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Union near Steiner
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Union near Steiner

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake Damage, View southeast across Union to road subsidence and soldier with rifle posing. Chinn-Beretta Optical sign painted on fence. At left, St. Mary the Virgin Episcopal Church (1891). [8224 Union Street sunk by the great earth convulsion which destroyed the city] (travel notes on back)

Cow Hollow
Eddy near Taylor
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Eddy near Taylor

Little boy posing next to car in front of Ritz Hotel at 216 Eddy St. Oxford Lunch

Tenderloin
Embarcadero near Clay
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Embarcadero near Clay

Elevated view northwest from the pedestrian bridge over the Embarcadero, toward Clay Street. Sacramento & Clay cable car MSRy #16 showing automobile underpass, Ferry Station Post Office, Wellman Coffee, Gilmore Gasoline ad, New Post Office Candy Store, Convey & Sons meat market, dry cleaners, Harbor Garage in Union Center District Council Maritime Union, Union Center building.

Financial District
Van Ness & Geary
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Van Ness & Geary

View northwest across intersection to Municipal Railway (Muni) D-line Streetcar #32 turning east onto Geary. Van Etta Lincoln Mercury auto dealership, Heald College, Waters DeSoto Plymouth dealership in background.

Cathedral Hill
Geary & 21st Ave
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Geary & 21st Ave

View west on Geary from 21st Avenue. Municipal Railway (MUNI) B-line streetcar #108 with wings livery, St. Monica's Church in background center. Safeway and Harrington's at right.

Richmond Outer
Fulton & Masonic
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Fulton & Masonic

Carbarn last day of operation, 5-line Fulton car, looking north on Masonic

Western Addition
Balboa & 38th Ave
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Balboa & 38th Ave

View east on Balboa from 38th Avenue, B-Line Streetcar #84 passing Dom DiMaggio's bar on the corner. Balboa Theater in the background. Cocker spaniel in the street

Richmond Outer
Mission & 20th
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Mission & 20th

View northwest across intersection to 14-Line #1583, El Capitan Theater, Granat Bros. Jewelers at left, El Capitan Theatre at right.

Mission
Chestnut Near Avila
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Chestnut Near Avila

View northwest across Chestnut toward Scott St. Municipal Railway (Muni) F-line Streetcar #37 with #361 on an excursion (signed for route 25). Marina Chop Suey, Walnut Cleaners, Vincent's Cocktail Lounge, Ritz Cleaners, Anchorage Bar, McGregor's, on right. Buildings on north side of Chestnut still stand in 2023. In distance beyond Scott St., the upper part of the facade of the Presidio Theatre, then known as the El Presidio.

Marina
Seals Stadium
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Seals Stadium

Sailors working on floats during WWII

Mission
Seals Stadium
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Seals Stadium

Giants Opening Day Lineup. Players holding bats. Hamm's Brewery sign in background.

Mission
Seals Stadium
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Seals Stadium

Giants Opening Day, Ruben Gomez posing

Mission
Fishermen's Grotto
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Fishermen's Grotto

Taylor and the Embarcadero. View north from parking lot

Fishermans Wharf
Market & 7th
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Market & 7th

Paramount Theater, Looking East

Civic Center
Grant near Sacramento.
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Grant near Sacramento.

Chinatown. View north on Grant Avenue. Shangri-La Chinese Art Goods, Eastern Bakery, Republic Hotel, Kan's restaurant, Chinese Village liquors, Kuo Wah Co. Kimonos Pajamas, Lai On Co. art goods. Lanterns and bulbs strung along street and across at intersections.

Chinatown