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Civic Center
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Civic Center

De Gaulle Visit. People reaching out to De Gaulle as he stands in front of City Hall. Main Library in background

Civic Center
Montgomery & Bush
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Montgomery & Bush

De Gaulle Visit. Confetti falls as crowds walk toward motorcade

Downtown / Union Square
Market & Montgomery
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Market & Montgomery

Charles De Gaulle Visit. Banner

Downtown / Union Square
Montgomery near Bush
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Montgomery near Bush

De Gaulle Visit. Confetti and streamers fall over parade.

California & Battery
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California & Battery

View east on California to Charles De Gaulle parade. Balloons and confetti in the air. De Gaulle standing and waving in car. Southern Pacific building with large S-P sign on roof and Fife Building with Hamm's sign atop in distance left 255 California (built as John Hancock Building 1958, architect Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (Edward Charles Bassett), Robert Dollar Building.

Financial District
California & Sansome
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California & Sansome

View east on California to motorcade with Gen. Charles De Gaulle waving from lead car. In background, Southern Pacific Building with S-P sign atop. Fife Building with Hamm's Billboard atop, Robert Dollar and J. Harold Dollar Buildings.

Financial District
9th & Market
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9th & Market

View northeast from 9th to crowd of schoolchildren and nuns with French flags watching French President Charles De Gaulle's motorcade. Civic Auditorium, Hotel Whitcomb parking lot in background.

South of Market
Grant near Clay
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Grant near Clay

Chinese New Year Parade. Supervisor Jack Morrison, Jane Morrison in car parading

Chinatown
Haight near Ashbury
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Haight near Ashbury

People in front of The Print Mint at 1538 Haight Street and Be-Jay's Baby Shop

Haight Ashbury
Candlestick Park
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Candlestick Park

Mayor George Christopher throws out ball with National League president Warren Giles and Chief Cahill

Candlestick Point
Willie Mays' home
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Willie Mays' home

175 Miraloma Drive, sale of this house was refused to Giants baseball player Willie Mays by then owner Walter A, Gneadiloff who cited neighborhood pressure against the sale.

Sherwood Forest
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

President Truman at Music Concourse For Flag Day with de Young Museum in background

Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

President Truman. Military saluting at Music Concourse with de Young Museum in background

Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

Raising flag at Music Concourse. President Truman in attendance. de Young Museum in background

Golden Gate Park
Civic Center Plaza
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Civic Center Plaza

Elevated view east from City Hall over crowd assembled for Civil Rights March. Stage and speakers at bottom.

Civic Center