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[B 1177 in Chinatown, S. F. Cal.; Taber Photo San Francisco] Elevated view northeast to parade on street; people watching from roofs. Sun Kam Wah & Co. China & Japan Bazaar, 714 1/2 Dupont St. on Commercial St. corner at center.
Chinatown
[55.] View northeast from center of Market to parade of volunteers for World War I; 'Battery A, The Grizzlies, We are going to camp. Still Recruiting Good Men. 210 Montgomery St.'; Union Trust Bank on left. The Grizzlies were the Second California Field Artillery.
Downtown / Union Square
Diving pool act with women posing all around. Circus?
[No. 5. Dedication of Twin Peaks Reservoir] Dignitaries inside, with water above on left.
Clarendon Heights
Elevated view southwest across intersection to big night event with stage set up in front of Monadnock and Examiner Building for a Christmas Eve concert on Dec. 24, 1911, sponsored that year by the Examiner. From left, Monadnock, Hearst Examiner, Call and Humboldt Bank (with 1915 sign atop) Buildings. At right, Flannery Building with Easy Dental Parlors, Electra Vita and M.A. Gunst signage.
Downtown / Union Square
Women dancing around pillar with planter urn, at sundial at Entrada Court.
Ingleside Terraces
Tanforan Race Track, San Bruno. Handlers prepare the plane for Louis Paulhan to make the first airplane flight in San Mateo county. Grandstand and San Bruno Mountain behind.
Outside SF
After the fire, Market & Powell Streets. Market Street cable car passing.
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated view over Chinese dragon parade
Chinatown
Golden Gate Ave and Taylor Street. Bond Rally for World War II with military band on street. Marquee for Golden Gate Theatre reads 'Frank Sinatra in Higher and Higher.'
Tenderloin
View northeast across Market near Mason to military parade headed up Market St., passing Frolic Theatre showing 'The Trap.' Mechanics Savings Bank (as Bank of Italy), Garfield Building, Douglas Building, Flood Building. Admissions Day (Native Sons) Monument. At left, Dean Building (built 1906, demolished 2018). Evergreen boughs, American and California flags strung over street. Maxferd Jewelry, Dr. Larsen Physician Surgeon, Abe Jacobs Tailor.
South of Market
Interior view of the old Castro Theatre on Opening Night, 485 Castro near 18th. (now 417 Castro) The building still stands in 2022 and is the home of Cliff's Variety. [Opening night, Castro Theatre. Dec. 21, 1910.]
Castro
Elevated view north across Market to 59th anniversary Admission Day parade. Original Phelan Building in background. Chronicle Building at right has '1850' signs. Original Crocker Building (1894) at far right. Evergreen and flag decorations on lampposts.
South of Market
Portola Parade float and marchers. View north across Market to crowds lining street, buildings and rooftops with many people viewing parade. Will & Finck Cutlery, 1686 Market. W.W. Chase Co., hay and grain, 1678 Market
South of Market
View east on Market from center of street, large crowd filling street. Mechanics Savings Bank Building at left, Flood Building at center left. Emporium and Humboldt Bank Building in distance right. Flags strung over Market for Portola Festival.
Tenderloin