Ocean Beach
Landing the Pacific Cable, December 1902. (part of a panorama)
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Ocean Beachs
Landing the Pacific Cable at the foot of Fulton Street, December 1902. part of a panorama
Richmond
Ocean Beach
Ocean Beach. Landing the Transpacific Cable at foot of Fulton Street. Seal Rocks, Cliff House, and Sutro Heights in background.
Sutro
Ocean Beach
Ocean Beach. Landing the Transpacific Cable. Tent at foot of Fulton Street. Seal Rocks, Cliff House in background.
Sutro
View S from Sutro Heights
President Taft caravan en route from Golden Gate Park to Cliff House. (Ceremonial ground-breaking for Panama-Pacific International Exposition took place in stadium/polo fields.) From Sutro Heights. Seal Rock House, Ocean Beach Pavillion, Olympic Pier and Pump House, Cyclist's Rest, Sheehan's, Beach Chalet.
Sutro Heights
Mayor Rossi Inauguration
Inauguration ceremony for Angelo Rossi in Board of Supervisors chamber at City Hall. [Rossi Inaugurated Mayor] [DPW A2832]
Downtown
Treasure Island
Mayor Angelo Rossi, John McLaren, and others on Treasure Island during construction of the Golden Gate International Exposition (GGIE). Nationwide NBC radio broadcast of John McLaren initiating and discussing horticultural program for upcoming fair. (Others possibly in photo, Edgar Sanborn, Oakland Chief Forester; Jules Girod; Don Thompson.) (duplicate print version: wnp27.3562)
Treasure Island
PPIE groundbreaking
At Polo Fields in Golden Gate Park, President Taft in attendance.
Golden Gate Park
Minerva Hartman
Mother Minerva Hartman, a purported Civil War nurse, fought with the State of California over her earthquake cottage home as El Camino Real was being widened. She stands under house which is raised on temporary supports. Colma, CA [Mother Minerva]
Outside SF
Steiner near Washington
Elevated view east across Steiner from Alta Plaza to Muni Washington-Jackson Sts. Line cable car #524. House at left since demolished. Car was chartered by the Citizens Committee To Save the Cable Cars and its chair Friedel Klussmann. On front left, campaign sign urging a yes vote on Proposition 10 (which passed overwhelmingly and preserved all existing Municipal Railway cable car lines), reading 'Vote Yes on Prop. 10 Nov. 4 and SAVE THE CABLES. Cables in the last 10 years have had fewer fatalities than buses. No bus can load as fast. Cables have 4 brakes."
Pacific Heights
Dynamiting Chimney
Demolition of United Railroads powerhouse, Valencia and Market
Lower Haight
Demolition URR Powerhouse
Dynamiting Powerhouse Chimney. United Railroads Powerhouse, Valencia and Market
Lower Haight
Pickets at Civic Center
Pickets from The Northern California Citizens Committee for Abolition of Nuclear Weapons outside Civic Auditorium while President Eisenhower speaks inside. City Hall in background
Civic Center
Nikita Khrushchev visit
Crowd awaits Khrushchev at Geneva and Bayshore
Visitacion Valley
Nikita Khrushchev visit
Waiting for arrival of Khrushchev
Outside SF