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Studio

The Cliff House has always been a popular tourist attraction.  Here are a few studio pictures purchased as souvenirs...

 

      

 


 


Image courtesy of Cathy Rogala

 

 

  

"Cliff Photo Gallery, W.C. BILLINGTON & CO., PHOTOGRAPHERS, Cliff House, San Francisco, Cal."

"Nov 25 - 1906"


 


"Aunt Louise, Uncle Jake Nobe, Edna, ???, Allie"

 

 

Edwin Leander Alexander (left)  &  George Craig (right), 1906

Both were cable car conductors.  Uncle Ed is dark complected but he was caucasian.  George was a Scottish emigrant.

Contributed by Jerry Dagenhart, Cumberland Virginia

 


"PACIFIC OCEAN, BEACH GALLERY, CLIFF HOUSE, JONES & KENNETT, Proprietors, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL"
(J&K was in business from >1899 to 1900 at three places: The Chutes (at Stanyan), B nr 49th (now >Balboa & La Playa),
and 2 Ocean Terrace - source: J Caddick)

 


Coast Artillery soldiers - courtesy of the John Martini Collection

 


Courtesy of the Eliza Simmons Collection

 


lots of kids!

 

I suspect many of the studio tintypes above came from CLIFF FOTO GALLERY, between the Cliff House and Sutro Baths.

 

 


The below photos are courtesy of the John Freeman Collection
 

 

 

            

 

 

 



"November 7, 1926"

 

 

(Any help translating is much appreciated...  gary)
 



 


Image courtesy of Dennis O'Rorke

 

 

 


CH Vitalini Foto, 271 Montgomery Ave, SF Cal

 


Want to see more?  For the most extensive collection of Cliff House studio photographs on the web:
http://www.sanfranciscomemories.com/cliff/studiophotos/
 

 

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