Sherman's Bank in Jackson Square - Revision history

Ccarlsson: added library credit and link

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	'''Montgomery and Gold Streets, 1870.'''		'''Montgomery and Gold Streets, 1870.'''

	''Photo: ~~courtesy Katherine Petrin~~''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library, [https://digitalsf.org/record/32907?ln=en&p=montgomery+gold&v=uv#?xywh=-1357%2C-666%2C9008%2C4965 AAC-5154]''

	[[Image:1898-Jackson.jpg]]		[[Image:1898-Jackson.jpg]]

Ccarlsson: Ccarlsson moved page Sherman's Bank to Sherman's Bank in Jackson Square

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Ccarlsson moved page Sherman's Bank to Sherman's Bank in Jackson Square

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 ''Photo: Robert N. Dennis stereoscopic view, Wikimedia commons''
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	[[Masons Arrive in San Francisco, Overthrow Elected Government \| Prev. Document]] [[~~ILWU mural~~ \|Next Document]]		[[Masons Arrive in San Francisco, Overthrow Elected Government \| Prev. Document]] [[THE FINANCIAL DISTRICT \|Next Document]]

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Ccarlsson: added photos

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	[[Image:800-Montgomery.jpg]]		[[Image:800-Montgomery.jpg]]

	'''Bank of Lucas, Turner and Co. ~~as it appears today~~'''		'''Building at 804 Montgomery Street, on site that housed Bank of Lucas, Turner and Co. in the 1850s'''

	''Photo: Shaping San Francisco''		''Photo: Shaping San Francisco''
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	Bank of Lucas, Turner & Company, 800-804 Montgomery Street.''' '''The construction of this bank, completed in 1853, was supervised by William Tecumseh Sherman, who later, in his career as a Civil War general, made history by laying waste to much of the state of Georgia. As the most destructive general in what was then the bloodiest war in human history — the first war in which mechanical means of mass slaughter were effectively employed—Sherman's name is still reviled in the South. Southerners visiting San Francisco may gaze upon this bank and bemoan Sherman's abandoning the business of construction for that of destruction.		Bank of Lucas, Turner & Company, 800-804 Montgomery Street.''' '''The construction of this bank, completed in 1853, was supervised by William Tecumseh Sherman, who later, in his career as a Civil War general, made history by laying waste to much of the state of Georgia. As the most destructive general in what was then the bloodiest war in human history — the first war in which mechanical means of mass slaughter were effectively employed—Sherman's name is still reviled in the South. Southerners visiting San Francisco may gaze upon this bank and bemoan Sherman's abandoning the business of construction for that of destruction.

			[[Image:Montgomery street san francisco california 1850 postcard.jpg]]

			'''Montgomery Street as seen in this 1850 postcard shot, with Telegraph Hill sloping up in the background.'''

			''Photo: Wikimedia commons'''

			[[Image:Montgomery Street, San Francisco, from Robert N-Dennis-stereoscopic-views.jpg]]

			'''Montgomery Street closer to California Street as the stately buildings begin to line the street in the mid-1850s.'''

			''Photo: Robert N. Dennis stereoscopic view, Wikimedia commons''


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Ccarlsson: swapped out photo for one of 800 Montgomery as per Greg Schamberg's email

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swapped out photo for one of 800 Montgomery as per Greg Schamberg's email

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	''by Dr. Weirde''		''by Dr. Weirde''

	[[Image:~~downtwn1$bank~~-~~of-lucas-et-al~~.jpg]]		[[Image:800-Montgomery.jpg]]

	'''Bank of Lucas, Turner and Co. as it appears today'''		'''Bank of Lucas, Turner and Co. as it appears today'''

	''Photo: ~~Brett Reierson~~''		''Photo: Shaping San Francisco''

	~~'''~~The Bank that General Sherman Built~~'''~~		<font size=4>The Bank that General Sherman Built</font size>

	Bank of Lucas, Turner & Company, 800-804 Montgomery Street.''' '''The construction of this bank, completed in 1853, was supervised by William Tecumseh Sherman, who later, in his career as a Civil War general, made history by laying waste to much of the state of Georgia. As the most destructive general in what was then the bloodiest war in human history — the first war in which mechanical means of mass slaughter were effectively employed—Sherman's name is still reviled in the South. Southerners visiting San Francisco may gaze upon this bank and bemoan Sherman's abandoning the business of construction for that of destruction.		Bank of Lucas, Turner & Company, 800-804 Montgomery Street.''' '''The construction of this bank, completed in 1853, was supervised by William Tecumseh Sherman, who later, in his career as a Civil War general, made history by laying waste to much of the state of Georgia. As the most destructive general in what was then the bloodiest war in human history — the first war in which mechanical means of mass slaughter were effectively employed—Sherman's name is still reviled in the South. Southerners visiting San Francisco may gaze upon this bank and bemoan Sherman's abandoning the business of construction for that of destruction.

