View west across Market to Donahue Mechanics Monument plaza with high-back stone bench, Muni N-Line #75?, buildings on Battery Street (later removed for Crown Zellerbach Building). In background, Standard Oil Building, Mills Building and Mills Tower, Heineman Building. California flags and German Nazi flag strung over Market Street. (German flag hung as part of the Golden Gate Bridge Fiesta celebration and was controversial at the time.) Streetlamp pole decorated with Welcome sign. Selig Bros. Tailors, International Business Machines (IBM), M. Wallenstein & Co.
Financial District
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Kearny & Geary
Elevated view northwest across Market, showing buildings on west side of Kearny to crowds watching a parade of mules and covered wagons, maybe a gold rush themed Admission day parade? Parade coming from Kearny, turning west onto Market. Flannery Building at left, with none of its often-typical large commercial signage on facade. Lotta's Fountain, with spectators climbing aboard, at right.
Downtown / Union Square
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Kearny & Post
Elevated view southwest to Roos Bros. clothing store decorated with American flags and patriotic symbols. People lined up on Kearny sidewalk. Fourth of July?
Downtown / Union Square
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Stockton & Market
View northeast from Market to Roos Bros. department store with American Flags and announcement of PPIE fair to come to SF.
Downtown / Union Square
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Portola Festival
[King and Queen at Union Square] View northeast to Portola celebration. Military band, palm trees, Union Square Hotel on north side of Post, Schroth Building (1908, architect Cunningham & Politeo) on Stockton at far right.
Downtown / Union Square
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Van Ness near Grove
Elevated view northwest across Van Ness to Mare Island float, a battleship being pulled by horses, with banner saying 'Vallejo Welcomes the Fleet', Van Ness Theater (with crowd on roof and John Drew electric sign); United Cigar Stores Co.; crowd and Navy band watching parade welcoming "Great White Fleet" from street.
Civic Center
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Union Square
Looking NE from Geary. Decorated with flags and lanterns. Decorations for Great White Fleet.
Downtown / Union Square
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Market near Powell
[C. E. Arch, Market Street.] View northeast across market to open car #304 of McAllister line of MSRy. Arch built for Christian Endeavor convention. Stockton St. intersection, original Phelan Building and Chronicle Building visible through arch. Flags strung across street.
South of Market
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Market & Van Ness
View west from center of Market. Valencia Street powerhouse smokestack on left. Twin Peaks in distance. Valencia cable car. Decorative banners strung across street. Oriel Hotel (Hotel Franklin in 1900) with dome at right, corner Franklin, Page & Market.
Civic Center
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Market near 4th
Odd Fellows Parade, float, children, crowd of spectators, people on rooftops. North side of Market between Stockton & Grant., original Phelan Building at right. Dan P. Carter Cigars 842 Market; Peter Bacigalupi Penny Arcade and Edison Phonograph Agency, 840 Market; Elite Photographic Studio 838 Market. [No. 22 Convention Sovereign Grand Lodge I.O.O.F. Parade Sep. 23, 1904]
South of Market
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3rd & Market
Elevated view north on Kearny from across Market, Parade passing the intersection with large American flag. Flannery Building on left with C.H. Strub Dentist and J. Edlin Merchant Tailor signage, Chronicle Building (with large clock over entry), Maskey's Candies sign on Maskey Building, Hearst Examiner Building on right. Boys Week banners strung over intersection. [25,000 SF School Boys Celebrate Boys' Week. Boys marched May 1 in honor of national Boys' Week. Photo shows Old Glory being carried by school boys in the line of march.]
South of Market
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Market & Turk
View west on Market, St. Francis Theatre (playing My Son John) at left, Warfield at right. Twin Peaks in distance. Red Cross banners hang over Market Street. Dean Building (demolished 2018) at right. David Hewes Building on left.
Downtown / Union Square
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Montgomery near California
View north past I.O.O.F. (Independent Order of Odd Fellows) archway emblazoned with seeing eye and 'Friendship Love & Truth.' Erected for dedication of Odd Fellows Hall, 321 Montgomery at left. Wells Fargo bank office on California Street corner at left in Parrott Building, or Parrott Block (1852, Architect Stephen Williams). American flag hung across street, Telegraph Hill in distance.
Financial District
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Market near 8th
Elevated view northeast across Market to crowds on street and rooftops watching parade (probably Portola Festival) heading west. Fairmont Hotel, St. Boniface church, Marshall Square Market, Flood Building. Electric streetcar tracks, flags and banners strung across Market Street. [M.G 110]
South of Market
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Kearny & Market
Part of panoramic photo of intersection of Geary, Kearny, and Market. Elevated view south. Many people milling about, American flags, bunting, and Lotta's fountain. See wnp37.03717. Likely after parade for Great White Fleet. Monadnock Building, Winchester Hotel, Aronson Building, Call Building, Flannery Building with C.M. Wooster Co. Country Lands, Golden State Irrigated Farms Co. signage.
