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SFMHS MEMBERS ONLY TOUR
A Twilight Tour Of Lincoln Park’s Lost Cemetery – FULL

June 21 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

BARBARY COAST TRAIL WALK North Beach, Washington Square, and Telegraph Hill

June 30 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

BARBARY COAST TRAIL WALK Northern Waterfront, Fisherman’s Wharf, and Aquatic Park

July 14 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

BARBARY COAST TRAIL WALK Market Street, Union Square, and Chinatown

July 28 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Annual Fund Drive
  • A busy night at Paoli’s. In view is the Oyster Bar, with part of the main dining room and the bar. Author’s collection.

A Toast to Paoli’s Restaurant
From the Argonaut

  • Fleishhacker Box Company staff, late 1880s. Herbert at far left, Mortimer fourth from the left, with bowler hat.From the author’s collection.

A Journey of Discovery: The Fleishhacker Family
From the Argonaut

  • Uncle Pasquale Fontana. This picture, taken by the author, shows the typical tool the scavenger used to provide the service: an aluminum barrel with a shoulder hook that was individually shaped to conform to the physical contour of the scavenger. Courtesy of the author.

Everything You Wanted to Know About “Garbage” but Were Afraid to Ask
From the Argonaut

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