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San Francisco, CA city

file photograph full exterior view

First modern building with curtain wall

Connected to Hallidie Building in San Francisco

4,129 × 2,743 px·7.94 MB·JPEG·388-615-780

Keywords curtainwallmodernofficebuildingglasssteelconstructionsan franciscosutterstreet

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JPEG
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4,129 × 2,743 px
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8,324,411 bytes
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David Guija
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photograph
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full exterior view
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