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Geary near 18th Ave
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Geary near 18th Ave

View east past the Koffee Kup restaurant and the Alexandria Theatre, where the silent film <i>Forty Winks</i> was playing.

Richmond Inner
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

Murphy Windmill at southwest corner of park.

Golden Gate Park
Divisadero & Pacific
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Divisadero & Pacific

View northwest to closing of Pacific Ave. Cable Car Line. People dressed in Victorian clothing for the final day of the old cable car. Car #62.

Pacific Heights
Geary, Kearny, & Market
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Geary, Kearny, & Market

Elevated view west over crowded street scene to Geary; Flannery building at left with large billboard atop, Lotta's Fountain; Chronicle Building on the right, Schmidt Building with Korn Hats, Rosenstock Building with Golden Pheasant restaurant, Whittell Building in distance. Outbound D-Line streetcar at Kearny, inbound D-Line approaching on Geary. Flannery Building signage on 2nd and 3rd floors for dentist Dr. Charles Henry ('Doc') Strub, who, in 1919, became part owner and president of the San Francisco Seals baseball team until 1938. J. Edlin Merchant Tailor on 4th Floor, Slavin Hair Grower on 5th Floor, General Cigar Co. at street level. United Cigars, William T. Valentine Suits at northwest corner Geary & Kearny.

Downtown / Union Square
Communist Demonstration
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Communist Demonstration

In front of Main Library at Polk and McAllister Streets. 19-line Polk streetcar.

Civic Center
Union & Stockton
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Union & Stockton

Washington Square, view to northeast. Man in car with parrot on shoulder, parked next to Washington Square. Modern Painting Co. in background.

North Beach
Fell & Stanyan
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Fell & Stanyan

Shell Company of California / ShellMotor Oil gas station at northeast corner of Fell and Stanyan. Attendants nattily attired in white coats, pants and caps.

Panhandle
20th Ave & Lake
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20th Ave & Lake

Leavitt household at 101 20th Avenue, single family home, built 1913. SE corner of 20th Ave and Lake Street. Automobiles, people, in front of house.

Lake Street
Powell near Jefferson
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Powell near Jefferson

Safety Demonstration, Powell near Jefferson, Pier 41; Eagle's Restaurant (later Eagle Cafe); 3-part safety demonstration series. Market Street Railway (MSRy) 15-line streetcar #801 southbound on Powell.

Fishermans Wharf
Powell near Embarcadero
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Powell near Embarcadero

3 part safety demonstration series with streetcar and auto. Oil/gas tanks at left. Market Street Railway (MSRY) 15-line streetcar #819 southbound on Powell

Fishermans Wharf
Church & Market
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Church & Market

Flooded street view looking East on Market, outbound 8-line streetcar #1569. Building at left, now demolished, was at the northeast corner of Church and Market, now the site of a parking lot. [1th Market Flood]

Mission Dolores
The Thalia Dance Hall
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The Thalia Dance Hall

Barbary Coast post earthquake; 514 1/2 Pacific Ave. Posters for Salome and Texas Tommy Dancing. Columbus Suit Cleaning.

North Beach
8th & Market
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8th & Market

View southeast across market to Crystal Palace Market. Beyond at left, Francesca (later Strand) Theater, Odd Fellows Building, Grant Building

South of Market
San Mateo
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San Mateo

Sheriff's Office Building

46th Ave & Ortega
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46th Ave & Ortega

Tornado House. John Voltz' house at 46th Avenue and Ortega Street was hit by a tornado on February 24th, 1930. The house, originally built 1911, was repaired and exists at the same location, 1896 46th Avenue.

Sunset Outer