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Ocean Beach Pavilion - National Parks Gallery

Ocean Beach Pavilion - National Parks Gallery

Pavilion near the Cliff House Public domain image of 17th-18th-century architecture, palace, castle, historical city building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bencia Arsenal gate, date unknown

Bencia Arsenal gate, date unknown

Bencia Arsenal gate, date unknown Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Presidio landscape looking toward Alcatraz Island, c1880s.

Presidio landscape looking toward Alcatraz Island, c1880s.

Presidio landscape looking toward Alcatraz Island, c1880s.

View of the Presidio - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

View of the Presidio - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

“General view of the Presidio Reservation, San Francisco [little trees]”

The Cliff House - National Parks Gallery

The Cliff House - National Parks Gallery

View of the Cliff House from the beach, date unknown

Drawing of the Cliff House - Public domain historic place drawing
Tower of Jewels, PPIE - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Tower of Jewels, PPIE - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

The Tower of Jewels at the Panama Pacific International Exhibition.

Early photo of the Fort Mason Piers

Early photo of the Fort Mason Piers

This early photo shows the Fort Mason piers active with cargo transportation.

Third Artillery band, Presidio, c. 1860s

Third Artillery band, Presidio, c. 1860s

Third Artillery band at Presidio in uniforms, c. 1860s.

Fort Point National Historic Cite and Golden Gate Bridge

Fort Point National Historic Cite and Golden Gate Bridge

From its vantage point overlooking the spectacular Golden Gate, Fort Point protected San Francisco harbor from Confederate and foreign attack during and after the U.S. Civil War.

Court of Fort Point - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Court of Fort Point - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

From its vantage point overlooking the spectacular Golden Gate, Fort Point protected San Francisco harbor from Confederate and foreign attack during and after the U.S. Civil War. Its beautifully arched casemate... More

The Court of Fort Point - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

The Court of Fort Point - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

From its vantage point overlooking the spectacular Golden Gate, Fort Point protected San Francisco harbor from Confederate and foreign attack during and after the U.S. Civil War. Its beautifully arched casemate... More

3rd Artillery Band - National Parks Gallery

3rd Artillery Band - National Parks Gallery

3rd Artillery Band in front of enlisted barracks on parade ground c 1867

Lime Point viewed from a sport above the blacksmith's shop. 21 July 1868

Lime Point viewed from a sport above the blacksmith's shop. 21 July 18...

Lime Point viewed from a sport above the blacksmith's shop, Fort Baker. 21 July 1868

A Block, Alcatraz, 1975 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

A Block, Alcatraz, 1975 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

“View of ‘A’ Block in main cell house. Facing NW stairwell at right center leads to basement citadel,” 1975.

View of the Sham Battle from Harbor View (Marina District). 3 July 1876.

View of the Sham Battle from Harbor View (Marina District). 3 July 187...

View of the Sham Battle from Harbor View (Marina District). 3 July 1876.

GOGA-1766 Mildred Lewis Collection Photograph young Lewis and parents

GOGA-1766 Mildred Lewis Collection Photograph young Lewis and parents

GOGA-1766 Mildred Lewis Collection Photograph of a young Mildred Lewis and her parents

Front Entrance to Sutro Heights

Front Entrance to Sutro Heights

It appears that by around 1883 prominent gates marked both the main and private entrances. The main gate was a highly decorative wood structure more than 25 feet tall and flanked by two statues of reclining lio... More

Alameda Gate to the Presidio, c1883-1884.

Alameda Gate to the Presidio, c1883-1884.

Soldier and two children on bicycles outside of the Alameda Gate to the Presidio, c1883-1884.

Sutro Heights cottage and water tower

Sutro Heights cottage and water tower

The tank house and observation tower located at the southeast comer of the parapet and adjacent to the residence was built around 1884. This two-story building with white clapboard siding was built by Sutro to ... More

Sutro Heights Conservatory, 1886

Sutro Heights Conservatory, 1886

The conservatory was an elaborate greenhouse structure built to house Sutro's collection of climate-sensitive tropical plants. Centrally located on an elevated mound east of the terminus of Palm Avenue, the str... More

Dwelling Observatory - National Parks Gallery

Dwelling Observatory - National Parks Gallery

Dwelling Observatory at Sutro Heights, 1886

Conservatory at Sutro Heights - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Conservatory at Sutro Heights - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...

