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View northeast from Sacramento Street between Mason and Taylor from Nob Hill, over present North Beach and Chinatown neighborhoods. At center, St. Francis of Assisi Church on Vallejo St. (replaced in 1869 by the current larger church), telegraph station on Telegraph Hill. Part of a panorama.
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View from Sacramento Street between Mason and Taylor. Ships in harbor of Yerba Buena Cove. Yerba Buena Island in distance left. Part of a panorama.
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View north from Sacramento Street between Mason and Taylor to Russian Hill at left. Alcatraz and Angel Island in distance. Part of a panorama.
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View northeast from Sacramento Street between Mason and Taylor. Ships in harbor, Vallejo & Broadway St. wharfs. Telegraph Hill at left. Part of a panorama.
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[North Beach 1851sic copyrt 1910 by M.B. Behrman NB-22] View N from approx. Mason & Sacramento on Nob Hill, North Beach, wooden houses, sailing ships, Alcatraz Island in distance [G810 NB-022] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
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View northwest across Powell to First Methodist Episcopal Church aka Powell Street M.E. Church, built in 1870-1871; the architects were Wright and Sanders. The school at right, at 1119 Powell, was founded here in 1851 and rebuilt in 1854 as a private school. The city rented it as a public school beginning in June 1855 and purchased it in 1859. It was known as Powell St. Grammar, Powell St. Primary, and finally Le Conte Primary School.[WK] [First M.E. Church Powell near Wash 1854] Fardon photo? [F810 CHU-008] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
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Second (?) Grace Church, Powell Street at Jackson. [CHU-1] [F810 CHU-001] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
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View northeast across Chinatown and North Beach to Telegraph Hill, with signal tower on top, from rooftop. Second in a 7 part panorama of San Francisco. (Published in Fardon's 'San Francisco Album' 1856) [Telegraph Hill 1856 TH-7] [G810 TH-007] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
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Old St. Mary's Church under construction, harbor and Rincon Hill in background. Sixth plate of Fardon's San Francisco panorama. (Published in 1856, G.R. Fardon's San Francisco Album, title 'View Over the City, Containing Portions Between California and Bush Streets) [St. Mary's ? East From C? 1856 CHU-17]
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Elevated view northeast from Stockton & Sacramento showing portion between Washington & Sacramento, From left: City Hall (formerly Jenny Lind Theater), Montgomery Block, Customs House under construction, Merchant's Exchange, James M. Ford's Daguerrean Gallery (Clay & Kearny, over Keyes & Co. Golden Gate Clothing Store) at center, waterfront, ships and Yerba Buena Island in distance. The first Merchant's Exchange Building with dome in center distance. Fourth plate of Fardon's San Francisco panorama. [TEH493 Behrman Collection] [G810 PAN-000a] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
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[TEH423 View from Stockton St. Showing Portion Between Washington and Sacramento Streets 1856. V-54 Farndon] Original City Hall with belfry at left. Montgomery Block. The first Merchants Exchange Building, with dome in center distance. Yerba Buena Island, ships at anchor. (Published in 1856, G.R. Fardon's San Francisco Album). Fourth plate of Fardon's San Francisco panorama.[G810 V-054] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
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[TEH490. View down Sacramento Street in 1856 Fardon] View east from near Stockton and Sacramento St. Rear of Old St. Mary's Church at far right. Sam Brannan's Armory Hall at Sacramento and Montgomery, center left, next to Vance's Daguerrean Rooms. 'Gray's Coffins' at 642 Sacramento. (Published in 1856, G.R. Fardon's San Francisco Album) [G57 SV-014](GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
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Distant view E to Rincon Hill, Mission Rock visible [G57 SV-042](GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346) (E. & H.T. Anthony Panoramic view of San Francisco, No. 8. # 50)
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Early view from Sacramento and Taylor [#52 pan #10 from Sacto-Taylor] Mission Bay, sand hills, very early buildings. Panoramic view of San Francisco, No. 10. E. Anthony.
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Part of a panoramic series by Charles Leander Weed from his home on the future Nob Hill. View southeast from about Sacramento and Taylor toward Mission Bay, 3rd street at left, in the middle of the image is the famous giant sand hill that blocked the further expansion of Market Street bet 3rd & 4th until it was cleared by David Hewes and his steam shovel during the construction of the Market Street Railroad in 1859 and 1860. Also shown is great sand hill blocking Stockton Street between O'Farrell and Geary (just in front of the right side of the Market Street hill.) .Finally, it also shows what may be the earliest known photo of Union Square Park before it was named in 1860 and fixed up. (PF)[G57 SV-013](GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
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View NE from Nob Hill in 1858 [G57 SV-043](GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
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Panorama 1858 part 2, Looking E from Sacramento & Taylor [F810 PAN-001b] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
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Panorama 1858 part 1, Looking NE from Sacramento & Taylor [F810 PAN-001a] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
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Panorama [1858 part 6], [Looking N from Sacramento & Taylor (Sic) 1860] towards Meiggs' Wharf and Alcatraz.[Mason St.][F810 PAN-001f] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
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Panorama 1858 part 7, Looking S from California Hill [F810 PAN-001g] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346). Possibly California near Jones.
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