	~~''--Dr. Weirde ''~~

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			'''<font face = Papyrus> <font color = maroon> <font size = 4>Historical Essay</font></font> </font>'''

			''by Dr. Weirde''

	[[Image:downtwn1$bank-of-lucas-et-al.jpg]]		[[Image:downtwn1$bank-of-lucas-et-al.jpg]]

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	'''The Bank that General Sherman Built'''		'''The Bank that General Sherman Built'''

	Bank of Lucas, Turner & Company, 800-804 Montgomery Street.''' '''The construction of this bank, completed in 1853, was supervised by William Tecumseh Sherman, who later, in his career as a Civil War general, made history by laying waste to much of the state of Georgia. As the most destructive general in what was then the bloodiest war in human history — the first war in which mechanical means of mass slaughter were effectively ~~employed Sherman~~'s name is still reviled in the South. Southerners visiting San Francisco may gaze upon this bank and bemoan Sherman's abandoning the business of construction for that of destruction.		Bank of Lucas, Turner & Company, 800-804 Montgomery Street.''' '''The construction of this bank, completed in 1853, was supervised by William Tecumseh Sherman, who later, in his career as a Civil War general, made history by laying waste to much of the state of Georgia. As the most destructive general in what was then the bloodiest war in human history — the first war in which mechanical means of mass slaughter were effectively employed—Sherman's name is still reviled in the South. Southerners visiting San Francisco may gaze upon this bank and bemoan Sherman's abandoning the business of construction for that of destruction.

	''--Dr. Weirde ''		''--Dr. Weirde ''

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Unknown user at 00:00, 15 January 2001

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[[Image:downtwn1$bank-of-lucas-et-al.jpg]]

'''Bank of Lucas, Turner and Co. as it appears today'''

The Bank that General Sherman Built

Bank of Lucas, Turner & Company, 800-804 Montgomery Street.''' '''The construction of this bank, completed in 1853, was supervised by William Tecumseh Sherman, who later, in his career as a Civil War general, made history by laying waste to much of the state of Georgia. As the most destructive general in what was then the bloodiest war in human history - the first war in which mechanical means of mass slaughter were effectively employed Sherman's name is still reviled in the South. Southerners visiting San Francisco may gaze upon this bank and bemoan Sherman's abandoning the business of construction for that of destruction. ''--Dr. Weirde ''

Contributors to this page include:

''Reierson,Brett - Photographer-Artist ''

Weirde,Dr. - Writer

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	'''Bank of Lucas, Turner and Co. as it appears today'''		'''Bank of Lucas, Turner and Co. as it appears today'''

	~~The Bank that General Sherman Built~~		''Photo: Brett Reierson''

	~~Bank of Lucas, Turner & Company, 800-804 Montgomery Street.'''~~ '''The ~~construction of this bank, completed in 1853, was supervised by William Tecumseh~~ Sherman, who later, in his career as a Civil War general, made history by laying waste to much of the state of Georgia. As the most destructive general in what was then the bloodiest war in human history - the first war in which mechanical means of mass slaughter were effectively employed Sherman's name is still reviled in the South. Southerners visiting San Francisco may gaze upon this bank and bemoan Sherman's abandoning the business of construction for that of destruction. ''~~--Dr. Weirde~~ ''		'''The Bank that General Sherman Built'''

	~~Contributors~~ to this ~~page include:~~		Bank of Lucas, Turner & Company, 800-804 Montgomery Street.''' '''The construction of this bank, completed in 1853, was supervised by William Tecumseh Sherman, who later, in his career as a Civil War general, made history by laying waste to much of the state of Georgia. As the most destructive general in what was then the bloodiest war in human history — the first war in which mechanical means of mass slaughter were effectively employed Sherman's name is still reviled in the South. Southerners visiting San Francisco may gaze upon this bank and bemoan Sherman's abandoning the business of construction for that of destruction.

	''~~Reierson,Brett~~ - ~~Photographer~~-~~Artist~~ ''		''--Dr. Weirde ''

	~~Weirde,Dr. - Writer~~

	[[Masons Arrive in San Francisco, Overthrow Elected Government Prev. Document]] [[ILWU mural Next Document]]		[[Masons Arrive in San Francisco, Overthrow Elected Government \| Prev. Document]] [[ILWU mural \|Next Document]]

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