Russian Displaced Persons
Pier 7, USS General Haan Arrives with Russian Displaced Persons, over 1100 displaced persons were brought to SF from Shanghai by way of the Philippines. Russian orphans playing instruments
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Russian Displaced Persons
Pier 7, USS General Haan Arrives with Russian Displaced Persons, over 1100 displaced persons were brought to SF from Shanghai by way of the Philippines. 3 Russian orphans with instruments
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Russian Displaced Persons
Pier 7, USS General Haan Arrives with Russian Displaced Persons, over 1100 displaced persons were brought to SF from Shanghai by way of the Philippines. Col. Pavel A. Savich, a former Cossack in Czar's Army
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Russian Displaced Persons
Pier 7, USS General Haan Arrives with Russian Displaced Persons, over 1100 displaced persons were brought to SF from Shanghai by way of the Philippines. Col. Pavel A. Savich, a former Cossack in Czar's Army
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Russian Displaced Persons
Pier 7, USS General Haan Arrives with Russian Displaced Persons, over 1100 displaced persons were brought to SF from Shanghai by way of the Philippines. Col. Pavel A. Savich and Mrs. Sophie Zabeaken with dog, Sandy (8 yrs). On board ship, with Alcatraz in distance.
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View from Telegraph Hill
View northwest on clear day over Fisherman's Wharf area with piers and gas holding tank (gasometer) at foot of Powell Street, gas works, Alcatraz, Mt. Tamalpais and beyond. At far right, 290 Lombard, Art Moderne apartment building, Architect: H.C. Baumann, built 1940.
Telegraph Hill
Piers 29 & 31
View east from Telegraph Hill
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Embarcadero
Along the waterfront. View looking south towards Ferry Building.
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Embarcadero Aerial
Aerial view looking south toward Bay Bridge, Belt Line Railroad yard at lower right. Ferry Building with vehicle underpass in front. Early construction work on Embarcadero Freeway visible curving towards The Embarcadero south of Howard.
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Embarcadero
Looking south from Pier 7 to Ferry Building and Bay Bridge; Beltline tracks in foreground
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View from Telegraph Hill
View northwest to Alcatraz over Embarcadero piers and gas storage tank at foot of Powell Street. Foggy day. Sailing ship Balclutha at Pier 43.
Telegraph Hill
Embarcadero Pier
Santa Leonor at dock. Yerba Buena Island in distance. ( most likely Pier 7, near the end of Broadway)
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Embarcadero Pier
Crane, freighter (Most likely Pier 7, near the end of Broadway)
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Embarcadero Pier
[Beautiful ships in the harbor] Norwegin M/S Risanger of the Interocean Line
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View of Telegraph Hill
View west from The Embarcadero near Lombard toward Telegraph Hill. Belt Line locomotive #22 and Belt Line Railroad roundhouse at right, Julius Castle and Coit Tower in the background
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Greenwich & Battery
View of Telegraph Hill and Coit Tower. [SF Coit {sic} Tower Dec. 57]
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Telegraph Hill Aerial
Aerial view of Coit Tower, Alcatraz, Marin County beyond. [In Julius Castle beneath Coit Tower on Telegraph Hill you can enjoy the Italian specialty called saltimbocca.] (Same image as wnp27.2683 but cropped larger and without UPI caption)
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Battery near Broadway
A. Giurlani & Bro.(Star Fine Foods) 840 Battery between Broadway & Vallejo. Battery Street on ramp of Embarcadero Freeway at right. [840 Battery - E.S. Merriman]
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Battery near Filbert
View southwest from parking lot (today's Levi's Plaza) towards Telegraph Hill residences and Filbert Street steps.
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Washington across Drumm
View northeast to old Produce District, now SF Golden Gateway. Jacobs Malcom & Burtt, Scatena-Galli Fruit co. flatbed truck. Embaracadero Freeway, Bay Bridge tower in background right.
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