Conservatory at Sutro Heights, 1886 Public domain photograph of a palace, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Snow covering the grounds of the Benicia Arsenal, 1887

Snow covering the grounds of the Benicia Arsenal, 1887

Snow covering the grounds of the Benicia Arsenal, 1887

Ocean Beach without the Cliff House, either mid-1890s or c1908.

Ocean Beach without the Cliff House, either mid-1890s or c1908.

Ocean Beach without the Cliff House, either mid-1890s or c1908.

“Birds eye view, East Garrison, Fort McDowell

“Birds eye view, East Garrison, Fort McDowell

Postcard reading “Birds eye view, East Garrison, Fort McDowell, Cal.” Angel Island.

A Cliff House Postcard - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

A Cliff House Postcard - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Cliff House postcard, No. 202 Public domain scan of the vintage San Francisco postcard, California, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cliff House, 1890 - National Parks Gallery

Cliff House, 1890 - National Parks Gallery

“Cliff House and Seal Rocks, October 25, 1890”

Presidio gate, 1890s - National Parks Gallery

Presidio gate, 1890s - National Parks Gallery

“Gate to the Presidio or soldiers camping ground, San Francisco, Calif. 24th camped there about four weeks,” 1890s.

Tents at Presidio sash camp, c. 1890s

Tents at Presidio sash camp, c. 1890s

Tents at Presidio sash camp, c. 1890s

Crissy Field Postcard - National Parks Gallery

Crissy Field Postcard - National Parks Gallery

Postcard featuring Crissy Field. The image also catches the train that used to run along Crissy Field and some of the barracks that used to sit on the land.

Sutro Baths and Cliff House postcard

Sutro Baths and Cliff House postcard

Sutro Baths and Cliff House postcard. Public domain scan of the vintage San Francisco postcard, California, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Post card of the old Muir Woods Cabin, c1918.

Post card of the old Muir Woods Cabin, c1918.

Post card of the old Muir Woods Cabin, c1918. Public domain scan of the vintage San Francisco postcard, California, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

“Post Exchange, Fort McDowell - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

“Post Exchange, Fort McDowell - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...

Postcard reading, “Post Exchange, Fort McDowell, Cal.,” Angel Island. Public domain scan of the vintage San Francisco postcard, California, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Flower beds and fountain, Sutro Heights postcard

Flower beds and fountain, Sutro Heights postcard

Flower beds and fountain, Sutro Heights postcard. Public domain photograph - park, sign, monument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fort Point seawall, 1890 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Fort Point seawall, 1890 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

“At Fort Point, January 26, 1890,” looking down seawall.

Drive to Fort Point, Presidio, 1890s

Drive to Fort Point, Presidio, 1890s

The Presidio and drive to Fort Point in 1890 with man and horse in midground.

“Looking East, Fort McDowell - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

“Looking East, Fort McDowell - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...

Postcard reading, “Looking East, Fort McDowell, Cal," Angel Island. Public domain scan of the vintage San Francisco postcard, California, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

“East Garrison, Fort McDowell” - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

“East Garrison, Fort McDowell” - Public Domain image, National Parks G...

Postcard reading, “East Garrison, Fort McDowell, Cal.” Army YMCA, Angel Island.

Veterans Administration Hospital postcard, Fort Mi

Veterans Administration Hospital postcard, Fort Mi

Veterans Administration Hospital postcard, Fort Miley. Public domain scan of the vintage San Francisco postcard, California, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fort Point and Golden Gate, 1890

Fort Point and Golden Gate, 1890

“Fort Point from hill. January 26, 1890.”

Sutro Baths Construction - National Parks Gallery

Sutro Baths Construction - National Parks Gallery

Main Building, Boiler House circa 1892. Construction of Cliff House and Sutro Baths.

Palm Avenue and the Main Gate - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Palm Avenue and the Main Gate - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...

Palm Avenue and Main Gate, Sutro Heights, 1894-1907

Sutro Baths Main Entrance - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Gardens at Sutro Heights - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Sutro Baths and visitors - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Sutro Baths and visitors - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Sutro Baths and visitors. Adolph Sutro, the self-made millionaire who designed Sutro Heights and later the second Cliff House, developed the Sutro Baths in 1894. He constructed an ocean pool aquarium among the ... More

View of the 1st Cliff House and Seal Rock, 1894

View of the 1st Cliff House and Seal Rock, 1894

Group gathered on Sutro Height taking in the view of the 1st Cliff House and Seal Rock, July 19, 1894.

First Cliff House from Ocean Beach and Seal Rock, pre-1894.

