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California near Leidesdorff
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California near Leidesdorff

View southwest across empty street to south side of California, from left: Hayward's Building (1867) with New Orleans Cafe in basement space, second Merchant's Exchange Building (1868), Safe Deposit Building (1875). In distance far right, Stanford and Mark Hopkins mansions.

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Montgomery & Bush
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Montgomery & Bush

View across intersection to Platt's Hall at northeast corner Montgomery and Bush Streets, opened 1860. Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York, J.C. Meussdorfer Hats. Later site of Mills Building. At far right on Bush Street, Mercantile Library, Brooklyn Hotel. [396, BU-22] Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York. [TEH396 Platt's Hall] [G810 BU-022] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

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Embarcadero
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Embarcadero

[4436 San Francisco, from the Ferry, Cal.] View north to Telegraph Hill from orignal Ferry Building. Omnibus Railway Co. horsecar for Woodward's Gardens.

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California near Drumm
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California near Drumm

Hansford Block building, with freight wagons and a laundry wagon on street.

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Montgomery Block
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Montgomery Block

Elevated view looking northeast from Montgomery and Clay Streets. Delivery wagons in street, people posing outside. Daily Evening Bulletin, Joseph Howell Stationery.

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Sansome near Pine
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Sansome near Pine

State Investment Insurance Co building at 218-220 Sansome St. (Taber's Album of Principal Businesses). People posed on front steps.

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Market near Battery
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Market near Battery

Business building on north side of Market street. American Tack Co., Amoskeag Axe Co. 408 Market, Yale Lock Mfg. Co. 406 Market; Richards & Snow importers; W. Davis saddlery. Same image as wnp71.2016 with different cropping. (Taber's Album of Principal Businesses)

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Market & Sutter
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Market & Sutter

Storefronts on south side of Market opposite Sutter, including W. Haker & Hinz, Western White Goods, and Baurer, Tobriner & Co. (Taber's Album of Principal Businesses)

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Market near Montgomery
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Market near Montgomery

Business block on north side of Market St. between Montgomery and Sansome St. Hecht Bros. & Co; Greenebaum Sachs & Freeman; Held & Co. millinery goods, Crane & Brigham. (Taber's Album of Principal Businesses)

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Front & Pine
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Front & Pine

The Yankee Block, southwest corner of Front & Pine. Fuller & Heather, Cameron, Whittier & Co., Whittier, Fuller Co, Pacific Rubber Paint Company. (Taber's Album of Principal Businesses)

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Bush near Sansome
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Bush near Sansome

Elevated view north across Bush to N.P. Cole & Co Furniture and Bedding at 220-226 Bush St. Built on former site of Calvary Presbyterian Church in 1869 by Nicholas Luning. (Taber's Album of Principal Businesses)

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Market near Davis
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Market near Davis

Union Block building with corner dome, north side of Market between Drumm and Front. J. D. Culp & Co. cigars; Albert Mau & Co.; Sroufe & McCrum, California Golden Mustard; Commins & O'Connor.

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Market near Front
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Market near Front

A.J. Plate & Co. Guns, 418-420 Market St. (Taber's Album of Principal Businesses)

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1st near Market
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1st near Market

Frederick A. Robbins Machine Works, No. 7 First Street, east side of 1st Street between Market and Mission (opposite Stevenson), manufacturers of presses and dies.(Men posing out front with examples of their work.

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Taber's Photo Parlor
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Taber's Photo Parlor

Interior view of I.W. Taber's photographic Parlor, corner of Montgomery & Market . (Taber's Album of Principal Businesses)

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Sansome & Bush
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Sansome & Bush

Murphy, Grant & Co's Building--Northeast corner Sansome and Bush Streets. Barrels, bales and crates on sidewalk. P.F. Loughran & Co. (104-106) and Wm. Meyer & Co. (108- 110), and M. Heller Brothers. Date on cornice of building, 1867. One source attributes this photo to Nathaniel M. Klain, circa 1870. (Taber's Album of Principal Businesses)

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California & Market
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California & Market

View north across Market toward businesses on the site of today's Hyatt Regency Hotel. California Wire Works was established in 1852 and acquired by Andrew Hallidie in 1876. In 1895 Hallidie sold out to Washburn and Moen Company. This was Hallidie's business office, at 6 California St., and the manufacturing was in North Beach. H. P. Gregory & Co., dealers in machinery; F. & P. J. Cassin, importers of whiskey, wine, liquors; Giant Powder Co.; California Paper Co.[View of Block from Nos. 2 to 12 California Street.] (Taber's Album of Principal Businesses)

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Market near 1st
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Market near 1st

W.J. Sloane Importers, at 525-527 Market St. (Taber's Album of Principal Businesses)

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Market & Bush
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Market & Bush

Huntington, Hopkins & Co. Hardware, Iron, Steel. Wares piled on sidewalk. (Taber's Album of Principal Businesses)

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Battery near Bush
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Battery near Bush

Business block on west side of Battery Street between Bush and Pine Streets. Hoffman & Co. Importers & Jobbers of Millinery & Fancy Goods; W. Cohen & Co.; Weil, Bros. & Co. [View of Battery Street, Between Bush and Pine Streets, San Francisco.] (Taber's Album of Principal Businesses)

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