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De Gaulle Visit. Three women in hats in back seat of convertible from parade in front of City Hall. Woman on left is Madame Yvonne De Gaulle
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Charles De Gaulle Visit. De Gaulle shaking hands in front of City Hall
Civic Center
Nob Hill
De Gaulle Visit. Madame Yvonne De Gaulle with hat and gloves in front of Mark Hopkins Hotel. NB Image reversed
Nob Hill
Market near Montgomery
De Gaulle Visit. Motorcycle in front of lead car. Crowds flanking parade. View West on Market at Montgomery and Post, Crocker Building (demolished 1966) at right, Palace Hotel on left.
Downtown / Union Square
SFO Airport
De Gaulle Visit. Protest line with placards for France out of Algeria
California near Battery
Elevated view east on California to Charles De Gaulle parade. Balloons and confetti in the air. De Gaulle standing and waving in second car. Southern Pacific building with large S-P sign on roof and Fife Building with Hamm's sign atop in distance. At right, 255 California (built as John Hancock Building 1958, architect Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (Edward Charles Bassett).
Financial District
California near Sansome
Elevated view east from center of California to Charles De Gaulle motorcade. Motorcycle in front of lead car. 'Welcome President de Gaulle' sign on Fireman's Fund Insurance Bldg. (demolished) at right. Union Bank of California on left, Fireman's Fund Insurance, Robert Dollar and J. Harold Dollar (Balfour) Buildings at right. Southern Pacific building with large S-P sign on roof and Fife Building with Hamm's sign atop. Across Sansome St. at left, Alaska Commercial Building (demolished).
Financial District
California & Drumm
De Gaulle Visit. Parade turning. Motorcycle in foreground. Man walking in center. Confetti.
Financial District
California & Battery
Elevated view east on California to French President Charles De Gaulle parade. Balloons and confetti in the air. De Gaulle standing and waving in second car. Southern Pacific building with large S-P sign on roof and Fife Building with Hamm's sign atop in distance. At right, 255 California (built as John Hancock Building 1958, architect Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (Edward Charles Bassett), Robert Dollar Building. 320 California and Newhall Buildings at left.
Financial District
Montgomery & Bush
De Gaulle Visit. Front of parade, confetti & streamers. Street lined with crowds.Mills Building on right.
Financial District
SFO Airport
De Gaulle Visit. DeGaulle walking in front of TWA plane.
Ninth & Market
French President Charles De Gaulle Visit. Elevated view south to motorcade on Ninth Street. People lining streets waving French flags. Shasta Hardware, The Mart Restaurant, Mart Stationers. Hotel Whitcomb parking lot, Blackstone Apartments.
South of Market
Market & New Montgomery
De Gaulle Visit. Protest placard 'Il faut que l France cesse les explosions nucleaires' (France must stop nuclear explosions.)
Downtown / Union Square
Market & 3rd
De Gaulle Visit. French flag hanging over Market Sgt. As parade flaked by motorcycles passes under
Downtown / Union Square
Union Square
Stairs at Powell and Geary, event promoting Japan Worlds Fair, Expo70
Downtown / Union Square