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California near Leidesdorff

January 1, 1869

Elevated view southwest across California St. to second Merchants Exchange Building (1866). Building at right (with signage for Alameda Real Estate Co, Bowen Brothers Grocery) was demolished in 1874 for construction of the Safe Deposit Building. Building at left is Hayward's Building, with signage for Amador Mining Co. Merchants Exchange signage for California Mutual Life, Aetna. Similar, with some different cropping, as right frame of Houseworth stereoview 109: 'Merchants' Exchange Building, South side of California street, btwn. Leidesdorff and Montgomery sts.'