Post & Market
Soldiers in front of Crocker Building [9383 The First Troop Utah Cavalry at San Francisco, en route to Manila.]
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Polk & Pine
[Polk St. Fair, People Crossing Corner] Royal Theatre, Brownie's Hardware, American Savings, Buzzby's, Kent's Chicken Shop, Elieo Jupiter, The Palms Cafe and Bar.
Polk Gulch
Polk & Clay
[Polk St. Fair, People Crossing Corner] View south, M. Stahl Menswear, Royal Theatre.
Polk Gulch
Presidio
View northeast over 'battleground' towards Alcatraz. A mock military battle staged on July 3rd, 1876, in honor of the US Centennial anniversary. Same image as Watkins Boudoir Card B3586. Boats in water, people on grass. Ships at anchor in the Bay. Presidio House at center.
Presidio
Presidio
Visitors in foreground. View northeast over battle towards Alcatraz and Angel Island. A mock military battle staged on July 3rd, 1876, in honor of the US Centennial anniversary. Watkins stereograph 3593 is cropped from this image.
Presidio
Old City Hall
[No. 6, Funeral of Captain C.W. Dakin & T.J. Hennessy] Funeral procession passing Old City Hall. Pioneer (James Lick) Monument at left. Turrill & Miller
Civic Center
Gjoa Sailing Ship
[Shana] Sailing ship Gjoa being moved across Great Highway to Golden Gate Park. Roald Amundsen's Gjoa was the first ship through the northwest passage in 1906. Donated to San Francisco, she was displayed at the west end of Golden Gate Park from 1909 to 1972, when she was returned to Norway.
Golden Gate Park
Gjoa
[Shana] Sailing ship Gjoa being moved across Great Highway to Golden Gate Park. Roald Amundsen's Gjoa was the first ship through the northwest passage in 1906. Donated to San Francisco, she was displayed at the west end of Golden Gate Park from 1909 to 1972, when she was returned to Norway.
Golden Gate Park
Grattan Playground
[Recreation & Parks] View west toward Stanyan from Alma. Possibly the dedication ceremony?
Ashbury Heights
Unknown Location
Girls in ethnic costumes posing for folk dance. Possibly Glen Park or Stern Grove.[Recreation & Parks]
South Side Playground
Baseball game in progress with large crowd at Southside Playground (aka Father Crowley Playground) on the site of the current Hall of Justice. View northerly across Harrison, Columbia Square at left. Call Building, Hunter-Dulin Building, and Pacific Telephone Building in distance. [Recreation & Parks]
South of Market
Washington near Grant
Elevated view across Washington to fireworks and Lion Dance ceremony in front of Chinatown Exchange, also called the Chinese Telephone Exchange Building. Police officers holding back crowd.
Chinatown
Market near Sutter
Elevated view southeast across Market to men on horseback, military band. Sheldon Building and Hooker & Lent Buildings at 1st Street corner at left. Plymouth Cafeteria 509 Market, Hirschfelder & Meaney, Pittsburg Aluminum Co., Sherwin Williams Paints, Underwood Building 525 Market. All buildings in view have been demolished. [Preparedness Day Parade July 1916]
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Alameda
View west to Yerba Buena Island, fireboats extinguishing fire on pier.
Market & Spear
View east to line of tow trucks pulling damaged autos in traffic safety campaign. Harry's Men's Shop, Thrifty Cleaners, and Ferry Building.
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