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PPIE Groundbreaking
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PPIE Groundbreaking

Crowds at polo fields in Golden Gate Park. Elevated viewing stand in background. Trash along fence. (Bockman family)

Golden Gate Park
PPIE Groundbreaking
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PPIE Groundbreaking

Crowds at polo fields in Golden Gate Park. Grandstand in background. Judges stand for track. (Bockman family)

Golden Gate Park
Oakland
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Oakland

36th and Telegraph, Thomas Whealand lineman for Home Telephone company of Alameda was electrocuted on the pole

Outside SF
Castro & Market
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Castro & Market

[Opening day Twin Peaks Tunnel July 1917] crowd watching city engineer O'Shaughnessy speaking for the Twin Peaks Tunnel opening to pedestrians

Castro
Telegraph Hill
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Telegraph Hill

Large crowd gathered on hillside to watch Great White Fleet enter bay. Huge Welcome sign is visible on the hilltop

Telegraph Hill
20th & Michigan
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20th & Michigan

Elevated view northwest to thousands of war workers gathered for presentation from stage with banner 'KGO-Blue'; dignitaries on stage; United Iron Works personnel. Bethlehem Steel administrative building in the background center, later redeveloped as Restoration Hardware in 2022.

Central Waterfront
City Hall
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City Hall

Lincoln birthday festivities at Lincoln Statue at City Hall, near corner of Polk & Grove; Supervisor Christopher; Supervisor John Sullivan; Paulette Gridley, 2 1/2 years

Civic Center
City Hall
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City Hall

Lincoln birthday festivities at Lincoln Statue at City Hall near corner of Polk & Grove; Sydney Bechtel; Sons of Union Veterans; Paulette Gridley at 2 1/2 years

Civic Center
City Hall
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City Hall

Lincoln birthday festivities at Lincoln Statue at City Hall near corner of Polk & Grove; Supervisor Christopher places wreath

Civic Center
City Hall
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City Hall

Lincoln birthday festivities at Lincoln Statue at City Hall near corner of Polk & Grove; Sons of Union Veterans Supervisor George Christopher

Civic Center
Chinatown fight
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Chinatown fight

Teen gang fight in Chinatown. View to west side of Stockton Street near Broadway. National Sandwich Shop (1247 Stockton), with Samarkand Ice Cream sign. Kids scatter as cops approach. See wnp14.11579, wnp14.11580, wnp14.581, and wnp14.11582.

Chinatown
Chinatown fight
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Chinatown fight

Teenage gang fight. Kid put in paddy wagon on Grant Street near Pacific Street. See wnp14.11578, wnp14.11580, wnp14.581, and wnp14.11582.

Chinatown
Chinatown fight
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Chinatown fight

Teen gang fight in Chinatown. Teens in paddy wagon cover their faces. Grant Street near Pacific Street. See wnp14.11578, wnp14.11579, wnp14.581, and wnp14.11582.

Chinatown
Chinatown fight
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Chinatown fight

Teen gang fight in Chinatown. Plainclothes police in front of Wing Wo hardware, 1110 Grant Street. See wnp14.11578, wnp14.11579, wnp14.580, and wnp14.11582.

Chinatown
Chinatown fight
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Chinatown fight

Teen gang fight in Chinatown. Ted Morales and Joseph Bravo claim they were beaten up by group of Chinese-American teenagers; Hall of Justice, maybe Juvenile Hall. See wnp14.11578, wnp14.11579, wnp14.580, and wnp14.11581.

Chinatown