Decorations

Contains 322 photos

Market & 3rd
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Market & 3rd

Electrical Display, 3rd & Market Streets, Knights Templar Convention

Downtown / Union Square
Market & Turk & Mason
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Market & Turk & Mason

De Gaulle Visit. View west on Market to crowd contained on sidewalk while motorcade led by motorcycles passes, heading east. Kress store, St. Francis Theater, Warfield Theater, Dean Building.

Downtown / Union Square
Market & Fifth
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Market & Fifth

De Gaulle Visit.View west on market as front of motorcade proceeds east on Market St. Banners flapping from over wires. Penney's , Kress, Pix Theater, Esquire Theater.

South of Market
Market near 7th
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Market near 7th

View north across Market to Admission Day Parade, Marching Band, Soldiers on horses. Mark Strouse Bay City Market.

South of Market
Market near Turk
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Market near Turk

View north across Market to Admission Day Parade, Soldiers at attention, Mark Strouse Bay City Market (1138 Market, then between Taylor and Turk), people on rooftops and leaning from windows, soldier on horse The Bay City Market was first opened at this location from about 1875 to the earthquake and fire, re-opening on Van Ness and then on Hayes and Octavia until it returned to its original block from about 1909 to 1920. It was next at 19-25 Mason between Turk and Eddy from 1921 to 1922, then across Market Street to its last location at 945 Market to 1940. (PF)

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Unknown Location
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Unknown Location

Parade, children with sashes and parasols. Flags and paper lanterns strung over street.

Outside SF
Market near 2nd
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Market near 2nd

View southeast across Market to south side of street, Muni M-Line #171 with wings livery, California Motion & Toy Co., 573 Market. Red Cross campaign banners strung over Market. Underwood Building, 525 Market at left.

Financial District
Market near 1st
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Market near 1st

View southeast from crosswalk to Muni B-line #188 at boarding island, #207 beyond. Flags strung over street.

Financial District
Market & 6th
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Market & 6th

View southeast across Market to Native Daughters of the Golden West on parade for Admission Day. David Hewes Building, Delger Building. [Stockton NDGW] [Burton Photo Album]

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Civic Center
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Civic Center

Admission Day Parade on Polk Street with crowd in front of City Hall, with State Building (later Earl Warren Building) in background [NSGW passing reviewing stand] [Burton Photo Album]

Civic Center
Larkin & McAllister
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Larkin & McAllister

Election Day Parade passing State Building, Hoover had conceded his loss to Roosevelt later that day. [Burton Photo Album]

Civic Center
City Hall
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City Hall

Election Day Parade, Crowd looking to City Hall entrance on Polk Street; newsreel cameras filming event [Burton Photo Album]

Civic Center
City Hall
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City Hall

Election Day Parade, Crowd in front,, Grove & Polk Streets [Burton Photo Album]

Civic Center
Grove & Polk
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Grove & Polk

Election Day Parade, Veterans Building and City Hall, with crowd [President Hoover leaving for his home in Palo Alto] [Burton Photo Album]

Civic Center
Market & Mason
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Market & Mason

View northeast across Market to parade commemorating the 143rd Anniversary of George Washington's First Inauguration with marchers in 18th Century uniform. Garfield Building, Sweet Sixteen Ladies Wear, Davies Theater, later Esquire, previously Frolic, etc., Flood Building [124 ships in the Bay over 1000 sailors and a battalion of Marines were in it as it left the ferry at 11am] [Burton Photo Album]

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