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View N from Twin Peaks
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View N from Twin Peaks

View north near the curve of Twin Peaks Boulevard above Burnett Avenue. Tank Hill at center with Clarendon Heights Tank. St. Ignatius Church, Lone Mountain in the distance right. Presidio, Golden Gate Park and Marin Headlands in distance center. [D.742 12-7-23]

Clarendon Heights
Stanford Heights Reservoir
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Stanford Heights Reservoir

Landscape view of covered reservoir and residential homes. Twin Peaks in background [D.1437 10/24/26]

Miraloma Park
Unknown Location
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Unknown Location

Residential street in lightly developed part of city. Piles of dirt in street indicated construction work in progress

Unknown Location
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Unknown Location

Residential street. Men with pickaxes and piles of dirt in street indicated construction work in progress

Unknown Location
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Unknown Location

Residential street. Laborers digging holes and piles of dirt in street indicate construction work in progress

Faxon near Ocean
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Faxon near Ocean

View south. Workers digging trench along street in residential neighborhood. Storefront 'F. & J. Mancuso Wholesale' at 539 Faxon, right.[D-325]

Ingleside
Faxon near Lakeview
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Faxon near Lakeview

View north on Faxon from Lakeview. Farragut School at Holloway in the background. Mt. Davidson in the distance. Temporary gantries erected alongside street for lowering pipe into trench [D-327]

Ingleside
San Jose & Geneva
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San Jose & Geneva

View north on San Jose Avenue from Geneva. Street scene with Chris Jorgensen's saloon & restaurant (2298 San Jose Ave), streetcar tracks, sections of pipe lying alongside street, and open trench. Mt. Davidson on left in background future Diamond Heights on right. Firehouse at Ocean and San Jose (Balboa Park) at center.

Cayuga
Faxon near Lakeview
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Faxon near Lakeview

View north on Faxon from Lakeview. Mt. Davidson in the distance. [Details of lowering pipe in trench on steep hill Faxon near Lakeview Ave. Feb 3, 1922 D.328]

Ingleside
Faxon near Lakeview
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Faxon near Lakeview

View north on Faxon from Lakeview. Farragut School at Holloway in the background. Mt. Davidson in the distance. Workers installing large diameter pipe in open trench on Faxon Ave. [D-326]

Ingleside
Valencia near 18th
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Valencia near 18th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south on Valencia between 18th and 19th. Slumping of Valencia Street with cable car tracks. Temporary sewer on left, another still under construction on right.

Mission Dolores
Fisherman's Wharf
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Fisherman's Wharf

View west to fishing boats (feluccas) at Fisherman's Wharf. Telegraph Hill in the background right with Layman's Castle (Layman's Folly) atop. (copy negative)

California near Stockton
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California near Stockton

View east on California between Stockton and Grant. California Street cable car. Present Ritz Carlton Hotel at right. On Montgomery St., Pacific National Bank Building (18 story building at 333 Montgomery, near California, now demolished), Commercial Union Assurance Building (315 Montgomery), Russ Building. In distance left, Southern Pacific Building, Bay Bridge, Fife Building with Mobilgas sign atop. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. Building at far right.

Chinatown
Hyde & Jackson
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Hyde & Jackson

View North on Hyde toward Jackson. Hyde Street cable car #48

Nob Hill
Union Square Rooftop
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Union Square Rooftop

View east from the roof of 301 Geary (southwest corner of Powell and Geary). Man and woman posing. Whittell building, I. Magnin, Hunter 0dulin Building in background

Downtown / Union Square