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Pierce & Green

View northwest to Pierce between Green and Union, with Presidio, Fort Point, Marin Headlands, tidal slough and Golden Gate in Background, from Fillmore Street. Large corner mansion with gardens front and back was built circa 1884 by wealthy attorney and landowner David Bixler. Four story windmill and water tank on Union. Chapel at left was built in 1887 with funds provided by Stephen S. Smith, deacon of the Plymouth Congregational Church and publisher of the Pacific. In 1895, it became the Pierce Street Congregational Church. Front fence of landmark Casebolt mansion at lower left. Same image as wnp37.00223, different cropping. [367 A View of the Golden Gate from Fillmore Street]

1888 Pacific Heights

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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]

1890 South of Market

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Presidio Main Post

SF Junior Traffic Patrol Picnic hosted by the 30th Infantry and Quartermaster Corp School for Bakers and Cooks '3000 came - ate Army chow - and cheered!' (SCA-41-1694)(Signal Corps, US Army public relations photo)

1941 Presidio

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Sutro Tower Construction

Aerial view west toward Sutro Tower under construction, replacing smaller tower at left. Sutro Mansion ("Sutro's Castle") between old and new towers. Mt. Sutro, Forest Knolls, Golden Gate Heights, Golden Gate Park and the Sunset District in the background.

1972 Clarendon Heights

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View from Coit Tower

View north toward SF Bay, Alcatraz and Fisherman's Wharf from Coit Tower while under construction, showing scaffolding.

1933 Telegraph Hill

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View from Corona Heights

View from Corona Heights toward 15th Street, where small landslides of the cliff face forced evacuations from homes. View north, Roosevelt Way and McKinley Elementary School in the background.

1937 Corona Heights

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Golden Gate Park

View South from the Arizona Garden toward Mt Sutro in the distance. Garfield Monument, Francis Scott Key Monument, Second Music Stand ( on the present site of the tennis courts). [25 Golden Gate Park from Terrace showing Garfield and Key Monuments.][Sutro Heights Gallery] (boudoir card)

1895 Golden Gate Park

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Kearny near Sacramento

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north on Kearny near Sacramento, Hall of Justice tower on the right, Telegraph Hill in the distance. Portsmouth Square with tents and trees in the left background. People walking and riding in buggies. The street has been cleared, but the sidewalks strewn with rubble.

1906 Chinatown

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Sutter near Larkin

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest from Sutter Street east of Larkin. Heller, Klein & Co. listed as Larkin between Sutter & Bush. Trinity Episcopal Church (Bush & Gough) in the background left. Lafayette Park in the background right.

1907 Lower Nob Hill

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View E from Russian Hill

View east from present Ina Coolbrith Park, Vallejo Street at center. St Francis of Assisi Church, Yerba Buena Island in the distance

1928 Russian Hill

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View SE from Russian Hill

View southeast from present Ina Coolbrith Park toward Downtown. Steeples of Our Lady of Guadalupe church. Russ Building at center. Notably absent is Shell Building, completed 1929.

1928 Russian Hill

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View E from Russian Hill

View east from present Ina Coolbrith Park, Vallejo Street at center. St Francis of Assisi Church, Yerba Buena Island in the distance

1928 Russian Hill

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View SE from Russian Hill

View southeast from present Ina Coolbrith Park toward Downtown. Russ Building at center

1930 Russian Hill

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View from Twin Peaks

View east from Corbett Avenue toward Kite Hill ( then Solari Hill) in the foreground. Market Street at bottom of photo.

1936 Clarendon Heights

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View from Russian Hill

View north toward Alcatraz from backyard of 828 Francisco near Leavenworth [SS Santa Elena on Maiden Voyage 4-19-33]

1933 Russian Hill