Workers

Contains 570 photos

Church & 20th
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Church & 20th

Construction of J Church right-of-way. Looking north 10:30 AM. Mission High School, Dolores Park, City Hall dome in background. - United Railroads [U05272]

Dolores Heights
Church & 18th
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Church & 18th

Construction of J Church right-of-way through Dolores Park. Looking south 10:35 AM - United Railroads [U05409]

Mission Dolores
Church & 16th
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Church & 16th

Work on J-Line tracks, Cracker & Biscuit factory, Looking north 10:46 AM - United Railroads [U05410]

Mission Dolores
Church & 18th
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Church & 18th

Construction of J Church right-of-way through Dolores Park. Looking south 2:51 PM - United Railroads [U05373]

Mission Dolores
Church & 20th
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Church & 20th

Construction of J Church right-of-way. Looking southeast 10:20 AM - United Railroads [U05408]

Mission Dolores
Pacific near Divisadero
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Pacific near Divisadero

Looking east to group of men inspecting site of a gas explosion at the terminus of the United Railroads Pacific Avenue cable car line. No one was injured, but 150 feet of roadway was torn up and a fire, reportedly started by gas in the cable channel ignited by friction, ensued. - United Railroads [U02836]

Pacific Heights
Van Ness Avenue Extension
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Van Ness Avenue Extension

Elevated view north to construction crew working on the new street right of way from Howard Street to Market. Masonic Temple, City Hall in distance. [DPW A3133]

South of Market
Geneva Terrace
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Geneva Terrace

View southeast from from about Modoc Avenue. upper left is Mt. Vernon, upper right is the intersection of Ottawa and Alemany.[North of Cayuga Ave DPW A5533]

Cayuga
Delancey near Federal
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Delancey near Federal

View north on Delancey (then 1st Street) toward Federal, with Bryant beyond. The South End Warehouse at left still stands as part of the South End Historic District). Homes on the top of Rincon Hill in the background demolished for construction of Bay Bridge anchorage and approaches, which now dominate this view. Empty dray wagons at left and right [1st street North from Bryant dpw5762]

South Beach
Bay & Taylor
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Bay & Taylor

View east across Taylor to MSR cable car #506

North Beach
Powell & Market turntable
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Powell & Market turntable

View north to Powell & Hyde St. Cable Car #515 being turned on turntable with passengers aboard in front of Flood Building & Woolworth's.

Downtown / Union Square
Sutter Near Polk
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Sutter Near Polk

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast toward Nob Hill from about Sutter or Fern Street between Polk and Van Ness, burned trees and workers removing them. Sahlein Building ruins at the SW corner of Polk & Bush at center. Fairmont Hotel at right, Clay St. Tank reservoir background left center through trees .

Lower Nob Hill
Montgomery & Vallejo
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Montgomery & Vallejo

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south down Montgomery from Telegraph Hill, Appraiser's Building, Montgomery Block, Merchant's Exchange Building, Call Building, ruins of Hall of Justice, [From Telegraph Hill Chas. Bailey L.A. # 66]

Telegraph Hill
Unknown Location
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Unknown Location

Interior of saloon with men in working clothes drinking at bar.

O'Farrell near Jones
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O'Farrell near Jones

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to downtown earthquake ruins and workers clearing debris. In distance from left, Whittell and Butler Buildings under construction, Call Building, Flood Building. The two story brick and stone facade with double archways at left is the remains of the Eureka Benevolent Society building (1900) at 436 O'Farrell. The Society was established in 1850 by August Helbing to assist immigrant Jews in San Francisco. It was rebuilt to a similar design in 1910 and that building still stands, with a fortune telling business occupying the first floor in 2019. [Looking Down O'Farrell St. from Jones]

Tenderloin