Labor

Contains 88 photos

Page & Broderick
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Page & Broderick

1907 Streetcar Strike, view northwest toward the intersection of Page and Broderick. United Railroads streetcar #1385 with strikebreakers escorted by police. 1100 Page Street, built 1902, in the background still stands (2021) largely unchanged.

Buena Vista
Hayes near Central
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Hayes near Central

1907 Streetcar Strike. Elevated view northwest across intersection to streetcars with strike breakers escorted by police. Closed Hayes Street car house and power house in background, showing former 125 foot smokestack after earthquake damage.

Panhandle
Beale & Harrison
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Beale & Harrison

View south on Beale across Harrison to Hobbs, Wall & Co. Box Factory at Beale & Bryant. Early stage of Beale St. Cut construction. At left, Chas. Hayes Liquors, 227 Harrison at Beale.[Folsom] [dpwbook2 dpw354]

Rincon Hill
Beale & Harrison
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Beale & Harrison

View northwest to men raising girder with large crane onto Beale St. bridge (Harrison St. viaduct) construction, steam shovel and train on temporary tracks. [dpwbook4 dpw626]

Rincon Hill
Van Ness & Oak
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Van Ness & Oak

Vie west to human street sweeper with broom and wheeled bin in front of the Masonic Temple at 25 Van Ness. [dpwbook14 dpw2883]

Civic Center
Webster near Vallejo
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Webster near Vallejo

View south on Webster to road paving crew spreading concrete. [dpwbook19 dpw4152]

Pacific Heights
Webster near Vallejo
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Webster near Vallejo

View north on Webster from Green to road paving crew spreading concrete. [dpwbook19 dpw4153]

Pacific Heights
Webster near Green
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Webster near Green

View north on Webster from Green to road paving crew spreading concrete. [dpwbook19 dpw4157]

Pacific Heights
Mission near 1st
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Mission near 1st

Mission between 1st and 2nd men with road roller. [dpwbook21 dpw4754]

Financial District
Market near Turk
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Market near Turk

View northeast across market to installation of new tracks on Market St. Mechanics Bank building and Admission Day Native Sons Monument at far right, Dean Building at left, with Sweet Sixteen Co., Gross Luggage, Doctor Larsen, Hiles Watchmaking and Engraving School. [dpwbook22 dpw5317]

South of Market
Glen Canyon
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Glen Canyon

Crocker Dam in construction for planned Glen Park Reservoir. View north. Map location is approximate. (Glen Canyon/Islais Creek) dpwbook24 dpw5849]

Glen Park
Clara at 5th
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Clara at 5th

View East on Clara Street from 5th [dpwbook26 dpw6359]

South of Market
Bayshore near Alemany
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Bayshore near Alemany

View east toward construction crew driving piles to support storm drain. Southern Pacific trestle. man in suit and hat poses at left. [Bayshore storm drain dpwbook41 dpwA1080]

Bernal Heights
Harrison near Vassar Pl.
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Harrison near Vassar Pl.

View southeast across Harrison to crew excavating portion of Rincon Hill that obstructed the street right of way. A. Fleishhacker and Co. "The Paper Box House" at southeast corner of 2nd and Harrison. At center, 400 2nd St., commercial building with water tank on roof, built 1917. Still stands 2021, though facade has been modernized. [Harrison St. dpwbook47 dpwA2768]

South of Market
Harrison at Beale
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Harrison at Beale

View northeast to replacement for original Beale St. Bridge (Harrison St. viaduct). Building with large electric Old Gold Cigarettes sign on roof. Standard Oil and Shell Buildings in distance. [Bridge over Beale Street at Harrison looking northwest] [dpwbookBRIDGESII dpwA5094]

Rincon Hill