Van Etta Motors (Auto dealership, San Francisco) 1952

Van Ness Theatre (San Francisco) 1907-1910, undated

Van Tassel, Toy & Co. (Insurance agents, San Francisco) 1880

Van Vleck, Aaron (Auctioneer and commission merchant, San Francisco) 1857-1861

Van Winkle & Duncan (Importers of iron, steel, coal..., Sacramento) 1863

Varian Associates (Palo Alto) 1962

Varney, Thomas (Assayer and amalgamator, San Francisco) circa 1880

Varney, Thomas H.B. (Bicycles and blacksmith's supplies, San Francisco) circa 1880

Varney's Sales Room (Clothing, San Francisco) circa 1870

Vassault, F. (San Francisco) undated

Vegetarian Pure Food Cafe (San Francisco) 1903

Veirs, W.B. (Dealer in dry and fancy goods..., Santa Rosa) circa 1885

Velodrome Company of San Francisco, Inc. (San Francisco) 1919

Venus Theatre (San Francisco) 1915-1916

Vermont Marble Company (San Francisco) 1912

Vern's Copper Chimney (Restaurant, St. Helena) circa 1957

Verplanck & McMullin (Jobbers and general dealers in groceries and provisions, San Francisco) 1861

Vesuvio Cafe (San Francisco) 1959

Vetter, Alfred (Japanner and bird cages, San Francisco) 1868

Vice, Thomas (Boat builder, San Francisco) 1888

Vichy Springs, J.A. Redemeyer, Proprietor (Ukiah) circa 1890

Vickery, Atkins & Torrey (Gallery, San Francisco) circa 1915, undated

Victor Equipment Company (San Francisco) 1961-1970

Victoria Theatre (San Francisco) 1915-1917, 1985

Victor's Parisien Restaurant (San Francisco) 1949

Victory Theatre (San Francisco) 1907

Vienna Model Bakery and Cafe, Roemer Bro's. (San Francisco) 1882

Vienna Prater (San Francisco) 1894

Vignier, A. (Importer and general commission merchant, San Francisco) 1883-1886

Vignolo-Giacomino Co. (Importers, Los Angeles) 1912

Vigor of Life (Laboratory, Sacramento) undated

Villa Basque (Restaurant, Stockton) 1971

Villa Chartier (Restaurant, San Mateo) 1953

Villa Fontenay (Resort, Glenwood) circa 1890

Villa Hotel (San Mateo) undated

Virginia Hotel by Sparr & Parks circa 1860

Visalia Stock Saddle Co. (Palm Springs, Sacramento, San Francisco, Santa Barbara) 1906-1947

Vista Del Mar Tract, Amar & Dreifus Agents and Owners (San Pedro) undated

Voizin, Ris & Webster (Auctioneers and commission merchants, San Francisco) 1861-1862

Volkman, C.M. (Seed and commission merchant, San Francisco) 1888

Von Schmidt, J. H. (Civil engineer, mechanical draughtsman..., San Francisco) undated

Von Schoen's School of Navigation and Marine Engineering (San Francisco) circa 1899

Von Swiss, Madam (Astrologist and fortune teller, Oakland) circa 1885

Voorsanger, A.W. (Publisher, San Francisco) undated

Vulcan Iron Works Company (San Francisco) 1857-1870

W.A. Boole & Son (Ship builders and engineers, San Francisco) 1906

W. Cohen, Hirsch & Co. (San Francisco) 1894

W.C. Price & Co. (Produce commission merchants, San Francisco) 1888

W.C. Talbot & Co. (Importers and dealers in lumber, San Francisco) 1857

W.C. Watson & Co., Bankers (Napa) circa 1880

W.E. Barnard & Co. (Real estate auctioneers, Oakland) 1878

W.F. Harris & Co. (Grocers, San Francisco) circa 1880

W.F. Kelsey's City Depot (Trees and shrubs, San Francisco) undated

W.F. Pitts Seed & Nursery Company (San Francisco) 1916, undated

W.G. Stafford & Co. (Coal, coke and pig iron, San Francisco) 1898-1912

W.H. Carpenter & Son (Veterinary surgeons, San Francisco) 1898

W.H. Picard Co. (Plumbing and heating, Oakland) 1952

W.H. Young Company (Molasses, feed stuffs and tank cars, San Francisco) undated

W. & I. Steinhart (Importers and jobbers of clothing, furnishing goods..., San Francisco) 1863-1866

W. & J. Sloane & Co. (Carpets, furniture and upholstery goods, San Francisco) 1880-1948, undated

W.J.T. Palmer & Co. (Manufacturers of office and school furniture, San Francisco) circa 1868

