Military

Contains 459 photos

View from Telegraph Hill
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View from Telegraph Hill

View northwest over North Beach, Fisherman's Wharf, Fort Mason, Hyde St. Pier, Haslett Warehouse and Cannery buildings, Ghirardelli factory, Aquatic Park, gas works, gas storage tank (gasometer) at foot of Powell St. Mount Tamalpais and Marin Headlands in distance.

Telegraph Hill
New Montgomery & Market
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New Montgomery & Market

Elevated view north across Market to parade turning up Montgomery Street. People sitting atop Gannon's Cigar Store, Osborn & Alexander at left. Masonic Temple. Grand Hotel at right. Same image as wnp13.210, with different cropping.

Financial District
Union near Steiner
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Union near Steiner

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake Damage, View southeast across Union to road subsidence and soldier with rifle posing. Chinn-Beretta Optical sign painted on fence. At left, St. Mary the Virgin Episcopal Church (1891). [8224 Union Street sunk by the great earth convulsion which destroyed the city] (travel notes on back)

Cow Hollow
2nd near Harrison
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2nd near Harrison

View south on Harrison from the Rincon Hill Bridge [9382 Volunteers on Second Street, San Francisco, going to join the Fourth Expedition for Manila.]

South of Market
Camp Merritt
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Camp Merritt

[9386 "Cease Firing! - Co. F., 1st Colorado Infantry, U.S. Volunteers, Camp Merritt.] Lone Mountain in background. Probably near 2nd Ave 7 Balboa

Richmond Inner
2nd & Harrison
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2nd & Harrison

Elevated view North on 2nd Street from Harrison Street Bridge [9382 Volunteers on Second Street going to join the Fourth Expedition for Manila]

South of Market
Presidio
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Presidio

Presidio barracks buildings at north end of 'old' Civil War-era parade ground. Guardhouse in background (later Presidio Visitor Center). All buildings are extant in 2022.

Presidio
Fort Mason Piers
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Fort Mason Piers

View south from a ship on the Bay to Port of Embarkation piers at Fort Mason. Russian Hill, Marina and Pacific Heights in background.

St. Mary's Square
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St. Mary's Square

Chinese Vets Memorial at St Mary's Square, Veterans seated with musical instruments. Old St. Mary's Cathedral. Man with V.F.W. Rainbow Post hat at left. Boy Scouts at right.

Chinatown
US Navy warship
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US Navy warship

Men watching four-stack Navy cruiser at anchor. Seaplane on right, Angel Island in background [Burton Photo Album]

SF Bay
Market & Mason
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Market & Mason

View northeast across Market to parade commemorating the 143rd Anniversary of George Washington's First Inauguration with marchers in 18th Century uniform. Garfield Building, Sweet Sixteen Ladies Wear, Davies Theater, later Esquire, previously Frolic, etc., Flood Building [124 ships in the Bay over 1000 sailors and a battalion of Marines were in it as it left the ferry at 11am] [Burton Photo Album]

Tenderloin
Market & Battery
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Market & Battery

View north across Market to parade passing Mechanics Monument, 22 Battery, Postal Telegraph Building (1908, Lewis Hobart architect), Board of Trade Building. [Parade for Marshal ]Parade for French Marshal Joseph Joffre [Burton Photo Album]

Financial District
Market & Battery
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Market & Battery

View north across Market to parade for French Marshal Joseph Joffre, Selig Bros. Tailors in background. [Parade for Marshal ][Burton Photo Album]

Financial District
Market & Battery
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Market & Battery

[Parade for Marshall J. ] View north across Market to parade for French Marshal Joseph Joffre, Donahue Mechanics Monument, 22 Battery, Postal Telegraph Building (1908, Lewis Hobart architect), Tilden Sales Building. [Burton Photo Album]

Financial District
Market & Mason
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Market & Mason

View north across Market to [Parade for Marshal ]Parade for French Marshal Joseph Joffre; Frolic Theater (Later Cameo, Marion Davies, Esquire), Dr. H. Morgan Dentist,; Liberty Bank in Mechanics Savings Bank Building, Garfield Buildint. [Burton Photo Album]

Tenderloin