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View from Rincon Hill circa 1912

View northeast from 1st Street between Harrison and Bryant over rocky ground and broken foundations (site now under freeway approach to Bay Bridge) to a group of about 15 small cottages on the west side of Fremont St. At center, St. Brendan's Roman Catholic Church at the northeast corner of Fremont and Harrison, which replaced a larger St. Brendan's destroyed in the earthquake and fire of 1906. Beyond is Haslett Warehouse, Folger's Golden Gate Coffee warehouse, Main Street Iron Works, Harbor Hotel, and Ferry Building. [C-1019]
Photographer Unknown (Courtesy of a Private Collector)

View from Rincon Hill View from Rincon Hill

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