W.K. Vanderslice & Co. (Silversmiths and jewelers, San Francisco) circa 1880-1888

W.M. Dorn & Co. (Druggists, San Leandro) circa 1885

W.M. MacMillan & Co. (Real estate agents, San Francisco) undated

W. Monahan & Co., City Mart Photographic Gallery (San Francisco) undated

W.M. Watson & Co. (Wine growers and dealers in wines and brandies, Oakland) circa 1885

W.P. Fuller & Co., Whittier, Fuller & Co. (Manufacturers of paints, oils and window glass, San Francisco) 1871-1924

W.S. Phelps & Co. (Ship and steamboat blacksmiths, San Francisco) 1888

W.S. Ray Mfg. Co. (Furnace makers, San Francisco) circa 1900-1924

W.T. Ellis Company (Forwarding and commission merchants, Marysville) 1865, 1904

W.T. Garratt & Co. (Brass and bell foundry, San Francisco) 1876-1888

W.W. Montague & Co. (Importers or metals, stoves..., Los Angeles, San Francisco) 1882-1909

Wachs, A.N. (Dealer in dry goods, Oakland) circa 1880

Wachs Bros. (Real estate, Oakland) 1926

Wades Opera House (San Francisco) 1876

Wakefield Rattan Co. (Manufacturers of rattan furniture, San Francisco) 1897

Wakelee's Pharmacies, H.P. Wakelee & Co. (San Francisco) 1866, 1902-1916

Waldorf Billiard Parlors (San Francisco) undated

Walford, William (San Francisco) 1888

Walker, Frank H. (Importer of stoves and ranges, San Francisco) 1909-1913

Walker & Keagle (Hatters, tailors..., Stockton) 1894

Walker & Wade (Manufacturers and importers of saddles, harness, leather..., San Francisco) 1887

Walker, Wilson & Co. (Wholesale and retail dealers in dry goods, Marysville) 1856

Wallach Stained Glass (Berkeley) 1983

Waller Bros. (Contractors and builders, San Mateo) undated

Walnut Creek Mining & Milling Company 1917-1920

Walsh, M.F. (Cookware, San Francisco) 1890

Walston, Hoffman & Goodwin (Investment securities) 1950, undated

Walt Disney Productions (Burbank) 1940-1977

Walt Whitman Bookshop (San Francisco) 1985

Walters, J. Mrs. (Art goods, San Francisco) circa 1917

Walton & Grandeman (Wholesale produce dealers, San Francisco) 1899

Walton, N.C. (Roofing products, San Francisco) 1885

Wangenheim, Sternheim & Co. (Importers and jobbers in crockery, glassware..., San Francisco) 1864-1889

Ward, George W. (Gents' furnishing goods, San Francisco) 1870

Ward House, Russel & Myers, Proprietors (San Francisco) 1849

Ward, Heathcote & Co., Wm. Ward & Co. (Importers of ale, porter and foreign liquors, San Francisco) 1884-1885

Ware, William Henry (General merchandise broker, San Francisco) undated

Warfield Theatre (San Francisco) 1982

Warner, Alexander, Jr. (Dentist, San Francisco) 1875

Washburn & Co. (Auction and commission merchants, San Francisco) 1858

Washburn & Moen Mfg. Co. (Wire rope and cable, San Francisco) 1894, undated

Washington, B.F. (San Francisco) 1874

Washington Hotel (San Francisco) 1916-1933

Washington Manufacturing Co., Adelsdorfer & Brandenstein, Proprietors (Coffee, teas, spices..., San Francisco) 1899

