Ocean Beach

Seal Rock House (left structure) and Ocean Beach Pavilion (larger right structure)

Seal Rock House (left structure) and Ocean Beach Pavilion (large central structure)

"CLIFF HOUSE BEACH, SAN FRANCISCO CAL. WEIDNER PHOTO"
Courtesy of Dennis O'Rorke

"Cliff Road and Bathing Beach from Cliff House, W.C.Billington, Photographer"
(click above image for HIGH resolution)

"Beach at San Francisco, Sheehan's Cafe in foreground, Cliff House & Seal Rocks in distance"

"Near Golden Gate Park Aug 1915"

"Frisco Cal - Near Golden Gate Park- Aug 1915"
Courtesy of Dennis O'Rorke

Taken by John Courtwright in 1920
Courtesy of daughter, Mary Courtwright Collins

John Freeman notes: The crowd sitting on those curved things with the great billboards in the background, is
one of a kind. The curved piece are the concrete forms, used when the sea-wall was pored. They are
made of wood, covered with 1X8 boards. That was the time period they were building of the sea-wall.

From Cliff House, 6-21-23
Courtesy of Dennis O'Rorke

Summer 1932
Courtesy of Dennis O'Rorke

"THE WHITE CAP", OLIVERS ROOT BEER, ICE CREAM & SOFT DRINKS"
Courtesy of Frank Mitchell

Courtesy of Frank Mitchell

Image courtesy of Judy Cash Collection

John Freeman notes (4-25-2009): This is most likely one of the "for hire" touring cars, not a private vehicle. The driver is not involved in the picture taking and stares ahead, not at the camera. The 3 slats running from the fenders, above the running board on the drivers side is the strongest indication of a "for hire" car, since passengers would enter or exit at the curb and the left side of the car could be used for luggage or storing blankets/lap robes (since there was no trunk on these old open touring cars. The location is obvious.

Image courtesy of Dennis O'Rorke

U.S. Life Saving Service, Ocean Beach, San Francisco, Cal.
Image courtesy of Judy Cash Collection

"South WindMill, Golden Gate Park, SF, Cal."
"Largest In The World"
Courtesy of Dennis O'Rorke

"PRESIDENT WILLIAM GREER HARRISON LEADING THE OLYMPIC CLUB, OF SAN FRANCISCO, AT ITS
ANNUAL NEW-YEAR'S-DAYFROLIC IN THE SURF NEAR THE CLIFF HOUSE. - L.C. Pedler", Feb 16 1905

OLYMPIC CLUBMEN CELEBRATE THEIR ANNUAL RUN AND DIP IN THE OCEAN
San Francisco Chronicle, January 3 1911

DOLPHINS HAVE CHRISTMAS HIKE TO THE BEACH, WITH A DIP IN THE SURF
S.F. Chronicle December 25 1911