Civic Center
[Diamond Jubilee Parade dpwbook35 dpw9970] Float depicting El Dorado gambling hall in 1850
Civic CenterParade
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Civic Center
[Diamond Jubilee Parade dpwbook35 dpw9971]View east across Civic Center Plaza to group of costumed marchers. Pantages (later Orpheum) Theater under construction at rear right. Arco de Brillantes, illuminated decorative archway. Old Main Library at left.
Civic Center
Civic Center
Diamond Jubilee Parade. (Float of First State Capitol Building, San Jose 1849-1851) [dpwbook35 dpw9974]
Civic Center
Civic Center
[Diamond Jubilee Parade dpwbook35 dpw9976] View east to paraders in costume, horses, wagons. Arco de Brillantes, illuminated decorative archway, Old Main Library in background.
Civic Center
Civic Center
[Diamond Jubilee Parade dpwbook35 dpw9977] View east on Fulton to group of men dressed as pioneers with covered wagons. Old Main Library in background left. Arco de Brillantes, illuminated decorative archway, background right.
Civic Center
Market near Grant
View across Market, Presidential candidate Governor Tom Dewey waving to crowd from car. Bancroft Building, 731 Market, in background. Silver Palace theatre.
Downtown / Union Square
Governor Dewey
Aerial view of Governor Dewey and his wife in the car on Market Street
Eisenhower Campaigning
Ike in motorcade on Powell in front of St. Francis Hotel
Downtown / Union Square
Eisenhower Campaigning
Ike in motorcade on California street and Leidesdorff Alley, looking east, Governor Warren in car. At far left Mercantile Trust Co. Building (1903,Albert Pissis, Architect), American Trust Company (originally the London and San Francisco Bank, built in 1873-1874), Bank of California, Alaska Commercial Building (1907, Meyers and Ward, Architects) in distance. In center distance, Southern Pacific Building and Fife Building with Mobilgas sign atop. At right, Merchants Exchange Building, Insurance Exchange Building (433 California), Fireman's Fund Insurance Company Building, J. Harold Dollar (Balfour) Building (351 California) and Robert Dollar Building in distance (built 1910, expanded in 1919).
Financial District
Eisenhower Campaigning
Elevated view east on California to President Dwight D. Eisenhower ('Ike') in motorcade on California at Sansome street, waving to big crowd. In background from left, Alaska Commercial Building, Southern Pacific Building, Fife Building with Mobilgas sign atop, Robert Dollar and J. Harold Dollar (formerly Balfour). Buildings. Birdcage traffic signals.
Financial District
Eisenhower Campaigning
Ike covered with confetti, motorcade on Montgomery near Bush
Downtown / Union Square
Eisenhower Campaigning
Motorcade at Montgomery and Market, confetti huge crowd
Financial District
Eisenhower Campaigning
Motorcade on California Street (camera movement)
Financial District
Eisenhower Campaigning
Motorcade on Montgomery Street near Pine with confetti
Financial District
Eisenhower Campaigning
Motorcade on Powell in front of St. Francis Hotel
Downtown / Union Square