May 1954 . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 49-50, [050054-053154] . 1000 negatives (estimate)
Troop transport (ship) arrives at Fort Mason [05-01-54, 5 negatives]
New Safeway supermarket to open at Market and Duboce Streets [05-03-54, 5 negatives]
New Safeway Grocery Store -- Market Street (May 03, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 49, [05-03-54.01] . 5 negatives
Bay zone manager Quentin Reynolds, store manager John Sutich, district manager Jack O'Connell, and Northern California division manager Carl Bartlett stand by turnstile and store directory in Safeway market. Head meat cutter Kenneth Hamel and Sutich stand in meat pre-pack room. View of exterior of store at Market and Duboce streets (neighborhood). Overall views of inside of supermarket.
Hamilton Field (airport) "Operation Scramble" (jet airplanes) [05-03-54, 10 negatives]
Airplanes Perform "Operation Scramble" -- Hamilton Field (May 03, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 49, [05-03-54.03] . 10 negatives
Captain James Shubin and Lieutenant Richard Frailey run toward airplanes on runway. Shubin and Frailey look at map while standing next to plane in flight uniforms. Frailey climbs into plane. Jets in flight intercept. Pilots approach plane. Views from plane of other planes in flight. Man sitting in cockpit and man on ground review maps. Pilot gives the thumbs up signal before taking off (military).
"Reds" being sentenced (communism) [05-03-54, 3 negatives]
"Reds" Being Sentenced -- Post Office Building (May 03, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 49, [05-03-54.04] . 3 negatives
Deputy Marshal Herb Cole and Shirley Kremen stand in doorway at court house. Defendants Samuel Coleman and Carl Ross are handcuffed together being marched back to the Marshall's office by Deputy Marshall Herb Cole. Spectators enter courtroom (communism).
Man (Bunny Breckenridge) wants to become woman (transsexual) [05-04-54, 1 negative]
Alameda-Oakland tube bomb threat [05-05-54, 2 negatives]
Aircraft carrier Hancock (ship) passes under the Golden Gate Bridge [05-05-54, 2 negatives]
Twin Peaks tunnel bomb threat [05-06-54, 7 negatives]
Blast Threat -- Twin Peaks Tunnel (May 06, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 49, [05-06-54.01] . 7 negatives
Outside view of streetcar with police inspectors and Muni (Municipal Railway) officials riding inside [making round-trip search through tunnel for a bomb] (neighborhood). View inside street car making stop at Forest Hill Station inside the tunnel with police and Muni official in the car. Sergeant Joseph Dunegan and Officer Bill Casey inspect rubbish in boxes inside tunnel as car stop. Inspector Dan Shelley climbs ladder to inspect air space above tunnel that runs the full length while others stand by. Long shot of streetcars at Market and Castro street entrance to tunnel while people wait for transportation to resume.
Rally by Citizens Committee to Save the Cable Cars [05-07-54, 3 negatives]
Rally -- Citizens' Committee to Save the Cable Cars -- Union Square (May 07, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 49, [05-07-54.03] . 3 negatives
Crowds gather in Union Square during the rally (neighborhood). Bill Guyman and Mrs. Hans Klusman speak at microphone behind sign with slogan "Keep the cable the San Francisco label" (transportation).
Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold of the United Nations [05-13-54, 2 negatives]
Guided missile "NIKE" on display at the Presidio for Armed Forces Day [05-13-54 - 05-15-54, ca. 15 negatives]
Guided Missile on Display -- Presidio (May 13, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 49, [05-13-54.02] . 5 negatives
Visitors and guards gather around the supersonic guided missile "Nike" with booster rail rocket and launching platform on Armed Forces Day (atomic age, nuclear weapons).
Guided Missile on Display -- Presidio (May 14, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 49, [05-14-54.01] . 5 negatives
Lieutenant Corporal William Young and Private Daniel Emanuel sit on missile showing Carol Brazie how the 120 millimeter anti-aircraft gun operates (neighborhood). Two soldiers look at Air Force "Parasite" on trailer [it fits in bay of big bombers and comes out when attacked]. Corporal John Peters and other men crowd around "Prime Mover" [used for hauling big guns such as 120 millimeters].
Guided Missile on Display -- Presidio (May 15, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 49, [05-15-54.01] . 2 negatives
Major John McKelvey from the Three hundred and sixty-second Infantry Register of the Ninety-first Division explains the rifle to Robert Tigri and Teddy Todd. Major Robert L. Haffen of the Three hundred forty-ninth Bomber Unit of the Fourth Air Force explains the "Parasite" missile to Peter Jaegers, Don Hiller, Mike Dickey and dog Sparkie.
General Brewster (ship) arrives with troops [05-15-54, 8 negatives]
Troops Arrive -- General Brewster (ship) -- Fort Mason (May 15, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 49, [05-15-54.02] . 8 negatives
Troops wait on rail while ship docks, band plays on dock, people wait on dock while troops wait on ship. Views from above of troops filling the deck. View of water and side of dock.
Control center for the San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni) [05-19-54, 2 negatives]
Municipal Railway Control Center -- Municipal Railway Headquarters (May 19, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 49, [05-19-54.01] . 2 negatives
Chief Controller Ivy Hester holds telephone receiver to ear while at central control board. Hester and Chief Inspector H.G. Wilson at central control board (transportation). [Three cylinders are electric recorders which register passage of electric coaches and trolley cars at regular intervals throughout the system making delays instantly known in the central control office].
Santa Fe railway gets new train in ceremony (with mayor receiving Indian head dress from Chief Natay) [05-21-54, 5 negatives]
Dedication of the William Randolph Hearst Memorial Court at the M.H. De Young Memorial Museum [05-24-54, 18 negatives]
Hearst Memorial Court Dedication -- De Young Museum (May 24, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 50, [05-24-54.01] . 18 negatives
Mr. Shelton Cooper speaks at microphone in front of a group of seated people at the William Randolph Hearst Memorial Court dedication. Mayor Robinson makes address at podium. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson and Mrs. Hearst stand in front of wall hanging while two men play violin. Mrs. Hearst speaks from the podium. Seven people stand in front of wall hanging. Attendees mingle, drink, pose for pictures. Musicians perform. Individuals speak at podium.
Miss San Francisco parade (San Francisco cityscape) [05-26-54, 2 negatives]
Jewish war memorial ceremony [05-28-54, 2 negatives]
Jewish War Memorial Ceremony -- Temple Emanu-El (May 28, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 50, [05-28-54.02] . 2 negatives
Harvey Keiles, Colonel Edward T. Donahue, Rabbi Alvin E. Fine of Temple Emanu-El, Captain Charles A. Rosse of the US Navy, Northern California District Commander Robinson of the Jewish War Veterans, and others stand before flags; religious and military people during Jewish War Memorial ceremony.
Chinese war memorial service with Attorney General Edmund G. Brown [05-30-54, 3 negatives]
Chinese War Memorial Service -- Edmund G. Brown -- St. Mary's Square (May 30, 1954) . BANC PIC 1959.010--NEG, Part 3, Box 50, [05-30-54.01] . 3 negatives
Attorney General Edmund G. Brown speaks from outdoor cordoned platform in front of large audience (neighborhood). Commander of the Cathay Post Joseph Quan, Commissioner for China Hom Jing Lim, Commander of the Chinatown Post David Wee and Senator William Mailliard stand in front of memorial plaque. Woman places flowers at plaque in son's name.