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McAllister near Larkin
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McAllister near Larkin

View east from center of McAllister to Old Main Library, 'The Madonna Residence for Ladies,' and former Empire Hotel at 100 McAllister. President Theater and Market Street in distance.

Civic Center
Old Hall of Justice
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Old Hall of Justice

View northeast to Old Hall of Justice and Portsmouth Square from Brenham Pl.(later Walter U. Lum) & Clay.

Chinatown
Old City Hall in ruins
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Old City Hall in ruins

View northwest to 1906 Earthquake Damage, from City Hall Avenue and Marshall Square (near the present intersection of Grove and Hyde)[No. 70 City Hall] Pioneer (James Lick) Monument (in original location) just off camera to left.

Civic Center
Old Post Office
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Old Post Office

View northwest across intersection of Battery & Washington to Post Office and Custom House. Appraisers Building in background. Cobblestone streets. Same image as wnp37.02104. [No. 116-R]

North Beach
Hall of Records
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Hall of Records

View northerly from City Hall Avenue, Hall of Records In process of demolition, man sitting on fence on City Hall Avenue

Civic Center
Hall of Records
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Hall of Records

View south from McAllister near Hyde. Demolition of remaining portion of Old City Hall and Hall of Records in progress; used bricks stacked up

Civic Center
Fort Winfield Scott
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Fort Winfield Scott

Presidio of San Francisco. Coast Artillery soldiers lined up outside barracks at Fort Winfield Scott. Old smoothbore field guns at right, piles of pointed projectiles. Fort Baker in Marin Headlands visible in distance.

Presidio
McAllister & Leavenworth
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McAllister & Leavenworth

View southwest, McAllister Street at right, City Hall Avenue at left, Leavenworth Street intersection at right edge of image. Hall of Records and City Hall, Mechanics Pavilion in the distance at left. After 1889 because of cable track, but the City Hall dome is not up yet. Larkin Street addition to City Hall in distance right, completed 1891.

Civic Center
City Hall
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City Hall

Elevated view north from 8th and Market Street to city hall. City Hall Square (name changed to Marshall Square in December, 1902) and Pioneer (James Lick) Monument in foreground. At lower left, Marye Building. [City Hall]

Civic Center
Larkin near Fulton
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Larkin near Fulton

Looking south across Larkin toward Civic Auditorium. Civic Center Plaza on right with animal sculptures at entrance.

Civic Center
Church & Market
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Church & Market

View north at the flooded intersection of Market and Church, streetcars lined up on all sides of the flood. The block at center across the intersection is the site of the Safeway Supermarket parking lot today (2019) [Freak Cloudburst Which Deluged San Francisco with almost an inch of rain in less than an hour Acme Newspictures]

Mission Dolores
Old Mint
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Old Mint

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest across 5th and Mission intersection to [U.S. Mint unhurt after 1906 earthquake], streetcar on 5th street.

South of Market
Fulton near Larkin
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Fulton near Larkin

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on Fulton to Old City Hall in ruins, after earthquake and before the fire. People congregate on sidewalks. Taken from site of present City Hall Plaza.

Civic Center
Alcatraz
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Alcatraz

View northwest from tour boat towards the dock and buildings on east side of island.

Dolores Park
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Dolores Park

View north from Church and Liberty. Mission High School, Mission Dolores. In background, U.S. Mint, St. Mary's Cathedral, Carillon Tower, Jack Tar Hotel (demolished).

Dolores Heights