Military

Contains 459 photos

Presidio
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Presidio

Soldier in Tennessee Hollow. Temporary Barracks in background.

Van Ness Avenue
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Van Ness Avenue

Great White Fleet Naval Parade. Soldiers on horseback, people on roofs and grandstand

Van Ness & Sacramento
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Van Ness & Sacramento

Great White Fleet Naval Parade, view southeast across Van Ness. Bradbury Hotel in background at corner of California and Polk. The parade marched north on Van Ness to Washington St., then turned around and marched south.

Polk Gulch
Presidio
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Presidio

Main post. View west on Sheridan Avenue. Cannon and old Guardhouse with belfry (replaced by 1900 Guardhouse in different location, presently Presidio Visitor Center). Montgomery Street barracks in background.

Presidio
Presidio Main Post
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Presidio Main Post

View west to soldiers marching past old Guardhouse (replaced by 1900 Guardhouse in different location, presently Presidio Visitor Center) and flagpole. View west. 10-inch mortar on grass at left.

Presidio
California & Spring
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California & Spring

Elevated view southwest across California to parade. G.A.R. Members. Phoenix Bar, 539 California.

Financial District
California & Spring
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California & Spring

Elevated view southwest across California to G.A.R. Members carrying Civil War Flag during parade in front of West Coast Publishing Co., 535 California Street, SW corner.

Financial District
California near Spring
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California near Spring

Elevated view south across California to G.A.R. Members during parade. Crowd lines sidewalk in front of Shepard Brothers Plumbing, 529 California Street, Assay Office at 531.

Financial District
Telegraph Hill
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Telegraph Hill

Crowd on Telegraph Hill outside Layman's Castle (German Castle, Layman's Folly) - Waiting for troop ships to arrive from Philippines

Telegraph Hill
Columbus & Pacific
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Columbus & Pacific

View east across Columbus to WAC posed in front of International Settlement entrance. McHale's, United States Immigration Station and Appraisers Stores of 1939–44 (now commonly called the Appraisers Building) on right.

Chinatown
Spanish American War
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Spanish American War

Departure of California Volunteers for Philippines, on SS City of Peking

South Beach
VJ Day celebration
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VJ Day celebration

Army MPs patrolling. Smiling couple in crowd. Probably on Market Street near Geary & Kearny & 3rd Street

Downtown / Union Square
VJ Day Market Street
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VJ Day Market Street

Sailors and Ladies in front of Phelan building

South of Market
Hunters Point
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Hunters Point

View east to US Navy Armored Cruiser USS New York (ACR-2) entering dry dock 1 at Bethlehem Hunter's Point shipyard. Pump house with tall smokestack at end of pier.

Fishermans Wharf
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Fishermans Wharf

View northeast across boat basin with large and small fishing boats. Fishermen's Grotto, Joe Balestrieri & Co. wholesale fish broker in background.