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Washington Square circa 1869

View southwest over North Beach. Union Street at left, Washington Square and flagpole at center. Major grading and landscaping of Washington Square was completed in April, 1869. Omnibus Railroad horsecar at northwest corner of Square on Powell St. Same image as wnp71.1480. [Panorama from Telegraph Hill (no. 19) 1356. Washington Square.]
Carleton Watkins (Marilyn Blaisdell Collection / Courtesy of a Private Collector)

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