Hall of Justice
'Rotten Book Hearing': Lawrence Ferlinghetti on trial for selling book considered obscene, Allen Ginsberg's book 'Howl'; courtroom crowd.
ChinatownCrowd
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Golden Gate Park
Crowd gathered to watch concert at Second Bandshell, on site of present tennis courts. Same image as wnp70.0251
Golden Gate Park
Battery & Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, large crowd in street looking north up Battery St. at fire. Donahue Mechanics Monument at right.
Financial District
California & Kearny
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [No. 48-A Cal St. East from Kearney (Sic) St.] View northeast across California to ruins of San Francisco Savings Union, German Savings and Loan Society, Parrott Building, or Parrott Block (1852, Architect Stephen Williams). Kohl Building in background, Earthquake and fire damage. Tent at right.
Chinatown
Ferry Building
Elevated view northeast across Embarcadero and Ferry Loop to foot of Market with streetcars, wagons, many people. Flags and giant stars and stripes shield on tower for visit of Great White Fleet. [Waters & Co. Photog.]
Financial District
Parilia Ball
Civic Auditorium. [Spirit of the South Seas--Or Something! San Francisco--Revelers revel at the Parilia, Annual Ball of the San Francisco Art Association, with the theme being 'Pacifica Fantasia.' Some 800 participants wore costumes of the South Seas---or little or nothing in the spirit of the affair.] Dancers.
Civic Center
California & Hyde
View north across the intersection of California and Hyde. Demonstration and protest with people Stopping California Street cable car from entering the Cal Cable barn. Future transit historian Phil Hoffman (with glasses and pipe) seated on the roof. [newscopy: San Franciscans take control of a cable car after the last run on the Hyde-O'Farrell cables before the vehicles were replaced by buses. Demonstrators pushed the car back a block before police broke it up and rescued the 'captured' crewmen.]
Nob Hill
James Rolph Funeral
Civic Center, Polk & McAllister. [Escorted by a guard of honor, the body of Governor James Rolph, Jr. , is carried for the last time past his office in the State Building] Flag-draped coffin on caisson pulled by horses.
Civic Center
Embarcadero
Traffic jam of horse drawn wagons at foot of Market Street. Ferry Building at left, Ferry Post Office at right. New Wellington Coal conveyor structure in distance.
Financial District
Embarcadero near Pacific
Rainy Day, Elevated view northeast to unknown funeral in front of pier near foot of Pacific Street, between Pier 7 and Pier 9. Crowds of people, horse drawn hearse at center. Dray wagon, Eagle Laundry Co. carriage. Kearny-Ferries Streetcar #1132. Pacific Coast Steamship Company Office in background.
Northern Waterfront
Market near McAllister
Portola Festival Parade - Improved Order of Red Men, fraternal organization, Indian Head float. View toward south side of Market Street, people on rooftops, Eastern Outfitting, S.N. Wood & Co., Pacific Furniture, Weinstein's on south side of Market
Tenderloin
Van Ness & O'Farrell
Crowd assembled in front of Don Lee Cadillac - 20th Anniversary
Tenderloin
Van Ness & McAllister
Looking north at a May Day parade; St. Mary's Cathedral in distance
Civic Center
Van Ness near California
Knights Templar Parade, view south on Van Ness toward the the east side of the street. Marie Antoinette Apartments (Van Ness between Austin and Bush) in the distance, crowds of people, men on horses. Detail from wnp4.1424.
Pacific Heights
Van Ness near California
Knights Templar Parade, view south on Van Ness toward the the east side of the street. Marie Antoinette Apartments (Van Ness between Austin and Bush) in the distance, crowds of people, men on horses
Pacific Heights