Monument

Contains 107 photos

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Market near Battery

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast across Market to Earthquake and Fire, fire burning, Byron Jackson Machine Works 411 Market in the Lachman Block on the southwest corner of Market and Fremont. Excelsior Glove Company 415 Market St. (After the Lachman building burned, the ruins became a favorite of photographers because of Samuel Lachman's stone face in the rubble - see wnp14.0445. Face is visible in rubble on street in front of building.) Photographer is standing on the Mechanic's Monument

1906 Financial District

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19th Ave near Lincoln

View north on 19th Avenue toward the Breon Gate at Lincoln Way. The entrance in its original form with with a third element in the center, before the construction of Crossover Drive. Associated and Shell gas stations at west and east corners. Birdcage traffic signals.

1930 Sunset Outer

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Geary & Market

View East on Geary from market and toward Kearny. Lotta's Fountain at center, pedestrians all around

1980 Downtown / Union Square

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Market near Bush

View west to Donahue Mechanics Monument (after pool removed) with adjacent stone bench at right. [Mechanics Monument, Market St. S.F. 1916]

1916 Financial District

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Civic Center

Fulton St looking east towards Market. Statues of camels with Shriner decorations for Shrine Week line the street. Pioneer (James Lick) Monument in background at right. [Burton Photo Album]

1922 Civic Center

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Golden Gate Park

Visitors on hill near tennis courts. Francis Scott Key Memorial, Sharon Building, Affiliated Colleges, and Mount Sutro in background.

1905 Golden Gate Park

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Golden Gate Park

[Francis Scott Key Monument in Golden Gate Park] Monument in its original location at east end of second Music Concourse. Present site of tennis courts.

1890 Golden Gate Park

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Van Ness & Market

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view northeast to dedication of California Volunteers memorial. A sailor and a soldier hold the flag over the statue. Statue later moved to Market & Dolores. In the distance on the right, the Majestic Theater ruins (on Market near 9th,) the Grant Building, the Flood and Call Buildings. From the left, the Flood Mansion, Fairmont Hotel, City Hall ruins, St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church tower. Bank of Greater San Francisco, E. Graney Horseshoer.

1906 Civic Center

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Kearny & Market

Lotta's Fountain;Palace Hotel. A.I. Hall & Son Jewelers; Detmer Woolen Co.; A.A. Jacob & Co. Millinery; Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway System; Oceanic Steamship Company; California Glace Fruits; Geary Street Park & Ocean Cable Car; Market Street Railway and others

1895 Downtown / Union Square

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Stockton & Post

view southwest across Union Square to St. Francis Hotel

1925 Downtown / Union Square

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Van Ness & Oak

View northwest across Market to Masonic Temple and original location of California Volunteers memorial (now at Dolores and Market). At left Young Men's Institute/International Center, 50 Oak St. (1914), extensively remodeled in 2000's for San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

1918 Civic Center

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Kearny & Market

View north Lotta's Fountain and Kearny, Chronicle Building [dpwbook10 dpw2188]

1914 Downtown / Union Square

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Geary & 3rd Ave

Resurfacing Machine at work on Geary Blvd. View east on Geary. [2824] [dpwbook14 dpw2824]

1915 Richmond Inner

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Civic Center

View northwest to Pioneer (James Lick) Monument in Marshall Square at intersection of Hyde and Grove Streets. Old Main Library in background. The French-made cannon in front of the monument was a Spanish-American war prize. It is now in the Presidio. [Pioneer statue in Marshall Square dpwbook21 dpw4744]

1917 Civic Center

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Civic Center

[Marshall Square Monument dpwbook23 dpw5645] View east to Pioneer (Lick) Monument at Grove and Hyde Streets, its original location. Grove Street extension still incomplete. Grade change has exposed the Lick Monument's foundation. Marshall Square Garage, Marshall Square Vulcanizing Co. at left. Hotel Atlanta in distance right.

1918 Civic Center