Contains 6604 photos
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south on Pierce between Green and Vallejo. 1906 Earthquake & Fire, people cooking in the street. street kitchen. Casebolt House is set back behind neighboring house up the street. [8274-Cooking dinner in the street - after the great disaster, San Francisco, Cal. Copyright 1906 by Underwood & Underwood. U-91621] Pacific Heights?
Cow Hollow
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Ruins of City Hall behind Pioneer (James Lick) Monument in original location. Five men sit on curb and wooden chairs. Furniture and trunks behind. (Duplicate of wnp24.0159a.)
Civic Center
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west on California to people on street, earthquake ruins, Nob Hill, Grace Church, Fairmont Hotel, Kohl Building. Ruins of Wells Fargo Bank (Friedlander's Building) on right. At left across Sansome, Fireman's Fund building. [8722 California St., to Fairmount Hotel, Great Merchant's Exchange on left, San Francisco Disaster, U.S.A. Copyright 1906 by H. C. White Co.]
Financial District
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest across debris on Post St. toward Dewey Monument and St. Francis Hotel with north wing under construction. [8725 St. Francis hotel, the interior of which was burned out, San Francisco Disaster, U.S.A. Copyright 1906 by H. C. White Co.]
Downtown / Union Square
[8729 Valencia St., which sunk four feet, breaking a great water main, San Francisco Disaster, U.S.A. Copyright 1906 by H. C. White Co.] View south to men strolling around earthquake desolation and giant hole between cable car tracks. Bernal Heights in background.
Mission
[8231- Burned cable cars - looking E. on California St over the terrible wreckage, San Francisco, Cal. Copyright 1906 by Underwood & Underwood. U-91590]
Polk Gulch
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [8234-Opening safes from the great business buildings wrecked by earthquake, San Francisco, Cal. Copyright 1906 by Underwood & Underwood. U-91606] View east on Sutter to large group of men gathered around many safes in street in front of ruins of Nathan-Dohrmann & Co., large retail store with street clock in front.
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [8715 Curious wreck of Steiner St. Catholic church and settled houses. San Francisco Disaster, U.S.A. Copyright 1906 by H. C. White Co.] St. Dominic's Catholic Church. Horses, carriages, working men. Pacific States Telegraph Co. building. Taken after April 18, 1906 earthquake and before May 14, 1906, when south tower was pulled down.
Lower Pacific Heights
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [8730 Fort Mason, where thousands of destitute sufferers found relief, San Francisco Disaster, U.S.A. Copyright 1906 by H. C. White Co.] View northwest towards Fort Mason of tents, earthquake refugees on site of today's Galileo High School.
Russian Hill
[Grand Stairway and Italian Terrace in Woodward's Gardens] Band stand. Duplicate of wnp37.01040
Mission
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [8237 A crude post-office - reorganizing the mail service after the earthquake. Tent in refugee camp with "Post Office Station Q" sign and flag.
Lower Pacific Heights
Or Flag Rock, north of Cliff House. Waves, surf, ship in distance and Marin Headlands.
Lincoln Park / Ft. Miley
Men, women, and child in row of tents. Golden Gate Park?
Party of men, women, and children posing on rocks south of Second Cliff House. Great hats, parasols. Seal Rocks behind.
Sutro Heights
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [8239- A band of little homeless refugees - happy in spite of the terrible calamity - San Francisco, Cal. Copyright 1906 by Underwood & Underwood. U-91560] Babies, toddlers, dog, tent, man with red cross arm band.
Lower Pacific Heights