Financial District

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Ferry Building
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Ferry Building

[Ferry Depot 1875 FB-2] Elevated view northeast to original Ferry Building with short tower. 'Oakland Ferry' sign. Numerous horsecars in front. Cropped from Watkins stereograph #3713 Title: 'Oakland Ferry Buildings, San Francisco.' A wooden clock tower was added to the building after its opening in September, 1875, and was completed in January, 1877.[F810 FB-002] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

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Montgomery & Market
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Montgomery & Market

Elevated view north on Montgomery St. from across Market St. Masonic Temple, Lick House, Clock Tower Building (Later Savings and Loan Society Building) at left. Los Angeles & San Bernardino Land Associations sign on building at right.[F810 SS-136] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

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Sansome near Washington
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Sansome near Washington

Elevated view of Appraisers Building nearing finish of construction. Reid & Brooks Crockery Warehouse. [Sept 19 1877 N. E. Cor showing Washing & Sansome St Muybridge PB-7] [F810 PB-009] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

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Lick House
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Lick House

[Lick House Decorations in Honor of the arrival of Gen. U.S. Grant, Sept. 26th, 1879. HO-24] Elevated view northwest across Montgomery to large flag and 'Hail to Our Chief' banner strung over the street; Masonic Temple at far left, A. Baumgarten, Fisher & Co. Hatters, Clock Tower Building (later Savings & Loan Building) in distance right. [F810 HO-024] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

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Cosmopolitan Saloon
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Cosmopolitan Saloon

[Cosmopolitan Saloon, SF 1879 OF-91] 23 Davis St. Interior with bartender behind bar. [F810 OF-091] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

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Kearny & California
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Kearny & California

Elevated view west over terminus of California Street cable car. Watkins 3711 'California St. Cable R.R.' (see also wnp37.00810). Old St. Mary's Church, California House, The Wasp office. [SS-10] [F810 SS-010] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

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Market & Montgomery
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Market & Montgomery

View north from New Montgomery to 4th of July parade and archway with flags on Montgomery Street. Horsecar City R.R. Co. #16. Masonic Temple on left, Grand Hotel on right. [STC-47 Montgomery- Market St. 1879] [G810 STC-047] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346) (Muybridge 413)

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Ferry Building
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Ferry Building

View east across Embarcadero to original Ferry Building decorated with American flags, anchor insignia. Only horsecars. A wooden clock tower was added to the building after its opening in September, 1875, and was completed in January, 1877. This may be the decorating done for the arrival of General (and former U.S. President) Ulysses S. Grant in September 1879.

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Kearny & California
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Kearny & California

Elevated view west to California St. Cable Car at original terminus while another waits uphill. California House at upper right, J. Lindo & Co. Auctioneers at left with furniture on sidewalk. [Kearny St. terminus California St. Cable R.R. S.F.] Watkins stereoview 3712. Image cropped from wnp37.02925.

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Sansome & Clay
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Sansome & Clay

Elevated view northwest across intersection to Niantic Building, with men, wagons and merchandise posed in front. Porter, Blum and Slessinger Boot and Shoe Factory, Onesti & Connor [SC31]

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Montgomery near California
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Montgomery near California

Elevated view southeast to buildings on east side of Montgomery between Sacramento and California. Express Building northeast corner Montgomery & California. Safe Deposit Building (1875), southeast corner Montgomery & California [10? - Montgomery Street San Francisco]

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Sutter near Montgomery
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Sutter near Montgomery

View northwest up Sutter. Man buying a newspaper from boy. Temple Emanu-El in distance. Verdier, Moreau & Co. (City of Paris) at right, Clock Tower Building (later Savings and Loan Society Building), across Montgomery, [B 28. Sutter Street, S.F., Cal.] Looking west.

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California & Sansome
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California & Sansome

Bank of California and Friedlander's Building with signage for Hutchinson & Mann, Boone and Osborn Patent Agency, Wells Fargo Bank. [21. MacDonald & Dowe. Publishers, 6 Eddy St., S.F.]

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Sansome & California
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Sansome & California

[TEH662 Sansome St. South of California] View south on Sansome. Bank of British Columbia on left, Fireman's Fund Insurance Building on right, Market Street in distance. [G57 SSS-065] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

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Bush & Montgomery
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Bush & Montgomery

[141. Occidental Hotel--Corner Bush and Montgomery Streets, San Francisco.] Occidental Drugstore; J. W. Keep and Co. Clothing Emporium

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Battery & Clay
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Battery & Clay

Elevated viewe to northeast corner of Battery and Clay. Langley & Michaels Importers of Drugs, Chemicals, Perfumery, Dye Stuffs, Etc. Crates and barrels on sidewalk. Taber's photography wagon parked near corner. [G57 SOF-007] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

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California & Montgomery
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California & Montgomery

Southeast corner of California and Montgomery. Horsecar in foreground. Imperial London, Northern, and Queen Insurance Cos. Safe Deposit Building. [engraving] [G57 SOF-005] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

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Market & Post
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Market & Post

View west across Market from 2nd Street, down Post. Sign pointing to Overland Railroad Ticket Office No. 4 in Palace Hotel, James W. Burnham & Co. Carpet & Furniture Ware Rooms (618 Market, 15-17 Post), Omnibus Railroad Co. horsecar, Masonic Temple, Joseph Larsen painter, Hansen & Beck cigars and tobacco (538 Market), Doane & Co.; Steeples of 1st Congregational Church and Trinity Episcopal Church in distance. [SS-89] [G810 SS-089] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346). Watkins title on Boudoir Card, B3671: 'Post St. from Market; view west. S.F.'

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Sacramento near Battery
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Sacramento near Battery

[No. 132 Sacramento St] Two men stand on the sidewalk. Crowd gathered in the street in the distance.

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California & Sansome
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California & Sansome

[California St. from Sansome to Montgomery sts, SF Watkins New Cabinet Series, Yosemite and Pacific Coast 427 Montgomery Street] Elevated view northwest across intersection to Bank of California, North Beach and California horsecar tracks. Parrot Block, Cast Iron Bank. London & San Francisco Bank building (constructed in 1874), 424 California, at left at Leidesdorff corner.

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