Contains 1472 photos
View north from Mark Hopkins towards Russian Hill, Alcatraz and Angel Island. Park Lane and Brocklebank Apartments on Sacramento Street in foreground. SS. Peter & Paul Church and Washington Square at far right. Gas storage tank at foot of Powell Street.
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View north on Powell. Fairmont Hotel at left, University Club at right.
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California Street to Ferry Building and Southern Pacific Building (S-P sign installed on roof March 1954). Mobligas sign, Coit tower atop Telegraph Hill. with Bay Bridge in background. [116-1 Vacation Films, 5453 Virginia, Hollywood 29, Calif]
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View east from center of California below Hyde, 2 cable cars (California to Van Ness service started in May, 1954) passing each other just west of Hyde Street.Cal-Hyde Market, Eppler's Bakery, Conradi's Drugs. [5871]
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View east from Top of the Mark toward Bay Bridge. Ferry Building at center.
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View south from Mark Hopkins Hotel, Mason Street at center. US101 Freeway and Central Freeway under construction at center.
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View east on California St. to approaching cable car. New Crest Auto Center at right. In distance left, 720 California building after 2-story addition, Home Insurance Company Building (later Fireman's Fund) with Colonial tower. Large S-P sign atop Southern Pacific Building in background center installed March, 1954. New Crest Auto Center at right.
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Cable Car #502, ad for Scout-o-Rama, Powell & California. Fairmont Hotel in background
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Cable Car, unknown decoration, Powell & California. Fairmont Hotel in background
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Fire Station 41, Leavenworth between Clay and Washington [1325 Leavenworth Street. Engine 41. Andrew Brandi is driver's seat. Seagrave pumper.]
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Fire Station 41, Leavenworth between Clay and Washington [1325 Leavenworth Street. Engine 41. Andrew Brandi is driver's seat. Seagrave pumper.]
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View east on Jackson between Mason and Taylor. Cable car #521. Tracks lead to the Washington-Mason car house.
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View northeast from Russian Hill toward Coit Tower across North Beach. Safeway store at Taylor and Pacific (Building has since been demolished) in bottom center.
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View south on Powell between California and Pine. Cable car #510, Sir Francis Drake Hotel and 450 Sutter at left.
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View southeast from Mark Hopkins toward 450 Sutter at left, Sir Francis Drake Hotel at right, south of Market, Mission Bay in distance.
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View east from Mark Hopkins toward downtown and Bay Bridge (part of Kodachrome stereo)
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View east from Mark Hopkins toward downtown and Bay Bridge (part of Kodachrome stereo)
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Looking north to Russian Hill, Alcatraz, cable car barn. In foreground, roof of Sproule Mansion, Park Lane Apartments, Brocklebank Apartments.
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View west up Clay to cars parked on hill, group of children on way down.
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View north on Powell, crowds of people looking at damaged cable car after accident. 20 people were injured as Powell-Jackson cable car lost control and raced down Powell before tipping over at the curve at Jackson street.
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