Washington Publishing Co. (Los Angeles) circa 1950

Washington Shaving Parlor and Laundry Office (San Francisco) undated

Washington Square Theatre (San Francisco) 1909-1918

Washington Theatre (San Francisco) 1865, 1918

Washington Tunnel Company (Aurora) 1863

Washoe Exchange, B.F. Jellison (Wines and liquors, San Francisco) 1870

Wason, Archibald (Plain and decorative sign and house painters, San Francisco) 1864

Wasserman, Kaufman & Co. (Importers of silk, Sacramento) undated

Waterman, Kohlberg & Co. (Commission merchants, San Francisco) 1857

Waters & Co. (Coal dealers, San Francisco) 1870

Waters Company (Commercial photographers, San Francisco) undated

Waters, Newhoff & Co., General Printers (San Francisco) circa 1869

Waterhouse & Lester (San Francisco) 1870-1899

Watson, George Allen (Elocutionist, Oakland) 1885

Watson & Co. (Agent for hair restorer, San Francisco) 1882

Watts, S.T. (Druggist, Marysville) 1854-1857

Watts, W.L. (Chemist and assayer, Los Angeles) undated

Wave-Power Air Compressing Co. (San Francisco) 1895

Weaver, P.L. (Commission merchant, San Francisco) 1870

Webb, A.C. (Wholesale and retail dealer in hardware and house furnishing goods, San Francisco) 1868

Webber & Aicher Machine Works (San Francisco) 1902-1906

Weber, Charles, Heublein, L. (Saddlery, Folsom) 1882-1883

Weber, Henry (Hauling, San Francisco) 1888

Webster, J.N. (Postage stamps, San Francisco) 1864

Weed & Kingwell, California Brass Works (San Francisco) 1883

Weekly Examiner (Newspaper, San Francisco) 1887-1904

Weeks-Howe-Emerson (Ship chandlers and sporting goods, San Francisco) 1910-1915, 1955-1966, undated

Weeks & Robinson (Agricultural machinery, Sebastopol) undated

Wegener, F.O. (Notary public, San Francisco) undated

Weil & Levy (Importers of fancy goods, stationery..., San Francisco) 1864-1868

Weir & Irwin (Manufacturers of cabinet furniture, San Francisco) 1863

Weir, J.B. (Importer and dealer in butter, San Francisco) 1853

Welcome Coffee Time (Restaurant, San Francisco) 1944

Wellington Cafe, Miss A. Williams, Proprietor (San Francisco) undated

Wellington Mining and Smelting Company (San Francisco) 1872

Wellman, Peck & Co. (San Francisco) 1864-1954

Wells Fargo & Co. (San Francisco) 1858-2000, undated

Wendell, J.F. (Transcriber, San Francisco) 1888

Wenzell, William T., Pioneer Apothecary (San Francisco) 1870-circa 1880, undated

Wesson, J.W. (Lumber dealer, San Francisco) 1876

West, R.B. (Optician and jeweler, San Francisco) circa 1880

West Coast Re-Weaving Co. (San Francisco) 1943

West Coast Wire and Iron Works (San Francisco) 1907-1912

West End Homestead Association (San Francisco) 1864

West Portal Theatre (San Francisco) 1931

Westerfeld, W., German Bakery and Confectionery (San Francisco) 1892

Western Air Express (Los Angeles, Oakland, San Francisco) circa 1929-1930

Western Airlines (San Francisco) 1941-1960, undated

Western Amusement Supply Co. (Motion picture supplies, San Francisco) 1908

Western Audograph, Inc. (San Francisco) circa 1945-1950

Western Auto Supply Company (Los Angeles) 1927

Western Banker and Financier (Publication, San Francisco) 1916

Western Building and Investment Company (Los Angeles, Oakdale) 1913

Western Department Stores, Kahn's (Oakland) 1949-1955

Western Electric Company (San Francisco) 1926, undated

Western Electro-Mechanical Co., Inc. (Oakland) circa 1918

Western Employers Service undated

Western Fertilizer Co. (San Francisco) undated

Western Fire & Marine Insurance Co. of California (San Francisco) circa 1880, undated

Western Harvester Company (Stockton) 1927

Western Hotel (Sacramento) 1903, undated

Western Loose Leaf Co. (San Francisco) circa 1950

Western Manufacturing Co., Sto-Rex Craft Department (Craft supplies, San Francisco) undated

