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Japanese Tea Garden
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Japanese Tea Garden

Golden Gate Park. Two women posed with 1918 Buick in front of entrance gate [Buick 1918]

Golden Gate Park
Memorial Museum
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Memorial Museum

Golden Gate Park Women posing with 1918 Buick in front of Memorial Museum on Music Concourse. Originally constructed as the Fine Arts Building for 1894 Midwinter Fair, it was renamed Memorial Museum in 1895 and eventually became part of de Young Museum. Building at left was originally the Royal Bavarian Pavilion at the 1894 Fair. It was converted into an annex to the Memorial Museum. Turtle sundial (by M. Earl Cummings) installed October 1907. [Buick 1918]

Golden Gate Park
Larkin near Francisco
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Larkin near Francisco

Alcatraz, Ghirardelli Square in background. Posed photo of three police officers "citing" auto.

Russian Hill
Fort Point
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Fort Point

Presidio. Man posing with auto alongside row of dismounted Rodman cannon removed from fort.

Presidio
Ulloa & Great Highway
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Ulloa & Great Highway

Two autos parking in front of Tait's at the Beach

Sunset Outer
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

View across Music Concourse to de Young museum and old Memorial Museum, Woman posing in auto.

Golden Gate Park
Memorial Museum
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Memorial Museum

Auto parked in front of Memorial Museum / de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park. Military field guns, replacement sphinxes. 'New' de Young Museum at left. The old Memorial Museum was demolished in 1929.

Golden Gate Park
Larkin near Turk
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Larkin near Turk

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast toward City Hall ruins and Hall of Records. Ads posted for Port Costa Flour, Easton Addition Burlingam.

Tenderloin
Guerrero near 25th
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Guerrero near 25th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north on Guerrero from 25th Street. Many houses visible on the east side 1200 block of Guerrero still stand. Mission Relief Headquarters in James Rolph's barn, crowds of people. (Rolph's reputation after organizing relief in the Mission District after 1906, helped pave the way for his political career.)

Mission
Jones and Pleasant
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Jones and Pleasant

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Ruins, view northeast to Telegraph Hill.

Nob Hill
Eddy & Powell
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Eddy & Powell

View east from center of Eddy to 31-Line #125 at Eddy at Powell, turning off Market and heading toward the Richmond District. Emporium and Flood Building in background and Bank of America (One Powell) on left.

Downtown / Union Square
Turk near Pierce
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Turk near Pierce

Elevated view northeast from Turk between Pierce and Steiner to streetcar collision on 31-Line. Streetcar at left lost its brakes at Turk and Baker, traveled downhill and struck the rear of the center car in the photo at Scott St. The cars traveled an additional block before stopping. Nine were injured. At upper left Garrick Theatre (Previously Orpheum Theater & later Bagdad Bowling Alley (before move to 26th and Noriega) and Princess (later Ellis) Theatre, on Ellis near Fillmore. Service station at Steiner corner at right. All or nearly all buildings in view moved or demolished as part of Fillmore redevelopment. (AS)

Western Addition
South Van Ness near 22nd
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South Van Ness near 22nd

View southwest across South Van Ness to 35-Line #405 Rail Sedan, one of five made (402-406), and row of 10 Victorians on west side of street.

Mission
3rd near Market
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3rd near Market

View north on 3rd St. toward Market and Kearny. Passengers boarding Muni 43-line streetcar #296 (with zip stripe livery). Muni Bus #412 with zip stripe livery. 'Railway Express' delivery truck. Mutual Savings Bank (with Bank of America, H. Bresler Watchmaker, Drs. Frost & Quinne Dentists signs), Flannery (with large Acme Beer sign and Dinty's Kitchen), Chronicle and Hearst Examiner Buildings.

South of Market
Sacramento & Grant
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Sacramento & Grant

View northeast across intersection to Market St. Railway Co. (MSRy) Cable car #23 on Sacramento and Clay line. View east on Sacramento to original Federal Reserve Bank Building in distance. Chinese Village, China Importing Co.

Chinatown