Willard E. Worden

An accomplished photographer, Worden had a great love of the natural world.

Willard E. Worden (1868-1946) was a photographer and later gallery owner at Union Square. His most prolific period falls between 1905 and 1915. He was one of the PPIE's official photographers and captured the fair both day and night. His personal interest seemed to be with the natural world. His images of the unbuilt Sunset District and Lands End are notable documents of a lost environment. Extensive collections of Worden's images reside in the San Francisco Public Library, de Young Museum, and other institutions. All images here scanned from glass negatives.

2nd Cliff House & Seal Rocks
wnp4.0483 2nd Cliff House & Seal Rocks Sutro
Second Cliff House
wnp4.0486 Second Cliff House Richmond
Sand Dunes
wnp15.345 Sand Dunes Sunset Outer
Sand Dunes
wnp15.346 Sand Dunes Sunset Outer
Lands End
wnp15.347 Lands End Lands End
Sand Dunes
wnp15.348 Sand Dunes Sunset Outer
Sand Dunes
wnp15.349 Sand Dunes Sunset Outer
Golden Gate
wnp15.350 Golden Gate Lands End
Sand Dunes
wnp15.351 Sand Dunes Sunset Outer
Richmond District Dunes
wnp15.352 Richmond District Dunes Richmond
Parkside District
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View from Lands End
wnp15.354 View from Lands End Lands End
Sunset District Dunes
wnp15.355 Sunset District Dunes Sunset Outer
Lands End
wnp15.356 Lands End Lands End
Parkside District, looking northeast
wnp15.359 Parkside District, looking northeast Sunset
Sand Dunes
wnp15.360 Sand Dunes Sunset Outer
Sand Dunes
wnp15.361 Sand Dunes Sunset Outer
Sand Dunes
wnp15.362 Sand Dunes Sunset Outer
Sand Dunes
wnp15.363 Sand Dunes Sunset Outer
Richmond District
wnp15.364 Richmond District Golden Gate Park