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Civic Center
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Civic Center

Washington's Birthday Parade. Women in military costume marching past reviewing stand on Polk Street side of City Hall.

Civic Center
Market & 4th
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Market & 4th

Washington's Birthday Parade. Soldiers marking in formation west on Market Street past The Diamond Palace at 797 Market.

South of Market
Civic Center
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Civic Center

Washington's Birthday Parade. American Legion float of a mock railroad locomotive and train car on Polk St. in front of City Hall. SF Chronicle described it as 'A number of unusual floats ... and the bright red box car of Voiture 27 of the 40 and 8 were enthusiastically received by the huge throngs.'

Civic Center
Civic Center
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Civic Center

Washington's Birthday Parade. Crowds viewing parade on Polk Street side of City Hall.

Civic Center
Civic Center
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Civic Center

Washington's Birthday Parade. Crowds viewing parade on Polk Street side of City Hall.

Civic Center
Civic Center
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Civic Center

Washington's Birthday Parade. Small boy and Scotty dog viewing parade on Polk Street side of City Hall.

Civic Center
Civic Center
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Civic Center

Washington's Birthday Parade. Children in crowed viewing parade on Polk Street side of City Hall.

Civic Center
Civic Center
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Civic Center

Washington's Birthday Parade. Small boy and Scotty dog viewing parade on Polk Street side of City Hall.

Civic Center
Civic Center
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Civic Center

Washington's Birthday Parade. Crowds viewing parade on Polk Street side of City Hall.

Civic Center
Twin Peaks Tunnel
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Twin Peaks Tunnel

Dedication ceremony. Crowds at West Portal watching soldiers exiting tunnel.

West Portal
Unknown Location
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Unknown Location

Admission Day Parade, 1925. Two horseback riders in Spanish costume: a girl wearing helmet and chainmail vest, and man wearing vaquero hat. The Parade (75th Anniversary of California's statehood) drew 650,000 spectators and took over 5 hours to complete.

Unknown Location
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Unknown Location

Group portrait of Mission Kiwanis posing in unidentified banquet hall.

Grove near Polk
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Grove near Polk

View north across Grove toward Civic Center Plaza. Truck advertising [Kids Auto and Scooter Racing on Grove St. today at the Auditorium. See the big prizes in the Call]

Civic Center
Grove near Polk
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Grove near Polk

View north across Grove between Polk and Larkin St. Civic Center Plaza with old Main Library and Welcome Home Victory Monument in the background. Two trucks posed on Grove Street with signs reading 'California Highway Motor Train - San Francisco to Los Angeles and return by SF Truck Distributors - 3 ½ Ton Federal Truck carrying power farm machinery for W.L. Hughson Co.'

Civic Center
Ellsworth near Powhattan
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Ellsworth near Powhattan

Bernal Heights. Crowd of people walking north up Ellsworth Street, a parade to the top of the hill? Marching band at head of parade. Banner reading 'Red Star.'

Bernal Heights