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Excavations undermined a wall of the Phillips & Van Orden Co. printing plant at 511 Howard, causing it to collapse and fill the excavation with debris and large rolls of paper intended for telephone directories. A worker, August Vallat, was trapped underneath a steam shovel for several hours, but was rescued with only slight injuries. [511 Howard St.dpwbook35 dpw9983]
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View north over collapsed ruins of the Peerless Welding Company plant. The east wall of building collapsed into a construction site on December 15, 1925 killing 4 in the excavation next to the building and seriously injuring 3 in the welding plant. In the distance, Blackstone Apartments, City Hall Dome, rear of Hotel Whitcomb, crowd watching from Mission Street sidewalk. [1239 Mission St.] [dpwbook36 dpw10080]
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Firemen with chorus girl on ladder at old Training Tower.
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Looking east toward service station at 115 - 10th Street near Mission, South of Market (building still stands, altered). Acme Bedding Co. Mattress Renovating Trucks. Service station with signs. Marshall Square Rubber Co., Roy W. Johnson service station, Danner & Baker Importers, in background. Building visible over car 1370 Mission St, still stands. Snapshots from SF photo albums
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Looking east toward service station corner of 10th St & Mission, South of Market. Acme Bedding Co. Mattress Renovating Trucks. Service station with signs. Marshall Square Rubber Co., Roy W. Johnson, Danner & Baker Importers. Building visible over car 1370 Mission St, still stands. Dome of City Hall in background. Snapshots from SF photo albums
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View east from center of Market St at 9th, Hotel Whitcomb at right. Flags decorate streetlamps. Snapshots from SF photo albums
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View west on Harrison to track construction. Hickman Produce Co 910 Harrison, Universal Rubber Mfg. Co. 938-958 Harrison on right. Metropolitan Hotel 973 Harrison in distance left. [Harrison St. bet.5th & 6th St.] [dpwbook36 dpw10155]
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View west on Folsom from 6th Street. The Park Hotel, 1040 Folsom, across from Columbia Square in distance at right.(building still stands in 2021) [Folsom St. bet 6th & 7th St.] [dpwbook36 dpw10157]
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[Folsom St. Bet 6th St. & 7th St.] [dpwbook36 dpw10159] View south across intersection from Russ towards Columbia Square. Riddle Sheet Metal Works at right. (1061 Folsom at Sherman, built 1923, extant 2019). Four horses pull flatbed wagon with construction materials.
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View east on Folsom from 6th Street showing newly paved and regraded Folsom Street with streetcar tracks in the center. Ferry Sheet Metal Works 982 Folsom at left. Edwardian apartment house (977 Folsom) at right still stands in 2021. [Folsom St. Looking East from 6th St.] [dpwbook36 dpw10166]
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View northwest across Folsom to north side. Many buildings in view still stand in 2021, including 1062 Folsom (vacant 3 story brick building on right, former Alberta Candy Co. factory, built 1911). In distance, at 7th street corner, 288 - 298 7th Street (also 1100 Folsom Street) is under construction. Just beyond, Peerless Light factory, 1116 Folsom, built circa 1907, was later converted to offices with a modern 4th story. Sign on Sherman Street corner at left is for Liberty Brass & Bronze Foundry, 16 Sherman. [N. Folsom Look West to 7th St] [dpwbook36 dpw10167]
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View west on Harrison to track construction. Hickman Produce Co 910 Harrison, Universal Rubber Mfg. Co. 938-958 Harrison on right. Metropolitan Hotel 973 Harrison in distance left. [Harrison St. south of 4th St. (Sic)] dpwbook36 dpw10218]
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View southwest across Harrison to track construction. R.B.&S. Special Delivery 953 Harrison, Metropolitan Hotel 973 Harrison in distance left, streetcar on temporary tracks. [Harrison St. between 4th and 5th] [dpwbook36 dpw10220]
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On Sixth St looking east on Tehama St.[dpwbook48 dpw10294] Horse cart.
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View East on Harrison between 5th and 6th to late stages of track installation and paving. Sunset Iron Works, 964 Harrison. [N. Side Harrison east of 6th St. dpwbookBRIDGES II dpw10418]
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View east on Minna St. to Pacific Telephone Building
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Bulletin Building at 812 Mission St. near 4th St.
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Welcoming Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra
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View northest across intersection to Old U.S. Mint Building. Hale's Department Store (on Market and 5th) on right. [San Francisco 6/28 - 7/1-26]
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Elevated view east on Market probably from a Palace Hotel window, to many streetcars, pedestrians. Flatiron Building, Postal Telegraph Building, Fife Building with Chevrolet sign atop at left on north side of Market, Ferry Building in the distance.
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