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1906 Earthquake and Fire, [No. 96] Elevated view from Fairmont Hotel looking down California St. after earthquake and fire; ruins, Ferry Building, Kohl Building; Old St. Mary's Church; Merchants Exchange; Grace Church; Mills Building, South of Market and Bay.
Nob Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire [No. 60 Kearney between Bush & Pine looking SW; R.J. Waters & Co.] Southwest view panorama with Call Building at far left, Pacific States Telephone Building; earthquake ruins; street car tracks
Financial District
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake ruins before major reconstruction began; view from near Jackson & Mason; Washington Square and Telegraph Hill at left, St. Francis of Assisi Church, Yerba Buena Island, Bay an eastern waterfront in distance right;
Nob Hill
Fishermen with their catch; line of boats at pier. Original Fisherman's Wharf, north of foot of Union Street. Feluccas, traditional wooden sailing boats.
Northern Waterfront
View east, looking down Greenwich steps, to sailing ships at dock; early homes on left with laundry hung across street.
Telegraph Hill
Tehama Lodging House; Johnson & Fast Groceries; horse and buggy; flagpole; early homes on hill. The corner building was originally the west half of the Tehama House, built in 1851 as a first-class hotel at the NW corner of California and Sansome. In 1865 it was cut into two or three pieces, and each moved to different locations, to make way for the new Bank of California. This part, at NE Broadway/Kearny, stood here until 1902. (WMK)
North Beach
View from gun mount on top tier (barbette) of fort, looking across to lighthouse and people posing alongside cannon. Arched gun casemates facing onto parade ground.
Presidio
Two children in traditional Chinese clothing crossing Clay Street; single cable car track in street. Building in background was on northeast corner of Grant (then Dupont) and Clay Streets was demolished in late 1887.
Chinatown
Elevated view east to Market Street Cable Cars and horse cars at terminus in front of original Ferry Building. 'C.P.R.R. Oakland, Alameda and Berkeley Ferry'. Market St. Cable Railway Co. Valencia Line #33 in front, another on turntable behind.
Financial District
Elevated view east across Embarcadero to Market Street Cable Cars and horse cars at terminus in front of original Ferry Building. 'C.P.R.R. Oakland, Alameda and Berkeley Ferry' Market St. Cable Railway Co. Valencia St. Line #18 in foreground. Cable car #2 behind on turntable.
Financial District
Early view of Garfield Monument, unveiled July 4, 1885, near Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
[Wreck of the "Atlantic"] Whaling ship wrecked on Ocean Beach near the foot of Quintara Street.
Sunset Outer
[Golden Gate looking in] View northeast from rocky shore of Point Lobos to Marin Headlands. (Large rock would later become site of wave motor.)
Lincoln Park / Ft. Miley
Viewed from north end of Ocean Beach. [Seal Rocks. Stormy Day.]
Sutro Heights
[San Francisco Race Course] Infield of track with buggies and horses lined up; Odd Fellows Cemetery and Lone Mountain in distance
Richmond Inner