Colma
Automobile accident at Mission Road and El Camino Real in Colma. Cypress Lawn Cemetery in background.
Outside SFAccident
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Colma
Automobile accident at Mission Road and El Camino Real in Colma. Cypress Lawn Cemetery in background.
Outside SF
Arguello near Irving
View north on Arguello between Parnassus and Irving (this block has been developed into the UCSF parking garage) showing the results of an auto accident that damage 5 parked cars. Municipal Railway (Muni) N-line streetcar in the background at Irving street. [A total of $500 damage was caused yesterday when a driverless auto rolled the steep grade on Arguello Boulevard near Parnassus and caused a pile up of a total of 5 cars....Julius Kunz, 1570 Sutter, owner of the runaway auto, was cited for neglecting to properly cramp his wheels against the curb.]
Parnassus Heights
Unknown Location
Train wreck and salvage operations, Oakland? Wrecker Crane removing damaged Southern Pacific car
Unknown Location
Train wreck and salvage operations, Oakland? Wrecker Crane removing damaged Southern Pacific car
Unknown Location
Train wreck and salvage operations, Oakland? Removing wreckage
California St Cable Car
Men investigating damaged cable car in California Street Cable Barn at Hyde and California Streets.. [California Street cable car auto wreck December 18th, 1930]
Nob Hill
Mission near Cortland
View east across Mission near Cortland. Work crew at the site of a streetcar accident, where a southbound 12-line streetcar missed a switch and turned at high speed onto Cortland. 3 workmen were injured, including Jack Varner (standing, left)
Bernal Heights
Mission near Cortland
View north on Mission near Cortland. Work crew at the site of a streetcar accident, where a southbound 12-line streetcar missed a switch and turned at high speed onto Cortland. 3 workmen were injured, including Jack Varner
Bernal Heights
Geary near Market
View east on Geary toward Market, site of traffic jam caused by streetcar collision. [. . . couldn't get a streetcar so walked up to see what was holding them up. On Market Street downtown two streetcars had collided - result a tie up for hours. Picture at scene of streetcar collision.]
Downtown / Union Square
Miraloma Park
View north on a cliff above O'Shaughnessy Boulevard behind Encline Court. Cliff began to slip on December 12,1939, after recent construction on O'Shaughnessy Boulevard. (SF Examiner photo)
Miraloma Park
Key System Accident
Emeryville, Crowds of people exiting Key System train after an accident. Key System train derailed near Yerba Buena Avenue and Louise Street causing a disruption in morning commute, commuters were forced to walk to bypass the accident site. (Oakland Tribune photo)
Outside SF
Key System Accident
Emeryville, Key System A-Line train derailed near Yerba Buena Avenue and Louise Street causing a disruption in morning commute, commuters were forced to walk to bypass the accident site. (This photo used as a file photo in 1960) (Call-Bulletin photo)
Outside SF
Market near Powell
View northeast across Market between Powell and Stockton. 6-line streetcar #136 derailed in front of the Flood Building blocking all streetcar traffic. At this point, post merger of merger of Muni and Market Street Railway, both the tracks and equipment were worn leading to this derailment. The 4 tracks were reduced to 2 the next year. Morgen Jewelry Co., Florsheim Shoes, Moore Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes, Anglo California National Bank with large electric signs on top. Banners strung across street and on streetlamps for Lions International convention parade on July 28, 1947. Phelan Building in distance.
Downtown / Union Square
Geneva near Calgary, Daly City
View northeast from the Cow Palace yards toward the intersection of Geneva and Calgary. A storm knocked down large tents during the Grand National Livestock Exposition. Bayview Hill in background left. [Animal tents down in gale]