Open SF History Photos

Greenwich near Hyde
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Greenwich near Hyde

View southwest across Greenwich toward Hyde to woman posing in a circa 1920 Franklin Model 9-B Touring auto. The curved roadway at right was later removed.

Russian Hill
Bernal Cut
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Bernal Cut

Ground Breaking. Looking north along current San Jose Avenue from St. Mary's Avenue. showing SF & SJ Railroad tracks, Bernal Heights in background [dpwA1543]

St. Marys Park
Noe & Duncan
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Noe & Duncan

Elevated view north to downtown. House on right is 449 Noe. Low concrete wall blocks steep unpaved portion of Duncan.

Noe Valley
Twin Peaks?
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Twin Peaks?

Snow, unknown location [Snow scene, S.F. Feb 26, 1911?)

Presidio
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Presidio

Soldiers with women and men [Archie, Lou, Gomer, Aunt Nettie, Mrs. --, Uncle Fred, Helen and Cook (r)]

View From Twin Peaks
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View From Twin Peaks

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Twin Peaks view looking down Market, showing burned area, horses grazing on slopes

Clarendon Heights
Buena Vista Park View
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Buena Vista Park View

[Panorama from Hill Park] Looking SE to Corona Heights, Potrero Hill, Bernal Heights, Mission District and Bay View. Mission Dolores and Gothic Revival church (dedicated 1884) and cemetery center left. Jewish Cemeteries, later site of Dolores Park at center. [B 1829]

Buena Vista
Market near 3rd
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Market near 3rd

View east showing GAR (Grand Army of the Republic) Arch. Nucleus Hotel, Palace Hotel at center

South of Market
Powell & Market
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Powell & Market

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake and Fire. View southeast across Market to Call Building on fire in distance. California Academy of Sciences, Emporium, Red Front Store. Armed soldiers. [April 18, 1906 Emporium on Fire] (T.E. Hecht copy TEH)

Downtown / Union Square
18th & Bryant
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18th & Bryant

Looking east, Potrero Hill in background

Mission
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

Conservatory Valley panorama showing first bandshell at left. Conservatory of Flowers at right.

Golden Gate Park
Conservatory Valley
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Conservatory Valley

Auto parked on Main Drive in Golden Gate Park. St Ignatius steeples

Golden Gate Park
Van Ness & Market
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Van Ness & Market

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view northeast to dedication of California Volunteers memorial. A sailor and a soldier hold the flag over the statue. Statue later moved to Market & Dolores. In the distance on the right, the Majestic Theater ruins (on Market near 9th,) the Grant Building, the Flood and Call Buildings. From the left, the Flood Mansion, Fairmont Hotel, City Hall ruins, St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church tower. Bank of Greater San Francisco, E. Graney Horseshoer.

Civic Center
Palace Hotel
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Palace Hotel

Market and Geary looking east to new Palace Hotel

Downtown / Union Square
Mission Dolores
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Mission Dolores

View west across Dolores St. to cemetery and Mission Dolores with Twin Peaks in background.

Mission Dolores
Mission Dolores
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Mission Dolores

View west across Dolores St to Mission Dolores and cemetery with Twin Peaks in background (with Cook's Water sign on hill). Same image with different writing at bottom right as wnp37.00511. [Copyright 1904 by W.E. Worden]

Mission Dolores
Mission Dolores
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Mission Dolores

View west across Dolores St. to Mission Dolores and cemetery, with storm clouds in sky.

Mission Dolores
Adobe structure
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Adobe structure

With cat and chicken [First adobe house in San Francisco]

Mission Dolores
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Mission Dolores

View west from near 16th and Dolores. To the rear of the Mission is the temporary church which served from May, 1908 to 1918. The 1884 brick church to the right of Mission Dolores was damaged in 1906 and demolished. Construction of the new church (now called Mission Dolores Basilica) began in 1913. El Camino Real bell and sign. [Dolores Mission San Francisco Cal.]

Mission Dolores
St. Peter's School
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St. Peter's School

Class photo for St. Peter's Catholic School, Florida Street, 1266 Florida, between 24th and 25th. Taken in the yard, with Florida Street in the background.

Mission