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Picture file card identifies McMautrie as a draughtsman for the U.S. surveying expedition and reads "From left to right: Clark Point, Rincon Point, Happy Valley, Long Wharf, Pacific Wharf, Appolo Warehouse, Niantic Warehouse, Sampson Street and Portsmith Square".https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/screenshot-2023-09-11-at-22-25-21-minna-st-c2b7-san-francisco-ca.pngscreenshot-2023-09-11-at-22-25-21-minna-st-c2b7-san-francisco-cahttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/screenshot-2023-05-31-at-4.06.14-pm.pngscreenshot-2023-05-31-at-4.06.14-pmhttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eddy-1849-4.pngeddy-1849-4https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eddy-1849-3.pngeddy-1849-3https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eddy-1849-2.pngeddy-1849-2https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eddy-1849-1.pngeddy-1849-1https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/eddy-1849.pngeddy-18492023-09-19T03:46:12+00:00monthlyhttps://fernhilltours.com/2022/07/14/benjamin-r-buckelew-the-first-official-map-of-san-francisco/https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/north-point-fardon-1856ish.pngNorth Point--Fardon--1856ishhttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/california-city-new-star-steamer-buckelew.pngCalifornia City--New Star steamer--Buckelewhttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/vioget-yerba-buena-oblique-survey-map.pngVioget--Yerba Buena--Oblique Survey Maphttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/buckelew-california-city-punta-de-quentin-1.pngBuckelew--California City--Punta de Quentinhttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2005-0641_000075087.jpg2005-0641_000075087San Quentin State Prison, 1874, photo by Carleton Watkins. 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Per Ulrich's description, I'm pretty sure that's the old 608 Stockton at the far left.https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/fanny-vandergrift-osbourne-1876.jpgFanny-Vandergrift-Osbourne-1876Fanny Van de Grift Osbourne, ca. 1876https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/robert-louis-stevenson-1880.jpegRobert Louis Stevenson 1880https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/rla-eap.pngRLA - EAP2016-02-17T20:00:31+00:00monthlyhttps://fernhilltours.com/2015/11/19/school-alley-the-early-history-of-garfield-elementary/https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/school-alley-featured-image.pngSchool Alley Featured Imagehttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/union-primary-school-from-russian-hill.pngUnion Primary School-from Russian Hillhttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/garfieldunion-primary-pre-1906.pngGarfield:Union Primary-Pre-1906?https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/garfield-school-20th-century.pngGarfield School-20th Centuryhttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/union-street-school-1856.pngUnion Street School-1856https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/school-alley.jpgSchool Alleyhttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/president-garfield-garfield-school.jpgPresident Garfield-Garfield School2020-06-23T19:26:59+00:00monthlyhttps://fernhilltours.com/2015/09/09/taylor-street-and-the-death-of-president-zachary-taylor/https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/taylor-street-featured-image.pngTaylor Street - Featured Imagehttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/battle-of-buena-vista-mexican-war.gifBattle of Buena Vista - Mexican Warhttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/steamer-california-1848.jpgSteamer California 1848https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/alta-aug-23-1850.pngAlta, Aug. 23, 1850https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/zachary_taylor_half_plate_daguerreotype_c1843-45.pngZachary_Taylor_half_plate_daguerreotype_c1843-45Zachary Taylor2015-11-20T18:06:59+00:00monthlyhttps://fernhilltours.com/2015/09/03/weeks-day-and-the-modern-face-of-nob-hill/https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/weeks-day-featured-image.pngWeeks & Day - Featured Imagehttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cathedral-apartments-2012.jpgCathedral Apartments - 2012https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/brocklebank-apartments-2015.jpgBrocklebank Apartments - 2015https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/huntington-hotel-january-2013.jpgHuntington Hotel - January 2013https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/intercontinental-mark-hopkins-june-2014.jpgIntercontinental