Van Ness & Hayes
View northwest across Van Ness to Saint Ignatius Church and College. Present site of Davies Symphony Hall.[SC44 ] [St. Ignatius 128] Wooden sidewalks.
Civic CenterCopy Negative
Contains 6604 photos
Montgomery near Chestnut
Mill complex below Telegraph Hill, Globe Mills as built in 1904. Was badly damaged and rebuilt after destruction in 1906 earthquake and fire. (front building still stands) [SC49] Copy of wnp15.701
Telegraph Hill
Earthquake damage
1906 Earthquake and Fire, unknown location, [SC49]
Earthquake damage
1906 Earthquake and Fire, unknown location, [SC49]
Leavenworth near Filbert
Leavenworth North of Filbert, Alcatraz in background, [SC49]
Russian Hill
View from Lafayette Park
View northwest over Cow Hollow with Fort Mason, Alcatraz, Angel Island, bay in background, [SC49]. Detail from wnp15.964.
Pacific Heights
View from Strawberry Hill
View southeast from the top of the Sweeny Observatory. Inner Sunset, Mount Sutro. Pump house, Sweeny Observatory pool and waterfall in the foreground. Olympic Club grounds, Reynolds house on Lincoln Way and 14th Ave. Streetcar poles on 9th Ave but not Lincoln Way, so sometime between 1894 and 1898. (cropped duplicate of wnp37.03327) [SC50 ]
Golden Gate Park
Twin Peaks Reservoir
Dedication of Twin Peaks reservoir, large crowd looking north to Buena Vista and Haight Ashbury [SC50 ]
Clarendon Heights
Twin Peaks Reservoir
Crowd walking on Twin Peaks, going to dedication [SC50 ][opening of reservoir at Twin Peaks]
Clarendon Heights
Franklin near McAllister
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View South on Franklin at Locust. National Shoeing Co, Firemen hosing flames, Genthe Photos [SC59]
Civic Center
Ruins from Nob Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south to night view of ruins with 'stairway to the sky' in foreground, Old City Hall dome and Hall of Records in silhouette. Numerous outdoor fires glowing in distance. Cable car tracks on cross street. Probably Leavenworth near California.Genthe Photos [SC59]
Nob Hill
Fire from Russian Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake and Fire, View southeast from Russian Hill, city burning in background, giggling girls, Genthe Photos. Hall of Justice on Portsmouth Square at left. Major Montgomery St. buildings. [SC59]
Russian Hill
Gough near Union
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake Damage, Octagon House near Union Street, distribution of free clothing, Arnold Genthe Photos. [SC59]
Union Street
Clay near Stockton
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on Clay toward Stockton. African American family on Clay Street with City burning downhill. Crowds of people in the distance watching the fire. Smoke billowing in the distance. [SC59] [SC60]
Nob Hill
Financial District Fire
Elevated view east from Cosmo (Lewis) Pl. near Trader Vic (Agate) Alley. Central background, left to right, Whittell Building under construction, St. Francis Hotel annex under construction, top of Call Building over St. Francis Hotel, spire of First Congregational Church, top of Temple Sherith Israel (Taylor and Post) , Genthe Photos [SC60]
Lower Nob Hill