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Powell at Market Streets showing Turn Table, San Francisco, California, circa 1940

Subjects
AutomobilesStreetcars & TrolleysStreet Scenes
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Powell at Market Streets showing Turn Table, San Francisco, California, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Powell at Market Streets showing Turn Table, San Francisco, California, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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View down Powell Street at Market Street in San Francisco, with the Bank of America building on the left, a cable car turntable in the intersection, streetcars, automobiles, and pedestrians.

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PublisherSmith News Co.
5A-H 16 Powell at Market Streets showing Turn Table San Francisco, California --- POWELL AT MARKET STREETS SHOWING TURNTABLE At the foot of Powell at Market Streets is the famous corner where the cable car is turned around bodily by the crew before starting the journey up the hill again. 18764 POST CARD PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE PUB. BY SMITH NEWS CO., 460 NINTH ST., SAN FRANCISCO A "COLOURPICTURE" PUBLICATION, BOSTON 15, MASS., U. S. A.
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Series5A-H 16
ConditionVery good
Place depictedSan Francisco, CA
Place mentionedSan Francisco, CA
PublisherSan Francisco, CA
NotesLinen texture; no white border; series number 5A-H 16 printed at top left. No postmark. Divided-back linen card; printed caption and 'Colourpicture' imprint point to a 1940s-50s issue. Handwritten dealer marks '#59' and '1-' in the lower right corner; no message or address written.

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Powell at Market Streets showing Turn Table, San Francisco, California, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/powell-at-market-streets-showing-turn-table-san-francisco-ca. Accessed October 5, 2026.