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Elevated view east toward assembled crowd for the celebration and ceremony by the SF Chamber of Commerce to start the Islais Creek Reclamation Project. Rosenberg Bros. & Co. Rice Mill No. 1 (opened 1918) on Rankin St. at far right. Bascule bridge at 3rd Street in distance left. [Islais reclamation district Celebration dpwbook47 dpwA2745]
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Margie Gerny (breaking a bottle of Islais Creek water on a clamshell dredge) and City engineer M.M. O'Shaughnessy in a ceremony to start the Islais Creek Reclamation Project. [Islais reclamation district Celebration O'Shaughnessy dpwbook47 dpwA2748]
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Elevated view east over construction. 3rd St. bascule drawbridge in distance right. [Islais Creek Reclamation Dist. - Barges used in constructing wall dpwbook47 dpw2816]
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View northeast across 3rd to Market Street Railway (MSRy) work car outside of Kentucky Street (3rd Street) car house, Dogpatch.
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View north toward Potrero Hill (warehouses on Army Street, now Cesar Chavez) Steam powered crane on rail car hoisting lumber. 'Industrial Brownhoist' on side.
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View west toward Twin Peaks, Natural Gas holder/tank on Cesar Chavez (then Army Street) in background.Steam powered crane on rail car hoisting lumber. 'Chas. R. McCormick' on side.
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View west toward Twin Peaks, natural gas holder/tank on Army Street (now Cesar Chavez) in background. Steam powered crane on rail car hoisting lumber. 'Chas. R. McCormick' on side.
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View northwest toward Potrero Hill. Natural gas holder/tank on Army Street (now Cesar Chavez) in background. Steam powered crane on rail car loading lumber. 'Chas. R. McCormick' on side.
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View northwest toward Potrero Hill, natural gas holder/tank on Army Street (now Cesar Chavez) in background. Steam powered crane on rail car loading lumber. 'Chas. R. McCormick' on side.
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View west from 3rd Street Bridge over Islais Creek showing fill on north bank of creek, now Tulare Avenue. Potrero Hill in the background right. Large gas tank was on Cesar Chavez (then Army Street) near Evans. [Islais fill/Potrero Hill][dpwbook46 dpwA3035]
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View north from 3rd Street bridge over Islais Creek showing filled land west of the 3rd Street. Cesar Chavez (then Army Street) crosses at center, 3rd Street at right. Potrero Hill and Dogpatch in the background. [Islais fill/Potrero Hill][dpwbook46 dpwA3036]
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View southeast on Islais Creek to 3rd St. bascule drawbridge in background. Reclaimed filled land at left. [Islais Creek Reclamation. District Finished Wall west of Angle Point dpwbook47 dpw2861]
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View west from 3rd St. Bridge over Islais Creek Channel. Rosenberg Bros. & Co. Rice Mill No. 1 (opened 1918) on Rankin St. at left. Southern Pacific Trestle in center distance. Bernal Heights in background. [Islais Creek Reclamation District Wall - 3rd St. West dpwbook47 dpwA2905]
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View north to Market Street Railway (MSRy) 30-line car #707 and another in the distance. Kentucky (3rd Street) Car House on the left. 3rd Street was called Kentucky Street until 1909.
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View north on 3rd Street near 23rd Street. 3rd St Car house to the left. Market Street Railway (MSRy) 30-Line streetcar #707. 22-Line car in background.
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Old bascule-type lift bridge over Islais Creek in 'open' position. [Islais Creek Fender System dpwbookXXX dpwA5598]
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Old bascule-type lift bridge over Islais Creek. [Islais Creek Bridge dpwbookSPECIMP16 dpwA5602]
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View from Berkeley pier with Albers Factory in background; USS Houston on the Bay with FDR on board
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View northeast past Market Street Railway (MSRy) 29-line streetcar #992. Gasometers in background.
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View northeast to Market Street Railway (MSRy) 29-line streetcar #953. Rail cars and warehouses in distance.
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