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California near Fillmore

View of Henry Casebolt's 'balloon car' #1 in front of his Sutter Street Rail Road Company car barn on California near Fillmore. (The location on the included caption on the image is incorrect. -EE) Known as the a balloon car because round roof, it rotated on the frame and did not require a turntable. [The Balloon Car from Larkin Street to Woodward's Gardens. Photo Taken at Car House, Larkin and Sutter Streets, 1876][STC-8 343] [F810 STC-008] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

1875 Lower Pacific Heights

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3rd & Mission

Elevated view north across 3rd to scaffolding alongside Call Building during early stages of remodeling as Central Tower. Hotel Doric sign on Hotel King, Barrel House bar, Kane's Log Cabin dairy lunch, Market Street Railway 16-line streetcar, Owl Drug Co., Mutual Bank Building. [8-19-37]

1937 South of Market

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California near Stockton

View east to Bay Bridge in distance. California Street cable car, Grant Street pagoda towers, House of Lee, Cathay House, Clunie Building with Lincoln National Life ad on west side, Hotel Yolanda with Hotel Lafayette painted sign., Helvetia Hotel, Merchants Exchange, Pacific National Bank Building (18 story building at 333 Montgomery, near California, demolished 1969), Commercial Union Assurance Building (315 Montgomery). In distance, Southern Pacific Building, Fife Building with Mobilgas sign atop. [5-48 11050]

1948 Chinatown

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Folsom & 5th

View east on Folsom from 5th, south side of the street. West American Sales Co., Samarkand Ice Cream, Stella's Coffee Shop. Nothing in the view remains. [Feb 23, 1942. 893 Folsom]

1942 South of Market

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Dolores Park

View to downtown in distance. Municipal Railway J-line streetcar #82 on private right of way. Mission High School.

1950 Mission Dolores

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Hyde near Lombard

View north to Alcatraz in distance. Powell-Hyde line cable car #17 approaching. Small cottage on right later moved or demolished, others extant 2020.

1970 Russian Hill

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Steiner & Jackson

View to northeast corner past Municipal Railway (Muni) Washington-Jackson line cable car #521. Calvary Presbyterian Church in right distance. Stylishly-dressed woman at corner.

1948 Pacific Heights

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Mission near 14th

14-line streetcar #947 in front of east side of block overloaded with passengers (men riding on back on cow catcher). Schwarz's meats, taxidermist. Taxidermist building has since been demolished. [947 Mission at 14th]

1940 Mission

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Clayton & Market

View north past passing Municipal Railway 33-line trolley buses #715 and #722. Mount Olympus in background.

1960 Clarendon Heights

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Bay & Van Ness

View north to Angel Island in distance. Municipal Railway F-line streetcar #38, Fontana Warehouse.

1947 Marina

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Embarcadero

View north to line of four Market Street Railway streetcars lined up with Ferry Building behind. 11-line streetcar #794, 14-line streetcar #1561, 28-line streetcar #740, and 35-line streetcar #854. Muni starter tower in background.

1938 Financial District

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San Jose near Geneva

View north to Bernal Heights. Municipal Railway 11-line streetcar #1553 with wings livery passing Geneva Car Barn and Powerhouse. (Taken same day as wnp37.04112)

1948 Cayuga

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San Bruno near Alemany

View north to Market Street Railway streetcar #1241, likely on fan trip, approaching Alemany Boulevard. Billboard for Stanford Hotel, fence sign for Kunst Bros. Paints on edge of Bernal Heights.

1942 Bernal Heights

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Market & Church

View east toward 14th Street. 22-line streetcar #860 with zip stripe livery crossing while Municipal Railway L-line and J-line streetcars wait. Market St. Restaurant.

1940 Duboce Triangle

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3rd near Market

View north to Flannery Building (with Painless Parker and Acme Beer signs and The Stag bar) on left and Chronicle Building (with Dr. Willett chiropractor and Security Finance Co. signs) on right. Granville's Jewelers, passengers boarding 43-line streetcar #305, Commuter line to SP Depot, and Hearst Examiner Building on far right. Birdcage traffic signal. Oyster Loaf restaurant.

1946 South of Market