Western Market, C.L. Storck, Butcher (San Francisco) circa 1870

Western Pacific Railroad (San Francisco) 1910-1970

Western Perfumery Co. (San Francisco) circa 1882

Western Pipe and Steel Co. (South San Francisco) 1983

Western Railroader (San Mateo) 1956-1966

Western Sugar Refinery (San Francisco) 1929, undated

Western Tel. & Sound Labs. (San Francisco) 1949

Western Union Telegraph Company circa 1910, undated

Westgate-California Corporation (San Diego) 1967

Westgate Press (Publishers, San Francisco) 1929-1930

Westminster Hotel (Los Angeles) circa 1915

West's California Digest (Law books) undated

Westview Heights Tract, Charles O. Middleton, General Agent undated

Westwood Cafeteria (Los Angeles) 1925

Wetherbee & Cook (Importers of foreign and domestic lumber, San Francisco) 1861

Wetherby & Kayser, Fine Shoes (Pasadena) circa 1885

Wharfside (Commercial development, San Francisco) 1968

Wheat, M.C.T. (Wine merchant, San Francisco) 1875

Wheaton & Luhrs (Wholesale provisions, San Francisco) 1888

Wheelan & Co., Alta Mills (Flour, meal, hominy..., San Francisco) 1866

Wheeler, J.H. (Wines and brandies, St. Helena) circa 1890

Wheeler, Reynolds & Stauffer (Chemicals, San Francisco) undated

Wheeler & Wilson Mfg. Co. (Sewing machines, San Francisco) circa 1888-1900, undated

Wheelock & Co. (Stock, grain and provisions brokers, San Francisco) 1897

Whitaker & Bloomer (House and sign painters, San Francisco) 1867

White, Channing (Patent medicine, San Francisco) circa 1885

White Company (Automobiles, San Francisco) 1910

White & Hewlett (Wholesale dealers and jobbers in grain and produce, San Francisco) 1883

White House, The (Department store, San Francisco) 1870-1964, undated

White, John (Remedy, San Francisco) undated

White & Kohlman (Commission merchants, San Francisco) 1885

White, Rogers & Co. (San Francisco) 1899

White, S.A. (Dealer in coal, San Francisco) 1870

White Sun Guest Ranch (Palm Springs) 1956

White Theatre undated

White Theatre (Fresno) 1924

White & Wing (Dealers and workers in tin, copper, zinc..., Columbia) 1850

White's Laundry (San Francisco) circa 1900

White's Stables, William M. White (San Francisco) 1864

Whiteside Hall (Georgetown) 1872

Whithead & Hoag Co. (Manufacturers of advertising novelties, Los Angeles) circa 1905

Whitilaw, Thomas P.H. (San Francisco) 1888

Whiting & Co.'s Express (Quincy) 1865

Whitman and Barnes Manufacturing Co. (Agricultural machinery, hardware and tools, San Francisco) 1893

Whitney, A.P. (Dealer in groceries, provisions..., Petaluma) 1869

Whitney, D.C. (Produce commission merchant, San Francisco) 1855

Whitney, H.B., Mrs. (Men's furnishing and clothing, San Francisco) undated

Whittier-Coburn Company (Paint manufacturers, San Francisco) undated

Whyte & De Rome, Globe Brass and Bell Foundry (San Francisco) 1889

Wickes, Ethel M. & Florence L. (Artists, San Francisco) circa 1915

Wieland Bros. (Importers and wholesale provision dealers, San Francisco) 1887

Wightman & Hardie (Importers and dealers in foreign and domestic dry goods, San Francisco) 1863

Wigmore, John (Furniture manufacturer, hardwood lumber dealer, San Francisco) 1862-1883

Wigwam Theatre (San Francisco) 1885-1917, undated

Wilbert, Fred V. (Tool manufacturer, San Francisco) circa 1937

Wilcox, E.J. (Dealer in boots and shoes, San Jose) circa 1885

Wilcox, Felter & Co. (Wholesale liquor dealers, Sacramento) 1871

Wiley B. Allen Co. (Console music cabinets, Fresno, Los Angeles, Oakland, Sacramento, San Diego, San Jose) 1923, undated

