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View from Twin Peaks

November 7, 1956

Looking east over the Mission District.

Location

633-661 Twin Peaks Blvd, 94114

Midtown Terrace

Keywords

Artifact

Date Added: March 19, 2016
Contributor: Courtesy of a Private Collector
Format: transparency slide

Rights

Downloadable: Yes

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