Mark Hopkins - June 20142015-09-09T20:49:45+00:00monthlyhttps://fernhilltours.com/2012/07/09/hello-world/https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/picture-59.pngPicture 52015-06-09T18:01:03+00:00monthlyhttps://fernhilltours.com/2012/07/20/72/https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_3432.jpgIMG_34322015-06-09T17:58:45+00:00monthlyhttps://fernhilltours.com/2012/07/27/last-night-i-w/https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/choy.jpgchoy2015-06-09T17:58:02+00:00monthlyhttps://fernhilltours.com/2012/08/03/first-full-walk-update/https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/3a28379r.jpg3a28379rhttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/portsmouth-plaza-1866.jpgPortsmouth Plaza - 18662015-06-09T17:56:59+00:00monthlyhttps://fernhilltours.com/2012/08/19/first-walk-inauguration/https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/photo1.jpgphotohttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_4911.jpgIMG_4911https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/photo.jpgphoto2015-06-09T17:56:07+00:00monthlyhttps://fernhilltours.com/2012/08/22/most-disrespected-plaque-in-sf/https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_35792.jpgIMG_3579https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/richardson_map_sf-e1345616915326.jpgRichardson_Map_SF2015-06-09T17:55:11+00:00monthlyhttps://fernhilltours.com/2012/08/31/theodore-crazy-judah/https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/russ-house.pngRuss Househttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img321.jpgimg321https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/theodore-judah.jpgtheodore-judah2015-06-09T17:54:27+00:00monthlyhttps://fernhilltours.com/2012/09/07/rats-of-old-san-francisco/https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sfh.pngsfhhttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/occ.pngocchttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/picture-2.pngPicture 2https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sf-ships.jpgsf-ships2015-06-09T17:53:38+00:00monthlyhttps://fernhilltours.com/2012/09/18/california-named-after-fictional-island/https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/cal-leader.pngcal leaderhttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/island_of_california.jpgisland_of_california2015-06-09T17:53:06+00:00monthlyhttps://fernhilltours.com/2012/09/23/hotel-del-coronado-facts-or-fantasy/https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/marilyn-del.pngmarilyn delhttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/17044.jpg17044https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_49401.jpgIMG_4940https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_49411.jpgIMG_49412015-06-09T17:52:32+00:00monthlyhttps://fernhilltours.com/2012/12/30/white-christmas-in-old-san-francisco/https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/alta-snow-1.pngalta-snow 1https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/1882-snowstorm-palace-hotel-left.jpg1882 Snowstorm - Palace Hotel leftNew Year's Eve, 1882 @ Market & Montgomery Streets (Palace Hotel @ left)2015-06-09T17:50:47+00:00monthlyhttps://fernhilltours.com/2013/01/03/sutro-baths-then-now/https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/sutro-s-2.jpgsutro-s-2https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/koch.jpgkochhttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/20090804154757.jpg20090804154757https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_3318-2.jpgIMG_3318 2https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/sutro1.jpgsutro1https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_3349-2.jpgIMG_3349 2https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/sutro_baths_rear_001.jpgsutro_baths_rear_001https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/sutro.jpgsutro2015-06-09T17:50:11+00:00monthlyhttps://fernhilltours.com/2013/01/16/general-sherman-in-old-san-francisco/https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/shermans-bank-1906.jpgSherman's Bank 19061906, Sherman's Bank at center w/ original third story (was removed after 1906 quake for safety reasons)https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/shermans-bank-2012.jpgSherman's Bank - 2012https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/william-tecumseh-sherman.jpg97n/20/huty/7055/202015-06-09T17:49:38+00:00monthlyhttps://fernhilltours.com/2013/03/19/the-truth-about-joice-street-the-man-it-was-named-for-erastus-volney-joice/https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/joycetoo.pngjoycetoohttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/evjoice.jpgEVJOICELooking