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Caption: "Portals of the Past," c. 1915, on the shore of Lake Lloyd in Golden Gate Park, was originally the entranceway to the Nob Hill mansion of railroad tycoon, A.N. Towne. The entranceway was the only part of the home that was not destroyed by the 1906 earthquake and was moved to Golden Gate Park in 1909 as a reminder of much that was lost. See also 96-07-08-alb05-065.

Date: 1915

Caption: "Fairmount Ruins." Shows the damage from the 1906 earthquake fire to the Fairmont Hotel on Nob Hill in San Francisco, 1906. Although construction was mostly finished in 1906, the advent of the San Francisco earthquake and fire of that year damaged the hotel's interior and delayed opening until 1907. It was the first hotel in what is now the Fairmont Hotels and Resorts chain. In 1945, the San Francisco hotel was host to an international conference that culminated in the formation of the United Nations.

Date: 1906

H.L.B.

Date: 1891

National Java

Date: 1887

Wild Rose

Date: 1885

C. M. M. Monogram

Date: 1895

Snow Flake

Date: 1891

S. H. Tyler and Son

Date: 1880

Hand-drawn sketch map of Pleyto, or San Bartolome boundaries. Volume 2, page 133.

Date: 1845

Hand-drawn sketch map of Potrero de Santa Clara boundaries. Volume 2, page 45.

Date: 1844