Clarke's (Alfred) Water Works photograph album

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Clarke's (Alfred) Water Works photograph album

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Clarke's Water Works, San Francisco, Lake Lincoln, View 1

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Photograph also shows Lincoln Creek (also known as Islais Creek) and Blaine Dam.

Slack water at head of reservoir; flowing creek losing itself in still water

Blaine pump and Blaine Dam

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Notes added by Leonard indicate the photograph shows Joseph Cuneo's eucalyptus grove on the Gum Tree Ranch; St. Mary's College; University Mound; and a "railroad track from 3rd and Townsend." Notes also identify a building in the image as being the home of Joseph Huff and indicate ex-jockey Jimmy Burns ran the Blaine Pump.

Group of people and boys fishing in front of Blaine pump

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Label belonging to Leonard affixed to page opposite the photograph identifies Jimmie Burns as person standing in doorway of pump.

Interior, Blaine engine house showing steam boiler and Blaine pump

Group of people in front of Blaine pump; east side of Blaine dam

Sunnyside Tavern

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Caption describes the tavern as being kept by D. Drain and its location as being "about half a mile west from the two Agnes tanks on the Corbett road, also about half a mile east from the fork of the Alms House road and the San Miguel road."

Mount Lincoln, known as Mount Davidson

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Alfred Clarke's cottage, Bethlehem Spring, and Harrison Road appear on mountainside.

Men at work on the Bethlehem Spring

Mount Blaine, known as Gold Mine Hill

Corbett Road, Agnes water tanks to the northwest

From Corbett Road, looking south showing part of the Mountain Spring Water Works

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Photograph shows parts of Caselli Avenue and Douglas Street and the smokestack of the Charley Pump. Handwritten label identifies Irish Hill. Mountain Spring Water Works was a competing water provider run by Behrend Joost.

Rear of Alfred Clarke's house, southwest corner of Douglass Street and Caselli Avenue

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Men in photograph identified as Mr. Erwin, head carpenter; Mr. E. Hartman, painter; Superintendent Gibson; and Mr. George Cahill, watchman.

South facing side of Alfred Clarke's house

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Caption identifies men in photograph as Mr. Erwin, Mr. Gibson, Mr. William Farmer, and Mr. Cahill. Also identifies location and use of fire hoses near Clarke's house.

Clarke's house and barn seen from the southeast

Clarke's house seen from the northeast

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Photograph shows fire hydrant and fire-hose on Douglass Street sidewalk.

Picnickers at Nellie Dam

Nellie Dam seen from the northwest

Nellie Reservoir

Original photograph missing from album

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Two original captions indicate missing photograph is of Nellie Dam and Nellie Engine House. Pages contain newspaper clippings. One clipping is an obituary for Joseph Huff, published in the San Francisco Call Bulletin on January 20, 1951; remaining clippings are Huff's recollections of Glen Park, published on November 17, 19, and 21, 1947 in the San Francisco Chronicle.

Interior, Blaine engine house, showing steam boiler and Blaine pump

Cows in ravine

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Photograph shows cows grazing in the ravine, the Blaine Pump, and Lake Lincoln. Notes from Leonard indicate the cows were from George C. Smart's New York Dairy.

Water tanks, Stanford Heights

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Handwritten caption reads: Now Miraloma Park (near Mt. Davidson).

Lake Lincoln, the Blaine Dam and Blaine pump house

Lake Farragut (known as Pine Lake)

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Two plate image of lake. Handwritten note by Leonard reads: "From S.E. 4000' N. of Stagg. Ingleside, 27th Ave. and Z St. - W + Pueblo lands."

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