Wilhelm & Elbe, Apothecary (San Francisco) 1870

Wilkes Theatre (San Francisco) 1925-1927, undated

Wilkes-Alcazar Theatre (San Francisco) 1922-1924

Wilkie, Andrew, Mechanics' Mill (Manufacturer of mouldings, brackets, windows..., San Francisco) 1883

Will E. Fisher & Co. (Real estate agents, San Francisco) circa 1885

Will & Finck (Cutlery, plated-ware, sporting and baseball goods, San Francisco) circa 1883

Willcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine Co. (San Francisco) circa 1880

William Cavalier & Co. (Investment securities, Berkeley, Oakland, San Francisco, Los Angeles) undated

William H. Keith & Co. (Importers of medicines and chemicals, San Francisco) 1860

William Hadlock & Co., Market Street Water (San Francisco) 1861

William Haseltine & Co., Pioneer Japanese and Chinese Bazaar (San Francisco) 1872

William H. Rouse & Co. (General commission merchants, San Francisco) 1888

William J. Heney & Co. (Manufacturers and importers of furniture and carpets, San Francisco) circa 1870-1880

William Lewis & Co. (Cigar manufacturers, San Francisco) 1883

William Meyer & Co. (Importers and dealers in clothing, San Francisco) 1866-1869

William Nagel & Co. (Produce, San Francisco) 1863

William Porter Antiques (Banning, Truckee) 1949

William S. Snook & Sons, G. & W. Snook (Plumbers, San Francisco) 1877-1903

William T. Coleman (Wholesale chocolate, San Francisco) circa 1880

Williams, A.E. (Mines and mining, San Francisco) undated

Williams, Belser & Co. (Contractors, San Francisco) 1895-1896

Williams, Blanchard & Co. (Shipping and commission merchants, San Francisco) 1870

Williams & Burdick (Dry goods, Benicia) undated

Williams, Dimond & Co. (Shipping, San Francisco) 1906, 1987

Williams, James B. (M.D., San Francisco) undated

Williams & Woods (Contractors for stone sidewalks, San Francisco) 1896

Williams, W.S. (Attorney, Berkeley) 1898

Willows (Resort, San Francisco) 1860

Willson Bros. Paper Cleaning Co. (San Francisco) undated

Willys-Overland of California (San Francisco) 1917, circa 1942

Wilmerding & Co., Wilmerding & Kellogg (Importers and jobbers of wines and liquors, San Francisco) 1870-1884

Wilson, A.E. (Artist, Oakland) undated

Wilson & Bro. (Manufacturers and dealers in doors, windows and blinds, San Francisco) 1868-1888, undated

Wilson Brothers Co. (Storage and moving, San Francisco) 1897

Wilson, C. (San Francisco) 1872

Wilson, S.H. (Window shade attachment, Oakland) circa 1880

Wilson Theatre (Fresno) 1926

Wilson's Emporium (Hosiery, ribbons,..., San Francisco) circa 1880

Wilson's Exchange (Hotel and restaurant, San Francisco) 1853-1855

Wilson's Inn, Arno H. Wilson, Proprietor (Atlas) undated

Wilson's Modern Dance Studio (San Francisco) 1921

Wilzinski Bros. (Sonora, Visalia) undated

Windham Hill (Record company, Palo Alto) 1983

Windsor Hotel (San Francisco) undated

Windsor Press (San Francisco) 1935

Wing Fat & Co., Chinese and Japanese Bazaar (San Francisco) undated

Wing, Stephen (Dealer in stoves, tin ware..., Columbia) 1861

Winter Brothers (Agents for canned salmon, San Francisco) undated

Winter, Clive S. (Designer, San Francisco) 1945-1946

Winter Garden (Ice rink, San Francisco) undated

Winterland (San Francisco) 1940, 1978

Winters & Russell (Dealers in dry goods, notions..., Pomona) 1896

Winters Theatre (Daly City) 1917

Winters Theatre (Winters) 1917

Wise, E. (Commission produce merchant, San Francisco) 1870

Wise & Goldfish (Dealers in dry and fancy goods..., Santa Rosa) 1867

Witkin Gallery, Inc. 1979

Witmer's Drug Store (Folsom) circa 1900

Witte Engine Works (San Francisco) 1923

Wo Hop Co. (San Francisco) undated

Wold Book Shop (Oakland) undated

Wolf Bros. (San Francisco) 1867

Wolf, W. (Importer and manufacturer of cloaks and mantillas, San Francisco) 1865

Wollpert & Schwerdt, Indianapolis Furniture Co. (San Francisco) 1884

Wollweber, Theodore (Druggist) 1881

Wolters & Fechheimer (Imorters and dealers in wines and liquors, San Francisco) circa 1880

