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
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Sutter near Powell
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
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Fillmore & Green
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
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Washington & Mason
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
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Washington & Mason
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
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Washington & Mason
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
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Ferry Loop
View northerly toward Ferry Building, Ferry Loop, and Mission line streetcars terminal. [photographed for Office of General Manager] United Railroads [U06337]
Financial District
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Grove near Larkin
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
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Union Square
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
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Market near 1st
Elevated view southeast across Market to firemen fighting a fire at 541-543 Market on the south side of Market between 1st & 2nd. PG&E and Matson Buildings, Hooker & Lent Building (with Cunard Lines sign), Underwood Building 525 Market, in distance.
Financial District
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Market near Drumm
View west in front of Ferry Building. Crowds of people attempting to board streetcar. Horses and delivery wagons. [4217 Market Street from the ferry August 1906] (Bernal History Project / Helen Sjornberg 1906 photos)
Financial District
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Market near Drumm
View east to Ferry Building with scaffolding under repair after earthquake. Piles of bricks, line of United Railroads streetcars, including #740. McKenna Bros. grocery, Alameda Cafe, [4218 Foot of Market St Aug 1906] (Bernal History Project / Helen Sjornberg 1906 photos)
Financial District
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Market near 3rd
View west during rebuilding after 1906 earthquake. Line of streetcars, scaffolding, street work. Call Building, Flannery Building, Lotta's Fountain. Buggy with ad sign for 'Mission Real Estate.' [4219 Market and Third Sts Sept 1906] (Bernal History Project / Helen Sjornberg 1906 photos)
Downtown / Union Square
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Market & 4th
View east at rebuilding after 1906 earthquake. Mutual Savings Bank and gutted Call Building. Humboldt Bank building under construction at right. United Railroads streetcar #40, delivery wagon with beer barrels, Old Crow Saloon. [4222 Market looking east from 4th Street Jan 1907] (Bernal History Project / Helen Sjornberg 1906 photos)
South of Market
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Market & 3rd
Elevated view south on 3rd St. during rebuilding after 1906 earthquake. United Railroads streetcar #1136, rubble, Call Building on right, wagons. A. I. Hall & Son Jewelers signage in distance (on north wall of Aronson Building, 3rd and Mission) [4224 Third Street from Market Sept 06] (Bernal History Project / Helen Sjornberg 1906 photos)
