wnp70.0481

California near Kearny

January 1, 1883

View east on California Street near Kearny. Cable cars, Adelphi Theatre on right [California Street, San Francisco, Cal. ]

Location

650 California St 31sr flr, 94108

Chinatown

Keywords

Artifact

Citation: J.F. Jarvis
Date Added: January 25, 2019
Contributor: Courtesy of Molly Blaisdell
Publisher: Underwood & Underwood

Rights

Downloadable: Yes

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