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William H. Crocker uses silver spade to break ground for War Memorial. Charles Kendrick behind, and Eugene D. Bennett, San Francisco American Legion commander, holding copper box. A second groundbreaking for actual start of work was held in 1928. See wnp36.03698 [War Memorial Groundbreaking dpwbookBROWNBOOK dpw10589]
Civic Center
[Major Charles Kendrick dpwbookBROWNBOOK dpw10596] opera house dedication
Civic Center
View north to Grand Army of the Republic Civil War veterans at Opera House ground breaking. Locomobile Automobiles, 230 Fulton in background.[G.A.R. at War Memorial Exercises][dpwbookBROWNBOOK dpw10594]
Civic Center
[War Memorial Groundbreaking Mayor Rolph speaking dpwbookBROWNBOOK dpw10593] Opera House ground breaking
Civic Center
Dedication ceremony at Laguna Honda Hospital, then called Relief Home. Mayor Rolph in dark overcoat and holding hat, to left of dedication panel. [Relief Home dedication dpwbookBROWNBOOK dpwA1]
Laguna Honda
Interior view of dedication ceremony for Laguna Honda Hospital, then called Relief Home. Municipal Band in foreground. [Relief Home dedication dpwbookBROWNBOOK dpwA2]
Laguna Honda
Dedication ceremony at Laguna Honda Hospital, then called Relief Home. Mayor Rolph at left center, looking at dedication plaque. [Relief home dedication dpwbookBROWNBOOK dpwA5]
Laguna Honda
Mayor Rolph posing with two unidentified men for the opening of the Embarcadero bus line. [Embarcadero bus line/Rolph dpwbookBROWNBOOK dpwA24]
This block of Montcalm street was never paved and exists now as a stairway[East side Montcalm looking north toward Peralta-Holladay dpwbookBROWNBOOK dpwA71]
Peralta Heights
View east [Bus on Miraloma Drive dpwbookBROWNBOOK dpwA109]
Sherwood Forest
View northwest across the pools toward the bathhouse. The site is now the SF Zoo parking lot. [Fleishhacker pool/playground][dpwbookBROWNBOOK dpwA134]
Lakeshore
[Fleishhacker playground dpwbookBROWNBOOK dpwA135] Looking southwest. Mothers' Building at right
Lakeshore
Large crowd of adults and children at Fleishhacker Playground. Rides at center. [Fleishhacker playground dpwbookBROWNBOOK dpwA136]
Lakeshore
Looking north. Mothers' Building at left. [Fleishhacker playground dpwbookBROWNBOOK dpwA137]
Lakeshore
View south along Calhoun to downtown skyline in background, including PG&E Building, Appraiser's Building, original Federal Reserve Bank, Balfour (later J. Harold Dollar) Building, Standard Oil Building, Russ Building under construction. Sansome Street at left. [Calhoun St looking south dpwbookBROWNBOOK dpwA153]
Telegraph Hill