First Cliff House from Ocean Beach and Seal Rock, pre-1894.

First Cliff House from Ocean Beach and Seal Rock, pre-1894.

Palm Avenue, Sutro Heights - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Sutro Heights Building - National Parks Gallery

Sutro Heights Building - National Parks Gallery

Photo Gallery on the Parapet of Sutro Heights, 1894-1907

Well house at Sutro Heights, 1895

Well house at Sutro Heights, 1895

Well house at Sutro Heights Park with Norfolk Island Tree in front, 1895.

Angel Island's Quarantine Station and pier, c. 1896

Angel Island's Quarantine Station and pier, c. 1896

Angel Island's Quarantine Station and pier, c. 1896

Golden gate national recreation area - Sutro Baths

Golden gate national recreation area - Sutro Baths

Swimmers and spectators enjoying a day at Sutro Baths

Sutro Pleasure Grounds - National Parks Gallery

Sutro Pleasure Grounds - National Parks Gallery

Sutro Pleasure Grounds, c. 1896-1907

Entrance to Sutro Baths - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Sutro Baths Interior - National Parks Gallery

Sutro Baths Interior - National Parks Gallery

South view of the Sutro Baths interior, 1897

Sutro Baths Looking South - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
The second Cliff House from Sutro Heights. 22 April 1897.

The second Cliff House from Sutro Heights. 22 April 1897.

The second Cliff House from the Sutro Heights Parapet, 22 April 1897.

Sutro Baths Interior Looking East

Sutro Baths Interior Looking East

Sutro Baths interior looking wast, May 1, 1897

Christmas Time at Letterman Hospital

Christmas Time at Letterman Hospital

Christmas time in the surgical ward at the Letterman Hospital, 1898

Troops lounging after pay day, 1898

Troops lounging after pay day, 1898

“Squad drill after pay day. Presidio, September 1898,” on Lyon Street.

Christmas in the Surgical Ward - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Christmas in the Surgical Ward - Public Domain image, National Parks G...

Christmas in the Surgical Ward, 1898 Public domain photograph of shopping center, department store building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

12 inch guns, Fort Point, 1898 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

12 inch guns, Fort Point, 1898 - Public Domain image, National Parks G...

“12 inch gun [at] Fort Point, Presidio. September 1898” Public domain photograph - Artillery gun, cannon, armed forces, military activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Camps at the Presidio during the Spanish American War, 1898.

Camps at the Presidio during the Spanish American War, 1898.

Camps at the East Cantonment of the Presidio during the Spanish American War, 1898.

Presidio's main parade grounds, 1898

Presidio's main parade grounds, 1898

Presidio's main parade grounds, brick barracks, and headquarters from the hill behind the troops tents, 1898

51st Iowa Football Team, 1898 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

51st Iowa Football Team, 1898 - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...

51st Iowa Football Team, "Champions of the Pacific Coast" posing above a Spanish -American War camp in or near the Presidio, 1898.

Montgomery Street Barracks, 1898

Montgomery Street Barracks, 1898

View of the Montgomery Street Barracks built in 1895 for the 30th Infantry and the Spanish-American War, 1898.

last General Inspection for the Spanish American War, 1898

last General Inspection for the Spanish American War, 1898

Public at Camp Merrian watching the last General Inspection before embarkation for the Spanish American War, 1898

Leaving for Manila, 1898 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Leaving for Manila, 1898 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

“28th Kansas boys on board S.S. Indiana leaving San Francisco for Manila. November 1, 1898."

View of the Cliff House - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

View of the Cliff House - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Cliff House, October 12, 1899 Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tents on parade ground, Presidio, 1899

Tents on parade ground, Presidio, 1899

The Presidio in 1899 with tents on parade ground

CA Boys return, Parade on Market Street, The Ferry Build can be seen in the distance, 1899.

CA Boys return, Parade on Market Street, The Ferry Build can be seen i...

CA Boys return, Parade on Market Street, The Ferry Build can be seen in the distance, 1899.

View from the Presidio hill of Army General Hospital, c. 1899.

View from the Presidio hill of Army General Hospital, c. 1899.

View from the Presidio hill of Army General Hospital, c. 1899.