across California street at the northside of the original Joice block.https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_3953.jpgIMG_3953https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/11-march-1850.png11 march 1850https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/joyce-st.pngJoyce Sthttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dorado-jenny-union.jpgdorado-jenny-union1866: Last ghost of what the Union Hotel once was at right; middle, the 3rd Jenny Lind Theatre, now City Hall; left, originaly the El Dorado, now Hall of Records2019-01-30T18:53:15+00:00monthlyhttps://fernhilltours.com/2013/04/01/leroy-place-the-fire-of-dec-24-1849/https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/leroy-capture.pngleroy capturehttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/leroy-n-s.jpgLEROY-N-SLeroy place, from north-to-south.https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/screen-shot-2013-03-19-at-10-31-33-pm.pngScreen Shot 2013-03-19 at 10.31.33 PMGround Plan of the Fire from the Daily Alta California, note "13 Store, Victor Leroy."https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/655-montgomery.jpg655 Montgomery655 Montgomery street today, at corner of Merchant, where Victor Leroy's shop would have been located in 1849. Note Portsmouth square through the alley.2018-10-19T05:47:02+00:00monthlyhttps://fernhilltours.com/2013/04/11/fella-place-the-post-gold-rush-depression/https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/fella-place-featured.pngFella Place Featuredhttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/fella-place-2.jpgFella Place 2From the east end of Fella Place, looking west to Powell Street.https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/fella-place-1.jpgFella Place 1Fella Place is at left though the sign is currently parallel with Powell Street.https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/fella-place-316.pngFella place 316Notice lot #316 in upper-right corner, where Fella place is found today.2022-04-08T18:27:40+00:00monthlyhttps://fernhilltours.com/2013/04/22/priest-street-the-halcyon-days-of-sacramento/https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/priest-street-s-n.jpgPriest Street - s-nLooking northward on Priest.https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/wreck_of_the_central_america.jpgWreck_of_the_Central_America1857 painting of the sinking of the Central America by J. Childs. Albert Priest was aboard the ship and rescued by the barque Ellen.https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/priest-street-featured.pngPriest Street Featuredhttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/priest-street-stairs.jpgPriest Street Stairshttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/priest-street-sign.jpgPriest Street Sign2025-10-07T20:38:22+00:00monthlyhttps://fernhilltours.com/2013/06/03/golden-court-the-affrays-of-john-golden/https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/3-golden-court-1886.jpg3 Golden Court - 1886The shaded square is the Golden's house, cropped from an 1886 Sanborn Insurance Map.https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/golden-court-featured.pngGolden Court Featuredhttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/golden-court-s-n.jpgGolden Court S-Nhttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/golden-court-n-s.jpgGolden Court N-SJust past Golden Court's entrance at Sacramento, looking south.https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/golden-court-entrance.jpgGolden Court entrance2015-06-09T17:44:46+00:00monthlyhttps://fernhilltours.com/2013/06/28/kimball-place-the-noisy-carrier-charles-proctor-kimball/https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/77-long-wharf-today.jpg77 Long Wharf Today77 Long Wharf, today.https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/long-wharf-noisy-carriers-publishing-hall-bancroft-library.pngLong Wharf - Noisy Carrier's Publishing Hall - Bancroft LibraryCourtesy of the Bancroft Library, U.C. Berkeley, wood engraving, 15 x 23 cm.https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/noisy-carriers-book-and-stationery-co-long-wharf-battery-street.pngNoisy Carrier's Book and Stationery Co. - Long Wharf - Battery StreetAdvertisement from 1856 in Daily Alta California showing where the Noisy Carrier's new storefront was located, with fronts on both Long Wharf and Battery. Today, Le Méridien hotel with Bar 333 and Bistro stands in this spot.https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/charles-proctor-kimball-the-noisy-carrier-san-francisco.jpgCharles Proctor Kimball the Noisy Carrier San FranciscoCharles P. Kimballhttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/1-kimball-place.jpg1 Kimball Placehttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/kimball-place-n-s.jpgKimball Place N-SLooking down the south half of Kimball Place which was originally part of Kimball Street. When Dashiell Hammett was writing The Glass Key and editing The Maltese Falcon for book release, he lived in the yellow building at left [address].https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/kimball-place-sign.pngKimball Place Sign2015-06-09T17:41:58+00:00monthlyhttps://fernhilltours.com/2013/08/16/charles-p-kimballs-san-francisco-city-directory-1850/https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/charles-kimball-society-of-california-pioneers-certificate-heading.pngCharles Kimball Society of California Pioneers Certificate - HeadingCropping from Charles P. Kimball's Society of California Pioneers certificate.https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/rebecca-kimball-city-directory-certification.jpgRebecca Kimball City Directory CertificationRebecca Kimball's certification that this copy was indeed her father's personal copy.https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/charles-kimball-signature-directory-1850.jpgCharles Kimball Signature Directory 1850First page of directory with Kimball's signature.https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/charles-kimball-noisy-carrier-business-card.jpgCharles Kimball Noisy Carrier Business CardCharles Kimball's business card after the incorporation of Noisy Carrier's.https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/charles-kimball-san-francisco-directory-1850.jpgCharles Kimball San Francisco Directory 1850Photos taken by permission of the Society of California Pioneers.2015-06-09T17:40:48+00:00monthlyhttps://fernhilltours.com/2013/11/25/from-lincoln-street-to-macondray-lane-the-life-and-family-of-seth-s-lincoln/https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/macondray-lane-west-from-jones.jpgMacondray Lane West from JonesThe west block of Macondray, from Jones Street.https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/lincoln-street-humphreys-atlas.pngLincoln Street Humphreys Atlashttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/lincoln-street-featured.pngLincoln Street Featuredhttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/california-gold-fields-mormon-island.jpgCalifornia Gold Fields - Mormon Islandhttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/macondray-stroll.jpgMacondray StrollLooking west down the east block of Macondray.https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/macondray-lane-jones-gate.jpgMacondray Lane Jones Gatehttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/macondray-lane-stairs.jpgMacondray Lane Stairs2015-06-09T17:39:49+00:00monthlyhttps://fernhilltours.com/2014/07/25/got-a-revolution-the-beginning-of-the-california-gold-rush-1848/https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/screen-shot-2014-07-25-at-8-51-11-pm1.pngSutter's Mill - 1851Sketch of Sutter's Mill done using painting by Charles Nahl which was based on a sketch from 1851.https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/california-gold-fields-mormon-island1.jpgcalifornia-gold-fields-mormon-islandWhile this map has Natoma and Mormon Island as different locations, articles in newspapers from the 19th century confirm they were different names for the same location.https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/screen-shot-2014-07-25-at-1-41-02-pm.pngYerba Buena Cove ShipsShips in Yerba Buena Cove, circa 1851.https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/screen-shot-2014-07-25-at-1-34-32-pm.pngSamuel Brannanhttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/screen-shot-2014-07-25-at-7-55-57-am.pngThe Dream of a Prospecting Minerhttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/screen-shot-2014-07-25-at-8-11-19-am.pngHow The California Mines Are Workedhttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/california-gold-fields-mormon-island.jpgcalifornia-gold-fields-mormon-islandhttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/mining-leader.pngmining leaderhttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/john-bidwell.pngJohn BidwellJohn Bidwell, founder of Chico, and the camp of Bidwell's Bar during the gold rush.2015-06-09T17:38:58+00:00monthlyhttps://fernhilltours.com/2015/02/07/the-california-street-wiggle-the-lombard-street-that-never-was/https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/lombard-street-vintage-postcard.pngLombard Street - Vintage Postcardhttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/california-street-wiggle-1905-plan.pngCalifornia Street Wiggle - 