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Downtown Aerial

View east down on Market Street from 5th Street to Ferry Building.

1923

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Ocean Beach

Ocean Beach. Woman and two children posing next to Lurline Pier. View north. Sutro Heights visible in background.

1905 Ocean Beach

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5th & Market

1906 Earthquake and Fire. View southwest to soldiers standing in ruins, pointing east. Chimneys of Old Mint in background, ruins of Lincoln School on left.

1906 South of Market

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Coit Tower

West side of Telegraph Hill with Garfield School in foreground

1952 Telegraph Hill

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Market & Montgomery

Elevated view east over Market St. National Flouring Mills, National Livery & Sale Stable. Zech's Piano Factory.Wagons, carriages, Yerba Buena Island in distance. Muddy street and plank sidewalks. See wnp37.02089 [TEH12 SS-231 Market St. East from Montgy St. 1865] [G810 SS-231] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

1865 Downtown / Union Square

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Great Highway

Man riding bike in parking lot, Esplanade in background

1935 Richmond Outer

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Dolores near 15th

[zoning problem] East side of Dolores St. between 15th and 16th. 1961 apartment building named 'Dolores Manor' at 259 Dolores, beside Edwardian home with recessed entrance and round corner bay at 263 Dolores (built 1910; architect Charles Devlin).

1974 Mission Dolores

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Bush near Kearny

View northwest to man in suit posed holding jackhammer at new Pacific Telephone Co. main business office construction site, 430-444 Bush. Quincy Apartments in background. [#444 Bush St Before Construction Started Mr. Delury Breaks Ground]

1923 Chinatown