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Midwinter Fair
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Midwinter Fair

Golden Gate Park. Gum Girl in front of Walter Baker Cocoa Building

Golden Gate Park
Midwinter Fair
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Midwinter Fair

Golden Gate Park. A pair of Gum Girls in front of Walter Baker Cocoa Building

Golden Gate Park
Midwinter Fair
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Midwinter Fair

Home of the Gum Girls. Golden Gate Park

Golden Gate Park
Midwinter Fair
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Midwinter Fair

Golden Gate Park. Three Cairo Street dancing girls

Golden Gate Park
Midwinter Fair
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Midwinter Fair

Man with large trunk and umbrella rides camel as onlookers line path and watch. [Camel, Drummer Day]

Golden Gate Park
Minna near Mary
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Minna near Mary

Elevated view north toward Chronicle Building under construction, old U.S. Mint, Flood Building

South of Market
Fillmore & Ellis
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Fillmore & Ellis

View southwest across intersection to Geo. Haas and Sons; Clothing store decorated with flags, paintings of ships for Great White Fleet visit. Orpheum and Princess Theatres in background (both opened in 1907). Steel arch over intersection.

Western Addition
Market near Turk and Mason
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Market near Turk and Mason

1906 Earthquake and Fire. View northwest from center of Market St. people sighseeing in front of rubble on north side of Market and standing ruins on Turk St., including Hotel Netherland, to left of center at 18 Turk. "McCormick" sign on building on left. A sign at center from National Cash Register Co., which had been located at 14 Turk St., announcing their temporary office locations. A vendor has set up a small stand on the street.

Tenderloin
Hibernia Bank in ruins
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Hibernia Bank in ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north across Market to intersection of Market, McAllister, and Jones.

South of Market
Refugees Golden Gate Park
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Refugees Golden Gate Park

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Three men with basic necessities (whiskey!) in front of tent No. 20. Probably second Conservatory Valley. Note Iron Bridge in background.

Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

1906 Earthquake and Fire, refugee camp. Men posed and mimicking a cabinet photo of a group of men.

Golden Gate Park
Twin Peaks Tunnel Opening
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Twin Peaks Tunnel Opening

First street cars at St. Francis Circle, Opening of Twin Peaks tunnel

West Portal
Jackson & Grant
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Jackson & Grant

View west from Grant (then Dupont Street) up Jackson. Men unloading large sacks from dray wagon parked across Jackson. Sign for Philadelphia Lager Beer on corner of building, Globe Hotel (built 1860, Victor Hoffman architect). Gas streetlamps on corner and on south side of Jackson, cobblestone streets with stone crosswalks, plank sidewalk.

Chinatown
Chinatown
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Chinatown

Man holding hands with two children, all dressed in traditional Chinese clothes, crossing street. View east on Clay, crossing Dupont (now Grant), with trees of Portsmouth Square in background. Building at left was demolished in late 1887. In distance, Globe Business College and Conservatory of Music at 640 Clay with large sign.

Chinatown
Clay near Waverly
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Clay near Waverly

View northeast across Clay to buildings between Waverly Place and Grant (then Dupont). Building with lanterns and balcony housed Yoot Hong Low restaurant at 810 Clay. Building at far right demolished in late 1887.

Chinatown