1905 planhttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/william-barclay-parsons.jpgWilliam Barclay Parsons2015-06-09T17:38:09+00:00monthlyhttps://fernhilltours.com/2015/03/01/ina-coolbrith-the-nob-hill-berth-of-the-west-coast-bohemians/https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/coolbrith-home-mantel.pngCoolbrith home - mantelhttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ina-coolbrith-1924.pngIna Coolbrith - 1924https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/haggin-nob-hill.pngHaggin - Nob Hill -https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/coolbrith-salon-1862.pngCoolbrith Salon - 1862https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ina-coolbrith-1871.pngIna Coolbrith - 18712015-11-26T04:48:11+00:00monthlyhttps://fernhilltours.com/2015/05/28/russian-hill-the-story-of-san-franciscos-first-legal-hanging-was-it-bogus/https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/col-john-c-hays.jpgCol. John C. Hayshttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/execution-of-jose-forner-russian-hill-1852.pngExecution of Jose Forner - Russian Hill - 1852https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/forner-hanging-russian-hill-featured-image.pngForner Hanging - Russian Hill Featured Imagehttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/san-francisco-from-pleasant-valley-1851.pngSan Francisco-from Pleasant Valley - 1851Looking north from Pleasant Valley toward the heart of the city in 1851.https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/jose-forner-forni-russian-hill-hanged.pngJose Forner Forni Russian Hill Hangedhttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/annals-sf-map-fern-hill.jpegAnnals SF map - Fern HillPost-gold rush San Francisco circa 1854: note Pleasant Valley at bottom left, west of Rincon Point, around Harrison and 2nd streets.https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/three-crosses-russian-hill.pngThree crosses - Russian HillFrom article on Russian Hill, December 1912, S. F. Call, showing the three crosses mentioned in the 1857 Daily Alta article. [Cropped from original]https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fort-ross.jpgFort RossRussian California: the last replica, the SE section of Fort Ross in 2015.https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/russian-hill-crosses-sf-call.pngRussian Hill Crosses - SF CallFrom article on Russian Hill, December 1912, S. F. Call, showing the three crosses mentioned in the 1857 Daily Alta article.2015-06-09T17:36:23+00:00monthlyhttps://fernhilltours.com/2015/06/04/john-k-duer-how-russian-hill-was-almost-telegraph-hill-plus-the-origin-of-merchant-street/https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1849-sketch-looking-at-the-golden-gate-from-telegraph-hill.png1849 sketch looking at the Golden Gate from Telegraph Hill.1849 sketch looking at the Golden Gate from Telegraph Hill.https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/telegraph-hill-from-financial-district-high-rise-2014-walking-tours-san-francisco.pngTelegraph Hill from Financial District High Rise - 2014 - Walking Tours San Franciscohttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/telegraph-hill-1855.pngTelegraph Hill - 1855North Point, Telegraph Hill and part of North Beach from San Francisco Bay circa 1855. Up atop the hill you can see what is most likely the old telegraph house.https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/from-around-sutter-and-sansome-looking-north-toward-telegraph-hill-san-francisco-later-painted-from-1849-sketch.pngFrom around Sutter and Sansome, looking north toward Telegraph Hill - San Francisco - later painted from 1849 sketchhttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/view-from-south-foot-of-telegraph-before-broadway-was-graded-through.pngView from south foot of Telegraph before Broadway was graded through2015-06-09T17:35:08+00:00monthlyhttps://fernhilltours.com/2012/10/31/cemeteries-of-old-san-francisco-whered-ye-go/https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/ybc.jpgybchttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/picture-13.pngPicture 13https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/cc131.pngcc13Chinese Burial in SF, 1892 (Laurel Hill Cemetery?)https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/cc13.pngcc13https://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/lone-mnt.pnglone mntCemetery detail from 1912 SF map for Panama-Pacific Int'l Expositionhttps://fernhilltours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/yerba-buena-cem.pngYerba Buena CemeteryYerba Buena Cemetery, 18512013-04-04T04:23:53+00:00monthlyhttps://fernhilltours.comdaily1.02025-10-07T20:38:22+00:00