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Parade for the Golden Jubilee, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the discovery of gold. Crowds of people on sidewalks and residences watching the Calaveras County float with men dressed as gold miners around a giant gilded skull. Sign on float 'Calaveras County The County of Skulls ... Great Gold Producers ... production since 1880 would build this skull out of solid gold ... total over $100,000,000.' [San Francisco. The Golden Jubilee]
View east on Market Street. Crowds lining sidewalks, police in intersection, possibly a parade route. Signs for United Artists, Centre and Paramount Theatres; Locker Club, Greyhound Bus, Weinstein, Merrill's Drugs. Fosters in Grant Building. David Hewes Building in center distance. Flags and banners strung across Market Street.
Civic Center
Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island. Elevated view of Chinese parade on Pacific Promenade. Float in foreground has sign 'Treasure Ship.' California Building visible across lagoon in background.
Treasure Island
General Douglas MacArthur Parade, Aerial view looking down onto Union Square and intersection of Powell and Geary. Large crowds gathered to watch motorcade. Television cameras and crews atop truck.
Downtown / Union Square
General Douglas MacArthur Parade, Aerial view looking down onto Union Square and intersection of Powell and Geary. Large crowds gathered to watch motorcade. Television cameras and crews atop truck.
Downtown / Union Square
General Douglas MacArthur Parade, Aerial view looking down onto Union Square. St. Francis Hotel at top. Large crowds gathered to watch motorcade on Powell St. Television cameras and crews atop truck.
Downtown / Union Square
General Douglas MacArthur Parade, Aerial view looking down onto Union Square and intersection of Powell and Geary. Large crowds gathered to watch motorcade. Television cameras and crews atop truck.
Downtown / Union Square
General Douglas MacArthur Parade, Helicopter Aerial view looking down onto intersection of Post and Stockton. Large crowds gathered to watch motorcade. Television cameras and crews atop truck. General MacArthur in convertible.
Downtown / Union Square
General Douglas MacArthur Parade, Aerial view from helicopter as parade turns from Stockton onto Post. General MacArthur in convertible.
Downtown / Union Square
General Douglas MacArthur Parade, Elevated view easterly toward the intersection of Market , Post, & Montgomery. Crocker Building at the top, Hobart Building at right. Parade traveling down Post and turning onto Market.
Financial District
General Douglas MacArthur Parade, Elevated view easterly toward the intersection of Market , Post, & Montgomery. Crocker Building at the top, Hobart Building at right. Parade traveling down Post and turning onto Market.
Financial District
Aerial view east from news helicopter on Post toward Grant, General Douglas MacArthur Parade. General MacArthur in convertible.
Downtown / Union Square
Washington's Birthday Parade. Soldiers marching west on Market Street, passing Warfield Theatre at left. Soldiers' uniforms have unit designation of Third Infantry Division, 30th U.S. Infantry Regiment, which was stationed at the Presidio. Warfield's marquee reads 'A Yank At Oxford,' released on Feb 18, 1938.
South of Market
Washington's Birthday Parade. Military Cadets marching on Market Street. Buck-Hect Shoes, Foster's restaurant
Financial District
View east from center of Market at ground level to Washington's Birthday Parade. Marching band on Market Street. Ferry Building, Mobilgas sign atop Fife Building in background. Matson and PG&E Buildings at right.
Financial District