SF Transport, 1940s Palmer

This early 1940s Kodachrome stock footage, from the Palmer collection, captures San Francisco’s bustling transportation scene. Vibrant shots likely feature cable cars climbing steep hills, ferries crossing the Bay, and streetcars rattling past the Ferry Building. Golden Gate Bridge traffic and pedestrians on Market Street may frame the city’s pre-WWII pulse. Shot with rich color, these silent clips offer a vivid, archival glimpse of urban mobility in a fog-kissed, wartime-era San Francisco.