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View south across 23rd Street towards Peralta Heights and Bernal Heights. Pioneer Varnish and Glycerin Works at center. Peralta and Bernal Heights in background. US 101 Freeway passes through the right side of this view.Tannery, large building in the distance at right.
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Family posing in front of false-front cottage on steep street with wooden sidewalk. 530 Arkansas ?
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Elevated view northeast from Bernal Heights toward west slope of Potrero Hill. San Bruno Avenue runs across the view, New York Soap Factory, Newell & Bro.[2712 Army St]
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Elevated view north to power pole near southeast corner of 24th Street and San Bruno Avenue. Residences across 24th Street still stand (2020). William Shaffer Accident Case. Shaffer sued San Francisco Gas & Electric, United Railroads and Pacific State Telephone and Telegraph on December 22, 1904, claiming that the companies maintained uninsulated guy wires on a pole at 24th and San Bruno, which shocked him and caused him to fall to the street. United Railroads [U00630]
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Elevated view southwest across 24th St. Southeast Corner San Bruno Road and 24th Street, Mr. Shaffer Accident Case. William Shaffer Accident Case. Shaffer sued San Francisco Gas & Electric, United Railroads and Pacific State Telephone and Telegraph on December 22, 1904, claiming that the companies maintained uninsulated guy wires on a pole at 24th and San Bruno, which shocked him and caused him to fall to the street. Building behind poles and some houses on west side of San Bruno still stand in 2020. United Railroads U00631.
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1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north to fires after 1906 earthquake in empty lot just east of Arkansas Street. Image is half of panorama A. See wnp15.193
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1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north to fires after 1906 earthquake in empty lot just east of Arkansas Street. Side and rear of 1627 20th Street on right. Image is half of panorama B. See wnp15.192.
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1906 Earthquake and Fire, Nighttime view of downtown in flames in the aftermath of the earthquake.
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1906 Earthquake and Fire, An unworldly glow from the 1906 fires downtown.
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View Northeast from around Carolina Street and 21st. The intersection of 20th and Wisconsin (with cows) at center right. Cows, houses, and ships of the Great White Fleet in Mission Bay.
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23rd Street between San Bruno Avenue and Utah. Back View United Railroads car house [photographed for Scott] [U01947]
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National Ice Company Case accident report 5935. Detail shot of United Railroads Car 1717. [U01871]
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View north on San Bruno Avenue between 23rd and 24th Street. Side view of the United Railroads car house. [U01949]
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Architectural drawing of facade of San Francisco General Hospital Administration Building details, by Newton J. Tharp, deceased, City Architect and Loring P. Rixford, successor [Details San Francisco Hospital]
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Plan for San Francisco General Hospital by Newton J. Tharp, City Architect (deceased) and Loring P. Rixford [Elevation E Plan Of San Francisco County Hospital]
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view south to Rhode Island nr 16th pile driver, Fischbeck Soap Co 17th & Rhode Island background left [dpwbook2 dpw759]
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View north on Vermont toward 22nd Street. Men with wheelbarrow, possibly grading the street. Bayshore Freeway, US101 now passes entirely though this view. The upper section of the street was paved with 5 switchbacks in 1927. (Roy Lind Photos) [SC14]
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Southeast corner of 24th Street and Vermont, this corner building, home of Adolph A. Schumann and wife Caroline, (built as 2347 24th and later renumbered to 2317) was likely moved in 1947 to accommodate the construction of the US101 Bayshore Freeway. It was possibly moved to 2 Hahn Street in Visitacion Valley. (DSG)
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View southwest across Potrero to Potrero Avenue Saloon & Boarding House with signs for Hibernia Steam Beer, Gibbons Whiskey, men sitting on wood beam [dpwbook2 dpw325]
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View Southeast from Marin and Kansas. Alll Hallows Church at Palou and Newhall is visible in the distance.[Islais Creek Incinerator dpwbook4 dpw656]
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