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Photographer: Barry Swackhamer
Taken: March 20, 2014
Caption: Ferry Tower Panorama, part 1
Additional Description: Panorama captions, presented left to right:

The copper dome tops one of two signal towers on either side of the Ferry loop. With no traffic lights, and only a few mounted police (who had more important things to do), streetcar and cable car drivers relied on tower-men’s signals to start and stop.

Captain Klebingat recalled that, ”It was right here that Feige Hanson’s Hash House served a Free Lunch of cannibal sandwiches: slices of pumpernickel with raw ham-burger and a slice of onion on top.”

Yosemite Beer at 5 cents a glass includes a typical Free Lunch – hard boiled eggs, pickles, and corned beef hash. ”No matter how broke you were, two scoops of beer allowed you Free Lunch,” recalled Captain Klebingat.

Triangular Sign on Horse Advertised Central Hotel – 500 rooms – 25 cents Free baths – Captain Klebingat remarked, ”I bet you they only had five baths-well, maybe twice that.”

American flag flies above the Coffee Palace, beside a banner lettered: “Help Wanted – Headquarters U.S. Army.”

”Ensign Saloon served more lager beer than the rest. Seamen drank steam beer; commuters could pay for lager.” #2 East; Henry Dree’s Oyster Bar
Submitted: April 1, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p269797
File Size: 3.035 Megabytes

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