Wonder, Hat, Flower and Feather Store (San Francisco) circa 1885

Woo Kah Kung Shaw Co. (San Francisco) undated

Wood-Crane Company (Mail order house, San Francisco) undated

Wood-Curtis Company Incorporated (Wholesale fruit and produce, Sacramento) 1918

Wood, George (Attorney and notary public, Sierraville) circa 1885

Woodbury, George E. (Ore concentrating machines, San Francisco) circa 1900

Woodcock & Hodge, Zenith Planing Mills (Manufacturers of mouldings, brackets..., Oakland) 1890

Woodhams, Maurice S. (Attorney, San Francisco) 1892

Woodin & Little, Inc. (Pumps, San Francisco) circa 1880-1931

Woodruff, W.H., Veterinary Dentist (San Francisco) circa 1890

Wood's Old Book Store (Oakland) undated

Woodward, G.P. (Subscription-Book Publisher, San Francisco) 1889

Woodward & Taggart (Real estate agents and auctioneers, Oakland) 1878

Woodward's Pavilion (San Francisco) 1899

Woodward's What Cheer House (San Francisco) circa 1870

Woodworth, Schell & Co. (San Francisco) undated

Wool Growers Inn (Stockton) 1969-1970

Woolman, John (Plumbing, tinning and gas fitting, San Diego) 1901

Woolsey & Ralston (Real estate and insurance, Berkeley) 1922

Woolworth's 1954

Wooster & Co. (Foundry and machine shop, Sonora) circa 1860

Workman Packing Company (San Francisco) undated

Wormser Brothers (San Francisco) 1860

Wormser & Co. (Wholesale dealers in canned goods, San Francisco) 1888

Worthington, Henry R. (Condensing apparatus, San Francisco) 1899

Wright, Cedric (Studio, Berkeley) 1948

Wright & Rushforth (Architects, San Francisco) 1916

Wurkeim Brothers (Importers, manufacturers and dealers in cloaks, cloths..., San Francisco) 1869

Wyatt, McGraw & Co. (Sacramento) circa 1897

Wyatt, Pracht & Co. (Agents for cleaning product, San Francisco) circa 1890

Wyatt's Antiquarian Book Store (San Francisco) undated

Wyckoff, Seamans & Benedict (Typewriters, San Francisco) 1898

Wyman, J.F. (Saws, San Francisco) circa 1890

Wyttenbach, Emanuel (Artist, San Francisco) undated

Yager, Peter (Dealer in wines, liquors and cigars, Folsom) undated

Yale (Steamship) 1954

Yamato, Japanese Antiques and Art Curios (Los Angeles, San Francisco) undated

Yan Nin Tong, Chinese Drug Store (San Francisco) 1917-1918

Yawman and Erbe Mfg. Co. (Office furniture and supplies, Oakland, San Francisco) 1925

Ye Tea Cup Inne of San Francisco, Miss K.E. Moore (San Mateo) undated

Yellow Cab Company (San Francisco) 1929-1947, undated

Yellow Jacket Silver Mining Co. (San Francisco) 1879

Yick Man Lung & Co. (San Francisco) undated

York & Co. (Investment securities, San Francisco) 1954-1956

York Mining Company (Little York) 1852

Yosemite Galleries (San Francisco) 1966

Yosemite Hotel (Stockton) 1890

Yosemite National Park Co. (Yosemite) undated

Yosemite Theater (Stockton) circa 1894

Yost Theatre (Santa Ana) circa 1910

Young Company (Marine hardware and boat equipment, San Francisco) 1946

Youngclaus & Hempel (Manufacturers of boots and shoes, San Francisco) 1872

Zammitt, Joseph (Surveyor, San Francisco) 1888

Zellerbach Paper Company 1930-1957

Zussman, S., Dr. (San Francisco) 1898