Machinery under construction

Marina
PPIE under construction
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PPIE under construction

Panama-Pacific International Exposition.[Entrance to Court of Four Seasons]

Marina
PPIE
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PPIE

Panama-Pacific International Exposition. View south to the arch of the Court of the Four Seasons under construction. Agriculture Palace at left. Original photo inscription incorrect [Transportation Building, West Entrance]

Marina
PPIE
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PPIE

Panama-Pacific International Exposition under construction, Horticulture Building

Marina
View NW from Telegraph Hill
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View NW from Telegraph Hill

Looking northwest to Fisherman's Wharf, Golden Gate and Marin Headlands.

Telegraph Hill
Cliff House
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Cliff House

[Old Cliff House] Second Cliff House and Seal Rocks from Sutro Heights with steamer putting out black smoke.

Sutro Heights
Mission Dolores
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Mission Dolores

View southwest across Dolores St. median with El Camino Real bell and sign. At rear of old Mission church is the temporary church which served from May, 1908 to 1918, following the destruction in 1906 of the brick church which stood at the top of the stairs in this photo. [Mission Dolores 7237].

Mission Dolores
Glen Park
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Glen Park

[Typical San Francisco Playground Center] Rec Center

Glen Park
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

View east from site of present de Young Museum with people laying on grass. Memorial Museum in distance was 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
3rd from Market
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3rd from Market

Elevated view south on 3rd Street from Market Street. Ad on Examiner Building for Bay Bridge souvenir edition. Call Building on right with Owl Drug Co. in corner retail space. United Cigar Store, Hotel King with Hotel Doric sign on side, Kane's Log Cabin Dairy Lunch Cafeteria, Aronson Building in center distance, Market St. Railway Co. (MSRy) 6 and 15-Line streetcars. [DPW A4957]

Downtown
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

[Drake Monument and Boulevard Artopho. LHS No. 45] Prayerbook Cross

Golden Gate Park