1906 fire from Bernal Hts
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Taken from Bernal Heights, Apr 18, 1906.] Ham & Eggs and South of Market fires after earthquake.
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City Hall Ruins
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [City Hall from Polk and Hayes] Looking over rubble of Mechanics' Pavilion site.
Civic Center
Market & Jones
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Hell! On Market and Jones looking north 3:00 pm Apr. 18th] View northeast down Market St. Prager's department store (Murphy Building), Donahue Building, Flood Building on left. Call Building in distance. Giant fire after earthquake.
Tenderloin
Valencia near 18th
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Taking of the dead from what was the four story Valencia Hotel] View south to carriage ambulance or coroner's cart on west side of Valencia between 18th & 19th Streets before fire destroyed these buildings. A. (August) Band butcher shop, 707 Valencia, Coggin (Charles H.) Furniture, 711 Valencia at far left.
Mission Dolores
Market & 6th
View south across Market from Taylor St. to Van Vroom Building, on fire after earthquake. C. G. Pretious cigars. [Corner of 6th & Market Apr. 18 - 2:30 pm]
Tenderloin
9th & Bryant
[9th below Bryant] Buckled tracks and street. Tilted buildings after earthquake.
Showplace Square
Alamo Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Our bedroom in Alamo Square where we slept on the ground for three nights.] Refugee camp.
Alamo Square
Kearny & Market
Large crowd gathered in intersection and around Lotta's Fountain. A type Muni streetcar on B-line, so has to be before 1914. Possibly June 1913 opening of lower Market Street to extend the Geary streetcar line to Ferry Building. Palace Hotel in background
Downtown / Union Square
Post & Grant
1906 Earthquake and Fire. View north from Shreve Building. Telegraph Hill in distance. Ruins of Grace Church in left, Old St. Mary's Church in center distance. Tracks being put in on Sutter. (AS) [Looking up Grant Ave from Shreve & Co. Bldg.]
Downtown / Union Square
Golden Gate Park
Automobile promotion shot at tennis courts with three woman posing with car. Oak tree.
Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
[Ground Breaking at Stadium. Oct. 14, 1911. A. Lipman Photo S.F.] Polo Fields. View of the grandstand for Panama-Pacific International Exposition ground breaking with President Taft. wnp37.03353
Golden Gate Park
Haight & Stanyan
[Park Entrance Scene at Haight Terminus. SS-39 Behrman Collection SF 1887] View north at #6 cable car of Oak Street line of the Omnibus Cable Railway at Golden Gate Park terminus. Taken between 1889, when the line went into service and February 1894 when car numbering changed to double digits.
Golden Gate Park
Stanyan near Waller
Looking north at two fire or policemen riding wagon pulled by two horses.
Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
View of pool and man in front of Sweeny Observatory park panorama atop Strawberry Hill. The observatory was a gift to the park from Thomas U. Sweeney (Sweeney's name was misspelled on the observatory.)
Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
View of pool and people on top of Sweeny Observatory park panorama atop Strawberry Hill. The observatory was a gift to the park from Thomas U. Sweeney (Sweeney's name was misspelled on the observatory.)
Golden Gate Park