Washington near Taylor
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Girl posing beside brick ruins, view east on Washington. Side of Washington-Mason cable car powerhouse at far left.
Nob HillCopy Negative
Contains 6604 photos
1868 Earthquake
[Risnon? Building 1868. West of Front on Mkt] Earthquake damage to Coffey-Risdon Bldg.; northwest corner Bush & Market.Published by Oscar Foss. See cropped duplicates wnp37.01595 and 37.00891.
Financial District
Union near Montgomery
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south to ravaged city. Appraiser's Building at far left, Montgomery Block, Merchants Exchange, Call Building, Hall of Justice at far right. Smoke still in air?
Telegraph Hill
Market & 3rd
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Palace Hotel, Monadnock Building, Examiner/Hearst Building in ruins after 1906 earthquake. Date on photo is questionable since area was still burning on 4-19-06
Downtown / Union Square
Valencia & 19th
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View norths from center of street to ruins of collapsed Valencia St. Hotel and other slumped and failed buildings before fires burned these blocks.
Mission Dolores
Mission near 1st
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Dead cattle, cows on Mission Street with rubble and ruins from the earthquake all around.
South of Market
Embarcadero & Pacific
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Wellman-Peck Warehouse, North Side East St.] Fire, earthquake ruins, rail cars
Northern Waterfront
Pine & Stockton
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Looking east over earthquake ruins. Merchants Exchange Building on left, Mills Building on right.
Nob Hill
Fair Oaks near 25th
Elevated view east to Potrero Hill, Bernal Heights and Bay from hillside behind Dolores. 365-367 Fair Oaks on left. Homes, churches. Original Cogswell College building at 26th and Folsom visible to right of center in distance.
Dolores Heights
City Hall
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Ruins of City Hall dome from Larkin and Grove today.
Civic Center
City Hall Ruins
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View looking north from Market street across ruins toward City Hall dome. Pioneer (James Lick) Monument and Hall of Records at right. Taken from about today's Market and Hyde Streets.
Civic Center
Clay & Mason
View northwest from Nob Hill toward the summit of Russian Hill. Smokestack of cable car barn at Washington & Mason at right center.
Nob Hill
Sacramento near Powell
View east to Ferry Building. Kohl Building, Merchants Exchange Building, Old St. Mary's, cable car, side of Fairmont Hotel. Duplicate of wnp14.4824.
Nob Hill
Third & Market
Call Building View from de Young Building window? Hearst Building at left.
South of Market
Earthquake Refugees
Women carrying pails and buckets of water. Fine homes on hill, Buena Vista Park in background?