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Contains 940 photos

Santa Rosa
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Santa Rosa

4th Street, near A Street, Santa Rosa. Three men in white parade uniforms sitting in the street for an unknown event. E.E. Morrow plumbing supply, Santa Rosa Undertaking Company (established 1901).

Outside SF
Market & Powell
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Market & Powell

Elevated postcard view east on Market from Powell. Crowds of shoppers, traffic, streetcars. State Theatre ,Humboldt Bank Building, Central Tower in distance. Emporium, Lerner's, Pacific Building on right. The California Theatre was renamed the State in 1941. [Market St., Redwood Empire Assn. Photo, Zan 604]

Downtown / Union Square
Market & McAllister
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Market & McAllister

Elevated view northwest across Market toward Hotel Shaw on corner of McAllister. Street decorated for Shriner Parade. Methodist Publishing House and Federal Office Building at right.

South of Market
1st near Jesse
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1st near Jesse

View northeast across 1st Street near Jesse toward Market Street. Municipal Railway (Muni) N-line streetcar #1025. Yellow building at left is Sheldon Building, demolished 1985. D.B. Sales discount store.

Financial District
Grant & Bush
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Grant & Bush

View northeast across intersection, before Dragon Gate entrance to Chinatown was installed in 1970. Grant Cafe, City of Hankow Tassel Co. Lanterns along and across Grant.

Chinatown
Grant near California
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Grant near California

View north on Grant from California Street. Old St. Mary's Church at right, Far East Cafe, Lotus Bowl, Tai Ping chop suey, Shangri-la Art Goods, United Dept. Store.

Chinatown
Grant near Geary
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Grant near Geary

View south across Grant between Geary and O'Farrell. Flower stand near Union Square, possibly promotional picture with woman shopping. I. Magnin and Co., 90 Grant, across the street.

Downtown / Union Square
Grant near Geary
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Grant near Geary

Grant between Geary and O'Farrell. View east across Grant past flower stand with striped canvas umbrella. [Flowers can be bought on the streets of San Francisco the year around Zan 1437]

Downtown / Union Square
Grant near Geary
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Grant near Geary

View east across Grant past flower stand. Two women at flower stand with large umbrella. [All-Year Flower Stand - San Francisco Zan 2463]

Downtown / Union Square
Cliff House
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Cliff House

View into Cliff House Gift Shop from sidewalk. Stuffed koala bears, hula dancer dolls and sea shells

Sutro Heights
Grant near California
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Grant near California

View north from center of Grant toward California Street. Hinomoto Book Co., Sing Fat Co. with stained glass globe streetlamps in front, Sing Chong Trademark Building, Old St. Mary's Church, Shing Wah Trading Co. Before 1925 installation of dragon streetlamps.

Chinatown
Post near Kearny
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Post near Kearny

Elevated view east on Post from Kearny toward Market Street. Crocker Bank Building at corner, Wells Fargo Union Trust, Balboa Building at 2nd and Market in the background. The Nevada Bar, M.A. Gunst & Co. at lower left. Entire left block demolished with exception of the banking hall of the Crocker Bank. [No. 2170]

Downtown / Union Square
Union Square
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Union Square

Elevated wideangle view southeast from Post and Powell across Union Square. Powell Street cable car #518 at right.[11416]

Downtown / Union Square
Market & Stockton
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Market & Stockton

View east on Market toward Call Building. Midway Plaisance 'Big Show Burlesque', Sanborn Vail & Co. Dixon's Hatter & Furnisher, Hearst Examiner Building, Palace Hotel in distance. Lion Drug Co. listed in City Directories 1901-1904

Downtown / Union Square
23rd & South Van Ness
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23rd & South Van Ness

View across South Van Ness toward the southeast corner.1201-1205 South Van Ness on the corner, with a bar called the Towne House Club (now a produce store), built 1891. 1207-1211 also built 1891.

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