Market near 5th
View east on Market near 5th Street; Emporium is under reconstruction; Flood Building occupied; Call and Humboldt Bank Buildings in distance. URR streetcar #1588
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Emporium Window
View of Window showing women's clothing for the URR Claims Department (Broken negative/missing large piece) See also wnp60.0055 - United Railroads [U02046]
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Emporium Window
Emporium store window showing display of hats and coats. (for the URR Claims Department) See also wnp60.0054- United Railroads [U02047]
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Market near 5th
View east from center of Market to rail construction, crowded sidewalks, streetcars, Flood Building, Call Building, Humboldt Bank Building, Emporium, Lincoln Building under construction. [Market St between 5th & 6th Looking East.] - United Railroads [U02063]
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St. Francis Hotel
Looking west from Union Square to heavily decorated hotel, for Portola Festival.
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Phelan Building
View northwest across Market to Phelan Building and intersection with O'Farrell. Union Trust Building on right under construction.
South of Market
Market near Powell
Market St. near Powell looking east. The Emporium at 835-855 Market, Pacific Building Humboldt Bank Building, Call Building in distance on south side of Market. Lincoln Building on right, Douglas Building, Flood Building at left. Flag bunting on building, flags strung across street on wires, probably for Portola Festival celebration. Clayton St Family Collection
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Market near Montgomery
View east from the sidewalk on Market toward 2nd Street. The Balboa Building (2nd & market, demolished 1977) decorated for the Portola Festival. Man selling newspapers, men walking
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Geary & Market
Elevated view southeast to busy street scene. L to R: de Young / Chronicle Building, workers pushing Geary St. Cable Car from turntable, Ferry Building, Balboa Building, Metropolis Trust & Savings Bank Building, Lotta's Fountain, Palace Hotel (with Western Pacific in corner retail space), Monadnock Building.
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Montgomery near Post
View south on Montgomery. Wells Fargo Nevada National Bank Union Trust Building on left, Metropolis Bank Building, Palace Hotel, Crocker Building, First National Bank (Crocker Woolworth) Building. Thomas Magee & Sons real estate, 5 Montgomery, on right. National Ice Co. wagon.
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Union Square
Elevated view southeast from the St Francis Hotel. L to R: Schroth Building (1908, architect Cunningham & Politeo),Dewey Monument, Whittell Building, top of The Call Building, City of Paris, Butler Building housing Nathan-Dohrmann store (now part of Macy's). Bear Brothers. (AS)
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Union Square
Looking southeast across square. Dewey Monument. City of Paris Building and Butler Building
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Union Square
Elevated view north to Fairmont Hotel, towers of rebuilt Temple Emanu-El, Dewey Monument, Union Square Hotel at right. Reconstruction after earthquake. [Post St. Between Stockton and Powell 637]
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Geary & Grant
Liebes Building (I. Magnin Building) under construction on southeast corner. Mutual Savings Bank Building in background left.
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Geary & Market
Crowded street scene looking west on Geary Street from center of street. Flannery Building on left with sign for C.M. Wooster Co. Country Lands. United Cigars, Klein Tailors. Mutual Savings Bank Building on left, Schmidt, Rosenstock Buildings on right.
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Lotta's Fountain
View east to Lotta's Fountain at Geary/Market/Kearny intersection. Chronicle building and Geary Street Cable Car on turntable, Crocker Building on left. Balboa Building, Metropolis Bank Building, Palace Hotel on right.
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Kearny & Market Postcard
View north on Kearny from Market, past Lotta's Fountain, a crowded street scene. Schmidt Building, United Cigar Store, Elks Cafe. [Kearney (Sic) and Market Streets]
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Market near 2nd
View from the window of the Crocker Building (demolished 1966) at Post and Market toward parade led by a series of carriages. Many American flags and bunting for the Portola Festival. Balboa Building (2nd & Market, demolished 1977) decorated at center.
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Powell & Market
[21 Mar '09] View north on Powell St. Street work in progress; police officer; Flood Building on right;
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Market & O'Farrell
View northwest to uniformed group marching past Phelan Bldg. [Aug. 29/09 ?? Verein marching Market St. ]
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