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.

Sand Dunes
wnp15.365 Sand Dunes Sunset Outer
Sand Dunes
wnp15.366 Sand Dunes Sunset Outer
View from Lands End
wnp15.367 View from Lands End Lands End
Sand Dunes
wnp15.368 Sand Dunes Sunset Outer
Sand Dunes
wnp15.369 Sand Dunes Sunset Outer
Sunset District
wnp15.370 Sunset District Sunset
Market & Powell Sts.
wnp15.499 Market & Powell Sts. Downtown
View from Ingleside Terraces
wnp15.549 View from Ingleside Terraces Ingleside Terraces
Ingleside Terraces
wnp15.572 Ingleside Terraces Ingleside Terraces
View S From Cliff House
wnp15.609 View S From Cliff House Sutro Heights
Conservatory of Flowers
wnp15.610 Conservatory of Flowers Golden Gate Park
Lands End
wnp15.611 Lands End Lands End
Unknown Location
wnp15.627 Unknown Location Sunset Outer
Lands End
wnp15.628 Lands End Lands End
Presidio Main Post
wnp15.630 Presidio Main Post Presidio
View from Ingleside Terraces
wnp15.639 View from Ingleside Terraces Ingleside Terraces
View from Ingleside Terraces
wnp15.640 View from Ingleside Terraces Ingleside Terraces
Sunset Dunes
wnp15.641 Sunset Dunes Sunset Outer
Lake Merced
wnp15.642 Lake Merced Lake Merced
Golden Gate
wnp15.643 Golden Gate Lincoln Park / Ft. Miley