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Stanyan near Carl Feb 23, 1921

Stanyan Sewer Washout bet. Frederick & Carl [dpwbook28 dpw6905] From the San Francisco Chronicle on February 22, 1921: "Scene of the explosion on Stanyan street, caused by gas from a leaking main being ignited by flame from warning light hanging on rear of A.M. Beever's automobile."
DPW Horace Chaffee (SF Department of Public Works / Courtesy of a Private Collector)

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