Acetate Negative

Contains 2028 photos

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California near Grant

View east from cable car on California between Grant and Stockton to House of Lee, Yamato Sukiyaki in Sing Fat Building, Cathay House at left. Pacific National Bank Building (18 story building at 333 Montgomery, near California, now demolished), Russ Building. Clunie Building with Bank of America ad on west side. St. Mary's Parking Garage and Park (1954) at center. Garage for Metropolitan Life Insurance Building (later Cogswell College and Ritz-Carlton Hotel) at right.

1955 Chinatown

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Grant & California

View north on Grant from inside cable car on California. Old St. Mary's at right. Flags hung over crosswalk. Far East Cafe.

1955 Chinatown

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San Francisco Airport

The San Francisco Airport terminal building entrance, San Bruno. Cafe, 'Airport Limousine' shuttle bus.

1950

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Unknown Location

Automobile (De Soto) in scrap yard, crashed

1955

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Ocean Beach

Ocean Beach looking north to Seal Rocks and 3rd Cliff House. 3rd

1945 Sutro Heights

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Unknown Location

Unidentified waterfront scene with debris in foreground. Cargo barge at left. Military ship tied up in background. (Port Chicago Explosion?)

1940 Outside SF

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Bay Bridge

Elevated view from Pacific Telephone building east to Bay Bridge, Yerba Buena Island, and East Bay hills. Piers, YMCA, Hills Bros. coffee warehouse and tower. Taken in between the opening of the Bay Bridge and construction of the Transbay Terminal.

1937 South of Market

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Market near 3rd

Elevated view west toward Phelan and Bankers Investment Buildings, Mutual Savings Bank and Flannery Buildings. Eagelsons, Jarman, Lundstrom Hats, Prices, Bank of America, Citizens Federal Savings, Dinty's Kitchen, The Stag bar, dentist offices. H. Liebes, Santa Fe Railroad sign, Whittell Building, St. Francis Hotel on Geary Street at right. Muni C-Line #198, Bus #0124, Birdcage traffic signals, Lotta's Fountain at lower right. Taken with wnp100.00663. [Geary St. at Market St.]

1954 South of Market

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Market near 3rd

Elevated view west up Geary Street from upper floor of building toward Mutual Savings Bank and Flannery (with The Stag bar, Dinty's Kithen, dentist offices) Buildings. Whittell Building in distance, center, and Chronicle Building at right. H. Liebes, Whittell Building, Granville's jewelers with 10:35 on clock, Mell's Broiled Hamburgers, Foster's cafeteria, H. Liebes, M. Dunn & Co. furs, Keifer's Shoe Repair, California Savings, Hotel Graystone, Santa Fe Railroad sign, Muni C-Line #198 on Geary Street. Dr. Willett Chiropractor, W and H Liquors, Security Finance signs on Chronicle Building. Taken about the same time as wnp100.00662. [Geary St. at Market St.]

1954 South of Market

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Montgomery near Post

View north to Equitable Life Insurance Building under construction at northeast corner of Sutter Street. Construction began in October 1953 and was completed in June 1955. (TA) Delos C. Butts watch repair at 35 Montgomery. Standard Oil Building background right.

1954 Downtown / Union Square

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San Francisco Airport

Airline terminal interior shot, likely the San Francisco International Airport. United Airlines, American Airlines, Trans World Airlines (TWA) ticket counters. Paperboy.

1950

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Unknown Location

13-piece band and singer on stage with a peacock fan backdrop, likely in a hotel? 'The Old Fort'

1950

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Hyde near McAllister

View north past government buildings to Hotel La Salle sign in distance. The two buildings on the left have since been demolished. [N.W. Corner Hyde & McAllister E.S. Merriman 1-12/9]

1959 Civic Center

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Hyde near McAllister

View toward northwest corner. Hotel La Salle sign in right distance. U.S. Navy truck. Lawyers Book Exchange ('Ralph & Stew Leeman' at 220 McAllister. The buildings on the left have since been demolished. [N.W. Corner Hyde & McAllister E.S. Merriman 1-12/9]

1959 Civic Center

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Hyde near McAllister

View toward northwest corner and building with Bancroft-Whitney Company Law Book Publishers building. Motorized scooter. Lawyers Book Exchange ('Ralph & Stew Leeman' at 220 McAllister. [N.W. Corner Hyde & McAllister E.S. Merriman 1-12/9]

1959 Civic Center