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Opening day for the short lived operation of Alan Pegler's #4472, The Flying Scotsman along San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf. Seen running on Jefferson St., Pegler is in the engineers seat and riding the tender is Joseph Silva, manager of the State Belt RR. (1972)
From March 12th, 1849, to June 4th, 1849, and a Record of the Proceedings of the Ayuntamiento or Town Council of San Francisco, From August 5th, 1849, until May 3d, 1850. With an Appendix. Published by Towne & Bacon, Printers., San Francisco., 1860; The San Francisco Call Database Background by Jim W. Faulkinbury
Aerial photo of San Francisco showing Golden Gate Park. Golden Gate Park in San Francisco (contemporary aerial photo shown) is surveyed and mapped; The First National Gold Bank in San Francisco begins producing National Bank Notes redeemable in gold; San Francisco's population is 149,473, an increase by 163% from 1860's 56,802
The California State Telegraph Company was a business originally organized to provide telegraph service between San Francisco and Marysville, California.By the spring of 1861, the company had expanded its service area south to Los Angeles, north to Yreka, and east to Fort Churchill by absorbing the other telegraph companies in California (partly through enforcement of its right to the Morse ...
The San Francisco Stock and Bond Exchange was founded. [20] 1863 San Francisco and San Jose Railroad begins operating soon. St. Andrew's Society founded. [8] Cliff House rebuilt. Charlotte L. Brown sues a racially segregated San Francisco streetcar company and wins. [21] 1864 – Concordia-Argonaut Club founded.
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Thomas Hayes (c. 1820 – June 24, 1868) was an Irish-born American land owner in the western addition to San Francisco in the 19th century. Hayes Valley in the western addition and Hayes Street are named after him.
Pier 24 Photography is a non-profit art museum located on the Port of San Francisco directly under the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge.The organization houses the permanent collection of the Pilara Foundation, which collects, preserves and exhibits photography.