Contains 456 photos
Wide view of large black cloud of smoke, houses and streets in surroundings, group of onlookers in bottom left. [3/3 Sierra - Texas] (folder: Fire, Railroad Tunnel - Sierra & Texas)Smoke coming out of southern portal of Western Pacific railroad tunnel.
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View north near the Vermont Street Exit towards Highway 101 - Bay Bridge split. [San Francisco Skyline and Freeways K 1052]
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Western Pacific Tunnel Fire. View east on Sierra from Texas Street. The tunnel entrance is out of view to the left. Smoke covers the sky[Sierra and Texas Richard, Adele, and Laura Brandi looking at the damage.]
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Western Pacific Tunnel Fire. View east on Sierra from Texas Street. The tunnel entrance is out of view to the left. Smoke covers the sky[Sierra and Texas Richard, Adele, and Laura Brandi looking at the damage.]
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Western Pacific Tunnel Fire. view southeast on railroad right of way from Marisposa at Carolina. [Mariposa and Carolina Streets Looking at northern entrance of Western Pacific tunnel. The city plugged both ends with concrete and the railroad abandoned the tunnel. The city demanded $781,000 and settled with the railroad for $700,000 in 1964.]
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Western Pacific Tunnel Fire, View northwestfrom 19th & Arkansas showing a hole in the street where the tunnel had collapsed below. [Arkansas and 19th Streets above the tunnel caved in as the wood timbers were burned weakening the tunnel. Six houses were destroyed or damaged.]
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Western Pacific Tunnel Fire.[Sierra and Texas Close up of railroad tunnel entrance built in 1918.]
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Western Pacific Tunnel Fire.[Sierra and Texas Fire Department ladder descending to railroad tunnel entrance.]
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Western Pacific Tunnel Fire.[Sierra and Texas Close up of railroad tunnel entrance.]
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Western Pacific Tunnel Fire.[23rd and Pennsylvania, Smoke from southern entrance of tunnel of the Western Pacific Railroad that ran under Potrero Hill. On July 1, 1962 a fire began in the 1600-foot-long tunnel between Islais Creek ferry slip and its terminal at 8th and Brannan.]
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Aerial view north over US 101 Freeway at Hospital Curve showing Interstate 80 interchange, Potrero Hill, South of Market, and downtown skyscrapers.
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View north through back window of moving automobile on US101 near Vermont Street. SF skyline in background and car traffic.
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View north toward Downtown from near Carolina and 20th.
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View north from 22nd Street toward tunnel. Southern Pacific Diesel #3894 Train #166. Possible 1906 refugee cottage at left behind 629 Pennsylvania. Area is now directly below Interstate 280 freeway.
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President LBJ campaigns in SF; passing Potrero Hill
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President LBJ campaigns in SF; motorcade approaching Potrero Hill
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View south on Texas toward Sierra, Billowing white smoke, Potrero Hill Public Housing and gas tank at center (folder: Fire, Smokey Sky, Street Scenes) Possibly Western Pacific tunnel fire.
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View north from a car traveling on US101 just north of Vermont Street exit. San Francisco skyline in the background.
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De Boom Paint Factory fire, 1300 22nd Street between Mississippi and Texas. Fire engine in foreground, flames and smoke billowing from building in background, firemen at scene. [3/3 23rd - Iowa] (folder: Fire, Roof - Apparatus at Scene)
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Fire at 1114 18th Street [3/3 18th Pennsylvania] (folder: Fire, Street Scene, Bird' s-eye view)
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