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Third & Market
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Third & Market

Elevated view west to USF Parade for basketball team; Bill Russell in car. Flood Building, Phelan Building, Bankers Investment Building, Eagleson's, Jarman, Lundstrom Hats, Prices, Bank of America.

Downtown / Union Square
Third & Market
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Third & Market

USF Parade for basketball team; looking west; from Hearst Building

Downtown / Union Square
Third & Market
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Third & Market

Elevated view west to USF Parade for basketball team. Flood Building, Phelan Building, Bankers Investment Building, Eagleson's, Jarman, Lundstrom Hats, Prices.

South of Market
James Rolph Funeral
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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
Market near Sutter
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Market near Sutter

Elevated view east from center of Market between 2nd Street and Sutter. Cars parked in the middle of the street during Municipal Railway (Muni) Strike. Parking regulations were suspended to allow cars to park on unused streetcar tracks. The strike lasted from Sunday February 17 through Saturday February 23, 1952. From left, Patrick & Co. Stationers, Flatiron Building, Mobilgas sign atop Fife Building, Ferry Building, PG&E Building, Underwood (Typewriter Co.) Building at 525 Market St., California Notion & Toy Co, C. Barrango Mannequins 579 Market, Land Bros Trading Mart.

Financial District
Ferry Building
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Ferry Building

View east from lower Market Street near Steuart. Decorations are for the Portola Festival, October, 1913

Financial District
Embarcadero
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Embarcadero

[1929 Auto Show] Eleveated view north across Embarcadero to autos parked four deep in front of Pier 18. Ferry Building in distance.

Financial District
Embarcadero near Pacific
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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
Ferry Building
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Ferry Building

Night view from near Steuart and Market Street. Ferry Building decorated for the Portola Festival, October 1909. [FB-11]

Financial District
Van Ness & O'Farrell
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Van Ness & O'Farrell

Crowd assembled in front of Don Lee Cadillac - 20th Anniversary

Tenderloin
South Van Ness & Mission
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South Van Ness & Mission

Firestone tire service; Atlas Paper Co.; parade of Willig Bros. rental trucks with flags.

South of Market
Downtown
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Downtown

De Gaulle Visit. Ladies standing

City Hall
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City Hall

De Gaulle Visit. Assembly at the Rotunda

Civic Center
City Hall
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City Hall

De Gaulle Visit. Assembly at the Rotunda

Civic Center
California at Mason
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California at Mason

Elevated view northwest from Mark Hopkins Hotel down to intersection. De Gaulle Visit, Flood Mansion (Pacific-Union Club) in background.

Nob Hill