A group of twelve (12) San Francisco stereoviews, including: 

1. [Cor. of Cal, and Leidsdorf St. San F.]. Series title "Views of California" printed to mount verso alongside period title inscription. 

A view of the Pacific Insurance Co. building at the corner of California & Leidesdorff Streets. Built around 1866, it was destroyed in the 1906 earthquake and subsequent fire.

2. Cape Nome Shipping, S.F. Apr. 1900. Period title inscription to mount recto. 

A dockside view of the S.S. Catherine Sudden in San Francisco before she embarked to Cape Nome in Alaska. Tragedy would strike on September 7th when she was driven ashore by a strong gale and deemed a total loss. 

3. 13737-Slaves to the opium habit in a Chinese opium den, San Francisco, Cal. New York, etc.: Underwood & Underwood, late 19th-early 20th century. Title and imprint to mount verso. 

Two Chinese men captured partaking of opium pipes. 

4. The Chutes, S.F. 1908. Period ink title to mount recto. 

A charming view of the popular amusement in the Fillmore District. 

5. 1314. Shot Tower, First Street, San Francisco. Boston: John P. Soule, circa 1870. View title, series title, and 139 Washington St. imprint to mount recto. 

A clear view of the Selby Shot Tower, built in 1864-1865 by future San Francisco Mayor Thomas Henry Selby to manufacture spherical buckshot and ammunition. The tower was destroyed in the 1906 earthquake and fire. 

6. 48 - Montgomery Street. San Francisco California. [New York]: Continent Stereoscopic Company Publishers, circa 1870s-1890s.

Elevated view of the  "Wall Street of the West."

7. Shooting the Chutes S.F. 1908. Period ink title to mount recto.

Excellent action shot of a boat coming down the waterslide attraction at the popular amusement park The Chutes. 

8. Statue to Liberty - Mt. Olympus. San Francisco: L. Dowe, 1887-1890s. 

A view of a figure standing beneath the Triumph of Light, installed on Thanksgiving Day 1887 atop Mount Olympus on land belonging to Adolph Sutro. 

9. 132 - Front view of "the Baldwin," San Francisco. New York: Continent Stereoscopic Company, 1876-1898. 

An elevated view of the luxury Baldwin Hotel built by Comstock Lode millionaire Elias Jackson "Lucky" Baldwin. Completed in 1876, the lavish bulding was destroyed by a fire in 1898. 

10. 1227 Looking up Powell Street from market, san Francisco, Cal.  New York: Continent Stereoscopic Co., 1870s-1890s. 

11. 5513 In Chinatown San Francisco, Cal. Philadelphia: C.H. Graves, The Universal Photo Art Co., 1901. 

A view of a bustling sidewalk in Chinatown capturing men in Western dress and several figures wearing traditional Chinese clothes. 

12. [Hammam Baths]. ca 1870s. 

A view of the luxurious Turkish and Russian baths located on Grant Avenue. 

An excellent collection of views capturing San Francisco arcitecture before the earthquake and fire of 1906. 

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