San Francisco (1938)

Views of San Francisco neighborhoods (from above).

A road on mountain slopes leading into the city.

A view of part of San Francisco from the ocean.

People boarding a ferry to cross the bay.

Passengers sitting down to have lunch.

A view of the stern of a departing ferry.

The ferry sails across the bay.

The ferry docks at the shore.

Passengers get up from the table and prepare to go ashore.

Passengers getting off the ferry.

Trams in a city square.

Views of San Francisco streets.

People boarding a tram.

A tram on a turntable, conductors turning the car around to go back.

Passengers in a tram.

The tram starts moving up the street.

Cars start moving behind the tram.

Passengers in a moving tram.

The tram moves along its route.

Flower sales on one of the city streets.

Views of high-rise buildings.

People in line at the bistro counter.

A view of the stock exchange building.

Women at the window of a ready-made dress shop.

Views of city buildings.

People in one of the city squares.

A little girl plays in the square.

A man sits on a bench and feeds pigeons.

A girl and seagulls.

A man on a bench.

A car drives up to the entrance of the hotel.

The car stands at the entrance and drives away.

Cars drive along the road.

View of one of the buildings.

View of the side of a passenger ship leaving for Hawaii.

Passengers board the ship.

Streamer hanging over the side.

Faces of those seeing them off.

The ship departs from the pier.

Those seeing them off wave their hands.

A passenger liner leaves the bay.

People throw a wheel on a rope for a distance.

A wheel rolling after being thrown.

Fishing boats in San Francisco Bay.

Italian names for fishing boats.

People with fishing rods sit on the pier and fish.

Children from Chinatown fish.

Fishermen mending their nets.

A cat near a fishing net.

Unloading the catch from one of the ships.

Cooking fish and seafood in the street kitchens of the port area.

A new batch of fried shrimp.

Lobster trade.

The cook brings the dish to the customer's car.

A view of part of San Francisco's Chinatown.

A view of a street in Chinatown.

Residents of the neighborhood at a bank.

Telephone operators at work at the switchboard.

Everyday life and everyday life in Chinatown.

Children on the streets of Chinatown.

Workers in the printing house of the neighborhood.

Printing machines at work.

Views of San Francisco's neighborhoods in the fog (from above).