Government

Contains 1072 photos

City Hall
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City Hall

View west, with Welcome Home Victory Monument at center(1919-1924), foliage in boxed planters.

Civic Center
Civic Center Plaza
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Civic Center Plaza

View south across plaza to Welcome Home Victory Monument (1919-1924) and Civic Auditorium in background.

Civic Center
Ferry Building
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Ferry Building

View northeast across Embarcadero, with cable cars; smoke billowing from Ferry Boat. Ferry Station Post Office (1901-1915) at right.

Financial District
Main Library
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Main Library

Old Main Library (now Asian Arts Museum) at Larkin and Fulton Streets. Viewed from Civic Center plaza

Civic Center
City Hall Ruins
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City Hall Ruins

View north from 8th & Market to ruins of City Hall. Pioneer (James Lick) Monument in Marshall Square in foreground. People strolling, newly built businesses with awnings along south side of square.

South of Market
Van Ness near Grove
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Van Ness near Grove

War Memorial Opera House [DPW A 3514 - The only municipally owned Opera House in United States, where the 10th annual season, October 15 to November 1, was presented by the SF Opera Company. Lily Pons, Queena Mario, Claudio Muzio, Maria Mueller, Dino Borgioli, Francesco Merli, Richard Bonelli and a host of other prominent stars appeared.]

Civic Center
Polk & Golden Gate
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Polk & Golden Gate

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast to ruins of City Hall and Hall of Records.

Civic Center
Fulton & Polk
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Fulton & Polk

View East toward ruins of City Hall, Friedman & Wolff Matzo Bakers, 430 Fulton, MECHANICS' HARDWARE CO, 300 Polk

Civic Center
SF General Hospital
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SF General Hospital

View southwest over San Francisco General Hospital with Bernal Heights in background [dpwbook5 dpw1426]

Potrero Hill
Kearny & Washington
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Kearny & Washington

Old Hall of Justice on southeast corner of Kearny & Washington Streets, viewed from Portsmouth Plaza. (Present site of Hilton San Francisco Financial District) [Hall of Justice dpwbook5 dpw1471]

SF General Hospital
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SF General Hospital

Exterior view looking north from the top of the building on the southeast side of San Francisco General Hospital, showing corridor. [dpwbook5 dpw1421] Administration building in foreground

Potrero Hill
Grove near Larkin
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Grove near Larkin

East and part of north side of Commerce (Newton J. Tharp) High School at Grove near Larkin [dpwbook5 dpw1390]

Civic Center
Grove & Larkin
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Grove & Larkin

West elevation, Commerce (Newton J. Tharp) High at Grove near Larkin [dpwbook5 dpw1391]

Civic Center
Grove near Larkin
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Grove near Larkin

View across Polk to south elevation of Commerce High at Grove near Larkin (formerly Newton J. Tharp Commercial School) [dpwbook5 dpw1392]

Civic Center
25th & Utah
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25th & Utah

View north to houses along north side of 25th St. from within site of Starr King School [now site of Bryant Elementary School] foundations being built [dpwbook5 dpw1404]

Potrero Hill