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Two rare CDVs taken in Benicia, California by San Francisco photographer Silas Selleck. The first shows the Benicia Brewery, the name visible on the sign above the building. The second image shows downtown Benicia, with some pedestrians and store signs visible.. A very readable one handing above the door of A. McDonell’s Dry Goods & Groceries store. I found McDonell’s store in an 1860s Benicia directory. Both are 4″ x 2.5″ and in very good antique condition with light foxing.

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Grant Avenue in San Francisco, California, is one of the oldest streets in the city’s Chinatown district. It runs in a north-south direction starting at Market Street in the heart of downtown and dead-ending past Francisco Street in the North Beach district. It resumes at North Point Street and stretches one block to The Embarcadero and the foot of Pier 39. Grant Avenue is primarily a one-way street; automobile traffic can travel only northbound. In 2012, however, the two blocks of Grant Avenue between Sutter and Geary streets were converted to two-way traffic in order to ease southbound traffic congestion during the multi-year closure of Stockton Street, part of the construction plan for the Central Subway. “Birthplace of a great city” plaque at 823 Grant Avenue. In 1835, the very first housing structure of Yerba Buena (the later San Francisco) was erected by William A. Richardson at what today is Grant Avenue, between Clay and Washington streets. In the following years, Dupont Street became the location for many Chinese stores, [4] along with some opium dens, brothels, and Tong wars. When San Francisco was rebuilt after being leveled in the 1906 earthquake, Dupont Street was upgraded and given a new name: Grant Avenue, after President Ulysses S. Today, the intersection of Grant Avenue and Bush Street marks the southern entrance to Chinatown. Grant Avenue is still written and said in Chinese as “Du Pon Gai” (, Gai means street).

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Two rare CDVs taken in Benicia, California by San Francisco photographer Silas Selleck. The first shows the Benicia Brewery, the name visible on the sign above the building. The second image shows downtown Benicia, with some pedestrians and store signs visible.. A very readable one handing above the door of A. McDonell’s Dry Goods & Groceries store. I found McDonell’s store in an 1860s Benicia directory. Both are 4″ x 2.5″ and in very good antique condition with light foxing.

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Two rare CDVs taken in Benicia, California by San Francisco photographer Silas Selleck. The first shows the Benicia Brewery, the name visible on the sign above the building. The second image shows downtown Benicia, with some pedestrians and store signs visible.. A very readable one handing above the door of A. McDonell’s Dry Goods & Groceries store. I found McDonell’s store in an 1860s Benicia directory. Both are 4″ x 2.5″ and in very good antique condition with light foxing.

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Two rare CDVs taken in Benicia, California by San Francisco photographer Silas Selleck. The first shows the Benicia Brewery, the name visible on the sign above the building. The second image shows downtown Benicia, with some pedestrians and store signs visible.. A very readable one handing above the door of A. McDonell’s Dry Goods & Groceries store. I found McDonell’s store in an 1860s Benicia directory. Both are 4″ x 2.5″ and in very good antique condition with light foxing.

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VERY RARE San Francisco Halloween Oct 31st 1997 Poster 14×23. Some discoloration, but not folded and no tears. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Souvenirs & Travel Memorabilia\United States\California”. The seller is “dice372525″ and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.

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Very Rare 1st Issue of THE COAST Magazine (1937, San Francisco) Vol. Please check pics for condition. Back upper left corner is a bit ripped. This is a rare specimen. Kind of like a West Coast New Yorker. Or at least an attempt at one. This item is in the category “Books & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectible”. The seller is “massmagazineman” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Year Printed: 1937
• Topic: California
• Subject: Literature & Fiction
• Publisher: The Coast Corporation

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1857 13 Star Indian Hd California Gold Token Variety R7. We have only seen about 3-4 of these in our 45 years of specializing in fractional gold. Most have been mounted on a pin or removed, such as this one. 40+ year life member of the ANA & MSNS. PCGS, NGC, ICG & ANACS authorized dealer. We normally reply in less than 24 hrs. Photos are magnified to show greater detail & not actual size. Cal Gold are very small & that’s why they are so rar e. Powered by SixBit’s eCommerce Solution. The item “Very Scarce 1857 13 Star Indian Hd California Gold Token Variety R7″ is in sale since Thursday, November 18, 2021. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ US\Gold (Pre-1933)\Fractional, Pioneer”. The seller is “oldwestgold” and is located in Whitehouse, Ohio. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Coin: Fractional, Pioneer
• Certification: Uncertified
• Strike Type: Business
• Mint Location: San Francisco
• Breen-Gillio Rarity: R7
• Year: 1857
• Circulated/Uncirculated: Circulated
• Composition: Gold
• Denomination: 1/2
• Time Period Manufactured: Pre-1933

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This listing is for a Rare near Mint Antique Western Whiskey bottle from Santa Fe Bottling in San Francisco, California. According to the The Antique Trader Bottles Identification Guide this bottle is classified as rare and hard to find. This bottle is clean, with a beautiful clean amber color. Glass surface is smooth and as slippery as the day it was made. The item “Very Rare Mint Antique Western Bottle Santa Fe Bottling San Francisco California” is in sale since Sunday, September 29, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Bottles & Insulators\Bottles\Antique (Pre-1900)\Liquor”. The seller is “bottlesandbitz” and is located in Hamburg, New Jersey. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Modified Item: No
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Color: Amber

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