Fort Point wide shot - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Seven Medical Corp soldiers on the troop barrack's steps, c. 1900

Seven Medical Corp soldiers on the troop barrack's steps, c. 1900

Seven Medical Corp soldiers on the Montgomery Street barrack's steps, c. 1900

Lighthouse keeper's residence, c1896-1900

Lighthouse keeper's residence, c1896-1900

Frey family sits on the steps of the lighthouse keeper's residence, c1896-1900

Lands End Beach - National Parks Gallery

Lands End Beach - National Parks Gallery

Visitors at Lands End Beach, May 20, 1900

Artillery soldiers in formation at Fort Point, c1900.

Artillery soldiers in formation at Fort Point, c1900.

Artillery soldiers in formation at Fort Point, c1900.

Alcatraz Island with Fort McDowell tug, c. 1900

Alcatraz Island with Fort McDowell tug, c. 1900

Alcatraz Island with Fort McDowell tug boat at dock, c. 1900.

View of the original Muir Woods Inn, c1900

View of the original Muir Woods Inn, c1900

View of the original Muir Woods Inn. The open space is where Camp Alice Eastwood parking is now. After the original Inn burned c1907, the track was extended approximately ½ mile downgrade to the new Inn.

Baker Beach, c1900 - National Parks Gallery

Baker Beach, c1900 - National Parks Gallery

A view of housing on Baker Beach, the west end of the Presidio.

Gun at Battery Cranston - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Letterman General Hospital Administration Building, c1900.

Letterman General Hospital Administration Building, c1900.

Letterman General Hospital Administration Building, c1900. Public domain photograph of hospital building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph of hospital... More

Sutro Baths - National Parks Gallery

Sutro Baths - National Parks Gallery

Sutro Baths Interior, April 8, 1900

Living quarters for the Point Bonita Lighthouse Keepers, c1896-1900.

Living quarters for the Point Bonita Lighthouse Keepers, c1896-1900.

Frey family poses on the steps of the living quarters for the Point Bonita Lighthouse Keepers, c1896-1900. Left to right: Olga, Agnes, Nils.

51st Iowa Division troops changing straw in their mattresses at Camp Merriam in the Presidio, c1900

51st Iowa Division troops changing straw in their mattresses at Camp M...

51st Iowa Division troops changing straw in their mattresses at Camp Merriam in the Presidio, c1900

Dairy ranch in Tennessee Valley, c. 1900s

Dairy ranch in Tennessee Valley, c. 1900s

Silva and Lopes family dairy ranch in Tennessee Valley, c. 1900s

Sutro Baths Interior - National Parks Gallery

Sutro Baths Interior - National Parks Gallery

Interior of Sutro Baths, April 8, 1900

View of Land's End from Point Bonita

View of Land's End from Point Bonita

View of Land's End from Point Bonita, c1900

Fort Point Lighthouse, post-1900

Fort Point Lighthouse, post-1900

Fort Point Lighthouse, post-1900 Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

View of Golden Gate from Land's End

View of Golden Gate from Land's End

J.D. Givens Mounted Photograph depicting Land's End and the Golden Gate, showing a train emerging from the tunnel, c. 1900

Entrance to Fort Mason, 1900 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Entrance to Fort Mason, 1900 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...

Entrance to Fort Mason with General Shafter's carriage on the road, 1900

Stairway to Parapet - National Parks Gallery

Stairway to Parapet - National Parks Gallery

Stairway to Parapet, Sutro Heights, 1900

Sutro Baths with Some Swimmers - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Sutro Baths with Some Swimmers - Public Domain image, National Parks G...

Sutro Baths May 2, 1900 Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Cliff House - National Parks Gallery

The Cliff House - National Parks Gallery

The Cliff House, April 6, 1900 Public domain photograph of Victorian style building, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sutro Heights Entrance Gate - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Sutro Heights Entrance Gate - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...

The ornate entrance gate of Sutro Heights, 1895-1900 Public domain photograph of gates, entrance, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sutro Baths on Fire - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Sutro Baths on Fire - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Sutro Baths Fire in action Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Point Bonita Lighthouse, c1896-1900

Point Bonita Lighthouse, c1896-1900

Point Bonita Lighthouse, c1896-1900 Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Christmas in the wards, c1901 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Christmas in the wards, c1901 - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...

Caption States: "Christmas in the wards. One of the 10, 40-bed wards of thee Army General Hospital. Medical staff and nurses' station stand in the middle of the two rows of patients. 3,180 patients were treated... More

President McKinley at the dedication of the Letterman Hospital, 1901.

President McKinley at the dedication of the Letterman Hospital, 1901.

Crowds in the Presidio to see President McKinley at the dedication of the Letterman Hospital, 1901.

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