The Old U.S. Mint at 5th and Mission - Revision history

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	''Photo: courtesy OpenSFHistory.org, wnp27.jpg''		''Photo: courtesy OpenSFHistory.org, wnp27.jpg''

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	'''Old Mint in 1883, with a horsecar to [[Woodward's Gardens, c. 1860s\|Woodward's Gardens]] in intersection of 5th and Mission.'''		'''Old Mint in 1883, with a horsecar to [[Woodward's Gardens, c. 1860s\|Woodward's Gardens]] in intersection of 5th and Mission.'''

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	[[Image:Old~~-mint-under-construction~~.jpg]]		[[Image:1883 Old Mint, horse car to Woodward's Gardens, Advertisement for Haverly's California Theatre wnp26.338.jpg\|800px]]

	~~'''Old mint under construction, 1870s''' <br>''Photo: Eadweard Muybridge, courtesy California Historical Society''~~

	[[~~Image:Old-mint-~~c~~-May-1906-~~.~~jpg~~\|~~720px~~]]		'''Old Mint in 1883, with a horsecar to [[Woodward's Gardens, c. 1860s\|Woodward's Gardens]] in intersection of 5th and Mission.'''

	''~~'Western side of the Old Mint on Mint Street and Mission, apx~~. ~~May 1906~~.'''		''Photo: OpenSFhistory.org wnp26.338''

	~~''Photo: C.R. collection''~~

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	In time the result of the test was made by a letter from Washington. John James passed the highest of the four and won the appointment of Electrician of the U.S. Mint of San Francisco. He was declared the most qualified. It was customary that many such appointments were often political with appointees backed up by prominent men particularly elected Legislators. He did not have recommendations from any Senator or Congressman but merited the position on his own qualifications.		In time the result of the test was made by a letter from Washington. John James passed the highest of the four and won the appointment of Electrician of the U.S. Mint of San Francisco. He was declared the most qualified. It was customary that many such appointments were often political with appointees backed up by prominent men particularly elected Legislators. He did not have recommendations from any Senator or Congressman but merited the position on his own qualifications.

			[[Image:Old-mint-under-construction.jpg]]

			'''Old mint under construction, 1870s''' <br>''Photo: Eadweard Muybridge, courtesy California Historical Society''

			[[Image:Old-mint-c-May-1906-.jpg\|720px]]

			'''Western side of the Old Mint on Mint Street and Mission, apx. May 1906.'''

			''Photo: C.R. collection''

	In 1900 when Mr. Frank Leach was the Mint Superintendent there was also to be a change from steam power to electricity with a projected time line for completion of three years. This was an important assignment for my father as Electrician. It was done on schedule with great praise from Mr. Leach due to the fact that at 24 years of age he was the youngest head of a department in the entire Mint service.		In 1900 when Mr. Frank Leach was the Mint Superintendent there was also to be a change from steam power to electricity with a projected time line for completion of three years. This was an important assignment for my father as Electrician. It was done on schedule with great praise from Mr. Leach due to the fact that at 24 years of age he was the youngest head of a department in the entire Mint service.

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	''by Rosemarie Marshall Green, December 18, 2005''		''by Rosemarie Marshall Green, December 18, 2005''

			[[Image:Old-Mint-1875 wnp27.jpg]]

			'''Old U.S. Mint shortly after construction, 1875.'''

			''Photo: courtesy OpenSFHistory.org, wnp27.jpg''

	[[Image:Old-mint-under-construction.jpg]]		[[Image:Old-mint-under-construction.jpg]]

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	<font size=4>Where Devil's Dictionary Author Sold His Soul for Coin</font>		<font size=4>Where Devil's Dictionary Author Sold His Soul for Coin</font>

	'''[~~http~~://~~www~~.~~sfhistory~~.~~org~~/~~index~~.~~php?pageid=32~~ Old U.S. Mint]''', 88 Fifth Street at Mission. After spending three years making his literary mark in England, [[The Wickedest Man in San Francisco: Ambrose Bierce \|Ambrose Bierce]] returned to San Francisco in 1875. Like many a writer after him, Bierce discovered that "making a living in San Francisco by freelancing was next to impossible" and went to work at the Mint. John Dillinger's explanation of why he robbed banks "That's where the money is" was presumably also Bierce's excuse.		'''[https://californiahistoricalsociety.blogspot.com/2016/11/new-day-dawns-for-1874-old-us-mint.html Old U.S. Mint]''', 88 Fifth Street at Mission. After spending three years making his literary mark in England, [[The Wickedest Man in San Francisco: Ambrose Bierce \|Ambrose Bierce]] returned to San Francisco in 1875. Like many a writer after him, Bierce discovered that "making a living in San Francisco by freelancing was next to impossible" and went to work at the Mint. John Dillinger's explanation of why he robbed banks "That's where the money is" was presumably also Bierce's excuse.

	The historic building was converted into a museum in 1973, but was closed in 1994.		The historic building was converted into a museum in 1973, but was closed in 1994.

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	'''Back of the Old Mint Building, mid-1990s.''' ~~<br>~~''Photo: Chris Carlsson''		'''Back of the Old Mint Building, mid-1990s.'''

			''Photo: Chris Carlsson''

			[[Image:Old-Mint-2018 20180304 103332.jpg]]

			'''Old Mint in early 2018.'''

			''Photo: Chris Carlsson''

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Lisaruth: changed order of articles to foreground John James Marshall's story

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Roryc: changed credit on '''Western side of the Old Mint on Mint Street and Mission, apx. May 1906.''' photo which came from CR collection

2016-09-21T00:05:51Z

changed credit on '''Western side of the Old Mint on Mint Street and Mission, apx. May 1906.''' photo which came from CR collection

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	'''Western side of the Old Mint on Mint Street and Mission, apx. May 1906.'''		'''Western side of the Old Mint on Mint Street and Mission, apx. May 1906.'''

	''Photo: ~~Charles Ruiz~~ collection''		''Photo: C.R. collection''

Ccarlsson at 05:46, 28 June 2014

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	'''Old Mint ~~at 5th~~ and Mission, apx. May 1906.'''		'''Western side of the Old Mint on Mint Street and Mission, apx. May 1906.'''

	''Photo: Charles Ruiz collection''		''Photo: Charles Ruiz collection''

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	'''Old mint under construction, 1870s''' <br>''Photo: Edweard Muybridge, courtesy California Historical Society''		'''Old mint under construction, 1870s''' <br>''Photo: Edweard Muybridge, courtesy California Historical Society''

			[[Image:Old-mint-c-May-1906-.jpg\|720px]]

			'''Old Mint at 5th and Mission, apx. May 1906.'''

			''Photo: Charles Ruiz collection''

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