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Post & Steiner
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Post & Steiner

View northwest across intersection to Dreamland Auditorium, later Winterland.

Lower Pacific Heights
Montgomery & Bush
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Montgomery & Bush

Looking north on Montgomery; Market Street Railway (MSRY) Streetcar #609; streetcar line about to be abandoned; head office of Bank of Italy; Bekins moving van; Mills Building

Financial District
Powell & O'Farrell
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Powell & O'Farrell

View northeast across intersection to H. Bercovich Cigars and Coffee Dan's on northeast corner (future site of Omar Khayam restaurant), Tait's Coffee Shop, Tait's Dancing Palace, Union Square Theatre.

Downtown / Union Square
The Curb Exchange
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The Curb Exchange

Elevated view north across Bush street near Kearny; rear of Russ building; 34-line street car. San Francisco Curb Exchange, Mooney's Malted Milk 368 Bush, M. Blaskower cigar store 346 Bush. Ford Coffee Shop.

Financial District
Market near 5th
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Market near 5th

Unusual elevated view directly above the crowded sidewalk, looking east. In distance right, at 4th street corner, California (later State) Theatre, Roos Bros. clothing store.

Downtown
Market Street Parade
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Market Street Parade

View southeast across Market towards Fremont intersection to Military Parade, soldiers marching and seated in cars. Flags hung across street. In background, Chas. C. Navlet seeds, The Army Navy Store, Moise-Klinkner Co. at Fremont corner.

Financial District
Geary near Kearny
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Geary near Kearny

Elevated view east across Market with flags and bunting toward Annie Street. Clock on Chronicle Building at left at 10:00; Palace Hotel with electric sign atop and Schwabacher & Co. at Annie corner. Monadnock Building with signage for Union Pacific System, Canadian Pacific Railway, H. Bercovich cigars, Ground Gripper Shoes. Lotta's Fountain. Flannery Building at right with J. Edlin Merchant Tailor, Chas. H. Strub dentist signage, General Cigar Co. at street level, large billboard on roof. Muni A-line street car westbound on Geary, many streetcars on Market.

Downtown / Union Square
Market & Steuart
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Market & Steuart

Looking east from Market; streetcars lined up; K-Line streetcar #83 in front. Pedestrian overpass to Ferry Building in background left.

Financial District
Ferry Building
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Ferry Building

Looking east on Market; Ferry Building decorated for Shriners Convention

Financial District
Powell near Embarcadero
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Powell near Embarcadero

Powell Street near Embarcadero. Man dodging streetcar. Part of safety series Market Street Railway (MSRy) streetcar southbound on Powell.

Fishermans Wharf
Mission & 16th
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Mission & 16th

View north on Mission to very busy street scene. Anglo-California Trust Co. Bank on northwest corner at left. Buildings on northeast and southwest corners later demolished for BART station. El Camino Real Mission Bell at right behind telephone pole. Great Western Power Co. truck at far right. Owl Drug Co. Birdcage traffic signal.

Mission
Mission near 20th
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Mission near 20th

Elevated view looking north on Mission Street. City Hall in right background.

Mission
New Montgomery near Mission
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New Montgomery near Mission

Looking north to Market street; Hobart Building, Palace Hotel

South of Market
McAllister near Larkin
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McAllister near Larkin

Old State Office Building and old Main Library

Civic Center
Market & Steuart
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Market & Steuart

Elevated view south on Steuart from across Market. Crowd assembled across the street at the site of the Preparedness Day bombing. Alameda Cafe at left. Pacific Hotel, Hotel Stockholm.

Financial District