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Powell & Market
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Powell & Market

Muni cable car #522 on the turntable. Ad for Blum's on the side. George Christopher for mayor campaign sign. Eddy Street entrance for Plush Doggy Restaurant at 904 Market Street visible in background, one of twenty shops and restaurants removed later for the construction of Hallidie Plaza. Gallencamp Shoes at 900 Market also visible.

Downtown / Union Square
View from Buena Vista Park
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View from Buena Vista Park

View north toward Calvary Cemetery, McAllister Yard, Southern Pacific Hospital (Fell and Baker) (part of a three part panorama)

View from Buena Vista Park
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View from Buena Vista Park

View northeast toward the Western Addition. Coliseum at Baker between Fell and Oak (site of DMV) at bottom left. Crocker Grammar School at center, with Pacific Hebrew Orphan Asylum (demolished 1922) beyond that at Divisadero and Hayes. Alamo Square in background right. (part of a three part panorama)

Buena Vista
Market near 7th
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Market near 7th

Foreshortened telephoto view west on Market from 7th Street. Fox Plaza under construction at right. Embassy Theatre marquee at left. Orpheum Theatre showing 'Mediterranean Holiday' (played through 1965 and into 1966) at right. Passenger loading on Municipal Railway (Muni)N-Judah PCC streetcar #1115 at right.

South of Market
9th Ave near Irving
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9th Ave near Irving

View south on 9th Avenue from Irving. Muni N-Judah streetcars #1136 & #1166 passing each other.

Sunset Inner
California near Stockton
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California near Stockton

[723 Looking down California St., from Nob Hill - Ferry Building and Bay in distance, San Francisco U.S.A. Copyright 1907 by H.C. White Co.] Looking east between Powell and Stockton. View taken before earthquake and fire. Two cable cars at center crossing Stockton Street. Shaari Zedek synagogue, Old St. Mary's Cathedral, Kohl Building.

Nob Hill
McAllister & Leavenworth
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McAllister & Leavenworth

View northwest from Odd Fellows' Hall at 7th and Market. Hall of Records on left, intersection of McAllister and Leavenworth at bottom right, St. Mary's Cathedral in background. [Looking Toward St. Mary Cathedral from Odd Fellows' Hall]

South of Market
Market near Mason
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Market near Mason

View east towards St. Ann's Building, Baldwin Hotel, Chronicle Building, The Matinee Millinery, Jno. Steinbach Jeweler 1016 Market, (Ernest) Essman Dry Goods, 1022 Market. Painted pole for C. Curtin dry goods at right, 911-915 Market. Two story building erected on lot at far left by July, 1895. Same image as wnp37.00194 with slightly different cropping.

South of Market
Fulton & 5th Ave
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Fulton & 5th Ave

View east on Fulton from 5th Avenue. 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. This is the last Geary Street cable car before electrification. St. Ignatius Church, at Fulton and Parker, under construction in the background. (the print has two India ink drawings on top of the car)

Golden Gate Park
Waverly & Clay
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Waverly & Clay

View north on Waverly Place from Clay Street. Clay Street paved with cobblestones. [5114]

Chinatown
Market near Valencia
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Market near Valencia

View east on Market between Valencia and Gough. Municipal Railway ( Muni) M-Line streetcar #209 outbound. McRoskey Mattress Company (Airflex) at right. ( conflicting dates written on the back, August 31, 1957 and October 30, 1955)

South of Market
Market near Steuart
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Market near Steuart

View east toward Ferry Building decorated with large shield for the arrival of the Great White Fleet. United Railways streetcar #1556 on the Sutter-Jackson line and horse and wagon at center [Foot of Market St.]

Financial District
Market near Powell
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Market near Powell

Market Street Railway (MSRy) 31-line streetcar #972 in front of the Flood Building

Downtown / Union Square
Clay near Jones
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Clay near Jones

View east on Clay Street between Jones and Taylor. Cable car #20. Bay Bridge under construction in background.

Nob Hill
St. Mary's Square
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St. Mary's Square

Two women posing in the park with Old St. Mary's and cable car in the background

Chinatown