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View west on Geary from Stockton. St. Francis Hotel at right. the former Geary, Park, & Ocean Railroad. This is one of the last days of cable operations on former Geary, Park, & Ocean Railroad line. The cable franchise expired in 1912 and was almost immediately converted to electric operation. United Railroads [U03279]
Downtown / Union Square
Geary Cable car being pulled onto 5th Avenue from Fulton by horse. This was standard procedure at the time, the horse was used to pull the car around the corner until it could grip the cable 5th Avenue. Last Days of the Geary cable, the franchise expired in 1912 and was quickly replaced by electric streetcars. [5th Ave & Fulton St] United Railroads [U03280]
Richmond Inner
View east on Sutter toward Powell, Rebuilt Temple Emanu-El at left. PG&E Building, Hotel Colonial. Leah Dreyfus accident. A contemporary newspaper account described the fatal accident on January 26, 1912 as follows: "Mrs. Leah Dreyfus, a wealthy widow and mother of Emil and Walter Dreyfus of the contracting firm of Dreyfus Brothers, was almost instantly killed by a Sutter street car at the Powell street crossing at 12:30 this afternoon. Mrs. Dreyfus was about to cross at the corner and became confused by approaching cars. Before she could get out of the way she was knocked down, being thrown heavily to the pavement." Another account noted she was 64 years old, lived at 2463 Jackson Street, and was an active member of the Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood. [Sutter & Powell looking East. A.R (accid
Downtown / Union Square
View west on Sutter toward Powell. Hotel Regent. Empty lots on northwest and southwest corners. Leah Dreyfus accident. A contemporary newspaper account described the fatal accident on January 26, 1912 as follows: "Mrs. Leah Dreyfus, a wealthy widow and mother of Emil and Walter Dreyfus of the contracting firm of Dreyfus Brothers, was almost instantly killed by a Sutter street car at the Powell street crossing at 12:30 this afternoon. Mrs. Dreyfus was about to cross at the corner and became confused by approaching cars. Before she could get out of the way she was knocked down, being thrown heavily to the pavement." Another account noted she was 64 years old, lived at 2463 Jackson Street, and was an active member of the Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood. [Sutter & Powell looking West A.R (accident
Downtown / Union Square
view south on Fillmore from green toward counterbalance section of Fillmore street line. [Fillmore & Green Sts Looking south A.R. (accident report) 3865 1/2] United Railroads [U05842]
Union Street
Washington & Jackson cable car #534 on turntable in the rear yard of the Washington & Mason Cable car powerhouse. [Car 534 Powell 'C'] [A.R. (accident report 1378-18] United Railroads [U06033]
Nob Hill
Powell cable car #508 on turntable in the rear yard of the Washington & Mason Cable car powerhouse. [Car 508 Powell St 'C'](accident report 2671) United Railroads [U06078]
Nob Hill
Powell cable car #508 on turntable in the rear yard of the Washington & Mason Cable car powerhouse. [Car 508 Powell St 'C'](accident report 2671) United Railroads [U06079]
Nob Hill
View northerly toward Ferry Building, Ferry Loop, and Mission line streetcars terminal. [photographed for Office of General Manager] United Railroads [U06337]
Financial District
View across Civic Center Plaza toward City Hall. Welcome Home Victory (World War I) monument in the center of the plaza (Accident Report 3277-20) [Grove St E of Larkin St. NW] United Railroads [U07098]
Civic Center
Elevated panoramic View of Union Square south towards Market Street. From left Schroth Building (1908, architect Cunningham & Politeo), Whittell building, City of Paris, Butler Building with Nathan-Dohrmann store, Elkan Gunst Building (1907) and St. Francis Hotel at right (Post Street wing, completed 1913, not yet built. (negative broken)(AS)
Downtown / Union Square
Interior, Hotel St. Francis - Dining Room
Downtown / Union Square
Interior, Hotel St. Francis - Grill - Bliss & Faville Architects [23]
Downtown / Union Square
Interior, Hotel St. Francis - Writing Room - Bliss & Faville Architects [20]
Downtown / Union Square
Interior, Hotel St. Francis - Lounging Room - Bliss & Faville Architects [3]
Downtown / Union Square