Open SF History Photos

Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

Visitors on hill near tennis courts. Francis Scott Key Memorial, Sharon Building, Affiliated Colleges, and Mount Sutro in background.

Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

Stow Lake, View east from bridge. Men and women in rowboats. Affiliated Colleges, Mount Olympus, Buena Vista Park in background.

Golden Gate Park
Odd Fellows Cemetery
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Odd Fellows Cemetery

View west, with French Hospital in distance. Columbarium on right. Looking east into the Yerba Buena section from the Friends Home section. The corner stone to the left of the lady in the black dress reads "[...] Friends Home Sec." The steps across the road read: "Yerba Buena No. 15." To the left of the tree you can see the Charles de Young monument. (ANSR)

Lone Mountain
Stow Lake
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Stow Lake

Northern Bridge (also known as the Roman Bridge), Stow Lake looking west, Man in rowboat

Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

Alvord Lake. Children and woman and fountain.

Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

Children's Playground. Carousel, swings, Sharon building, donkey rides

Golden Gate Park
Lands End
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Lands End

'Dead Man's' Point. Mile Rocks Lighthouse under construction. Four-masted sailing ship. Point Bonita lighthouse. Lands End streetcar line.

Lincoln Park / Ft. Miley
Wallace the Lion
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Wallace the Lion

Fulton Street Chutes. Wallace the Lion was on display at both the Haight Street and Fulton Street Chutes. This cage with the columns is from the Fulton Street Chutes. The Zoo at the Fulton Street Chutes was phased out in October, 1907. Wallace and rest of the zoo was sold off to a zoo in Vancouver, B.C.

Richmond Inner
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

Bison with calves at old bison paddock with rustic structure.

Golden Gate Park
Monarch the Grizzly Bear
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Monarch the Grizzly Bear

Inside Golden Gate Park. Cage with poles and tree.

Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

Elk in Elk Glen, Strawberry Hill, and Sweeny Observatory in distance. The observatory was a gift to the park from Thomas U. Sweeney (Sweeney's name was misspelled on the observatory.)

Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

Deer resting in a grassy area with trees and fence. Possibly Elk Glen.

Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

Deer, elk, kangaroo? Possibly Elk Glen.

Golden Gate Park
Point Lobos
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Point Lobos

Stereo view. Rocky shoreline of Point Lobos (Lands End) north of Sutro Baths. Golden Gate Straits and Marin Headlands in background.

Lincoln Park / Ft. Miley
Temple Emanu-el
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Temple Emanu-el

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast to gutted temple after earthquake. Site of later 450 Sutter Street Building. Whittell Building under construction.

Downtown / Union Square
Hall of Justice
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Hall of Justice

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Ruined Hall of Justice from Portsmouth Square. Refugee tents, horse, Kearny jail building with tower askew. [Regina Morton, 1503 Pier Ave., Redondo Beach, Calif.] stamped on back.

Chinatown
Franklin & Golden Gate
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Franklin & Golden Gate

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Edge of the fire line, spectators. Victorian homes on Golden Gate on left. Hall of Records visible on far right. Stamped on back [Collier's Weekly.] Also stamped with SFPL address. In pencil, [Effects of Earthquake.]

Civic Center
Jefferson Square
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Jefferson Square

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast to great fire of 1906. Refugees on lawn with their possessions. Jefferson Hotel and City Hall dome visible in distance.

Cathedral Hill
Golden Gate near Hyde
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Golden Gate near Hyde

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast to flats which have collapsed. Spectators milling and people on carriages. All to be burned by approaching great fire. Smoke in distance.

Tenderloin
Call Building on fire.
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Call Building on fire.

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view southwest across Market to 3rd and Market Streets. Smoke pouring from upper stories of Call Building, other buildings on south side of Market, including Bancroft History Building, show earthquake damage. 700 Market building on right with Hale Dental Co. and projecting electric "Dentist" sign. Hearst Examiner Building on left. Fire hoses in street, top of Lotta's Fountain at bottom. Cropped version of image at wnp37.03403.jpg.

Downtown / Union Square