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Prologue, For The 2019 Chinese New Year Parade, An Annual San Francisco Event, The Year of the Pig

Police
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Uniformed police watched the crowd and monitored a gap in the fence to insure nobody would cross during the parade.

Prologue external link   •  For The 2019 Chinese New Year Parade external link   •  An Annual San Francisco Event external link   •  The Year of the Pig external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 18:15:34 Saturday 23 February 2019)   •  (Date Published: Monday 18 March 2019)   •  © 2019 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_0266
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The Reserved Spot
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The spot reserved for press photographers was across from check in point for the bleachers. That reserved seating was to the left of this shot.

Prologue external link   •  For The 2019 Chinese New Year Parade external link   •  An Annual San Francisco Event external link   •  The Year of the Pig external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 18:15:39 Saturday 23 February 2019)   •  (Date Published: Monday 18 March 2019)   •  © 2019 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_0267
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Fence Was Crowded
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The fence, holding crowds back from the parade route, crossed California Street.

Prologue external link   •  For The 2019 Chinese New Year Parade external link   •  An Annual San Francisco Event external link   •  The Year of the Pig external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 18:26:51 Saturday 23 February 2019)   •  (Date Published: Monday 18 March 2019)   •  © 2019 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_0268
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Motorcycle Police
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Several motorcycle police rode ahead of the parade to insure that the route was clear. They paused at California street and waited for a few minutes for the parade to catch up.

Prologue external link   •  For The 2019 Chinese New Year Parade external link   •  An Annual San Francisco Event external link   •  The Year of the Pig external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 18:35:24 Saturday 23 February 2019)   •  (Date Published: Monday 18 March 2019)   •  © 2019 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_0270
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The Sponsor
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The sponsor of the parade, Southwest Airlines, led the parade. The actual parade followed this prologue.

Prologue external link   •  For The 2019 Chinese New Year Parade external link   •  An Annual San Francisco Event external link   •  The Year of the Pig external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 18:46:44 Saturday 23 February 2019)   •  (Date Published: Monday 18 March 2019)   •  © 2019 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_0273
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