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From the early days at the Haight Street Grounds, to the Mission District's Recreation Park and Seals Stadium, through the now demolished Candlestick Park.

Seals Stadium
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Seals Stadium

Construction. Bryant and 16th St office construction. Lindgren & Swinerton, Inc. photo.

Potrero Hill
Seals Stadium
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Seals Stadium

View north across 16th Street from Franklin Square. Graded and seeded playing field with Grandstand in early stages of construction. Lindgren & Swinerton, Inc. photo.

Potrero Hill
Seals Stadium
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Seals Stadium

Aerial view to north over a full stadium during baseball game. Rainier (later Hamm's) Brewery at left. Franklin Square at bottom left. Center top is the old Fire Department Training Tower at Bryant and Division (torn down in the October, 1951 for central Freeway construction).

Potrero Hill
Golden Gate Park?
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Golden Gate Park?

Woman dressed in baseball uniform, bat in hand, amidst trees and foliage. Possibly in Golden Gate Park.

Golden Gate Park
Big Rec Field
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Big Rec Field

Recreation Grounds, Golden Gate Park, near 7th Avenue. Baseball game in background, little girl in foreground

Golden Gate Park
Juan Marichal
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Juan Marichal

Portrait of San Francisco Giants pitcher, Juan Marichal

Candlestick Point
Candlestick Park
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Candlestick Park

Don Larson of San Francisco Giants, Candlestick Park

Candlestick Point
Candlestick Park
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Candlestick Park

San Francisco Giants, Unknown player, Candlestick Park before enclosure

Candlestick Point
Candlestick Park
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Candlestick Park

San Francisco Giants. Orlando Cepeda, Candlestick Park

Candlestick Point
Seals Stadium
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Seals Stadium

Ray Jablonsky #10 gets a hit, Willie Mays on 1st?, Giants during their first season in San Francisco. View south from crowded stands.

Mission
1962 World Series
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1962 World Series

Jose Pagan - Giants 1962 World Series Game 2

1962 World Series
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1962 World Series

Willie McCovey Homerun - Giants 1962 World Series Game 2

Marichal & Mays
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Marichal & Mays

Juan Marichal & Willie Mays (and unknown player) in the Giants Clubhouse at Candlestick Park after an Opening Day win over the Cubs. Mays homered and Marichal pitched complete game 3-hitter

Candlestick Point
O. Cepeda & W. Mays
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O. Cepeda & W. Mays

Giants preseason game, Orlando Cepeda & Willie Mays

Seals Stadium
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Seals Stadium

View of opening ceremony of baseball game from right field stands. Downtown in background. 16th and Bryant

Mission
Giants Coaching Staff
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Giants Coaching Staff

Wes Westrum, Salty Parker, Bill Rigney, Lefty O'Doul, Whitey Lockman

Candlestick Park
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Candlestick Park

Opening Day. Looking west from above the Bay, McLaren Park, Bayview Hill in background

Willie Mays
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Willie Mays

Giants game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles

J Marichal & T Fuentes
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J Marichal & T Fuentes

Juan Marichal & Tito Fuentes, Giants at Dodger Stadium

Willie McCovey
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Willie McCovey

Giants game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles