Chinatown Burning
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Fire approaching Chinatown, view from Sacramento Street near Powell. Chinese in foreground, Genthe Photos [SC60]
Nob HillCopy Negative
Contains 6604 photos
Fillmore & Bush
View west past temporary Police Station near Fillmore Street after 1906 earthquake. St. Dominic's Church damaged in background, many men in foreground. Taken before May 14, 1906, when south tower of church was demolished. B.F. Pearce Dentist, with tooth hanging outside window. Genthe Photos [SC60]
Japantown
South of Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Refugees eating at long table with City Hall ruins in background, Genthe Photos [SC60] [SC61]
South of Market
California near Mason
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Sailor at attention guarding ruins on Nob Hill. Entrance pillars to former Hopkins Art Institute at left. Genthe Photos [SC61]
Nob Hill
Van Ness & Clay
view southwest across Van Ness Ave, Claus Spreckels Mansion burnt. Genthe Photos [SC61]
Polk Gulch
Dolores Park
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Dolores Park refugee camp with ruins of Mission District in background, Genthe Photos [SC61]
Mission Dolores
Jones & Clay
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest over Nob Hill with Fairmont Hotel and Flood Mansion, with newspaper corner in background. Genthe Photos [SC61]
Nob Hill
Union near Steiner
1906 Earthquake and Fire,View west on Union Street past collapsed roadway and cable tracks. Large mansion with tower at southwest corner of Pierce and Union was built circa 1884 by wealthy attorney and landowner David Bixler. Genthe Photos [SC61]
Cow Hollow
Masonic & Upper Terrace
45 Upper Terrace at Masonic, brick house with Buena Vista Park in background, built in 1917 and designed by architect Ida McCain. (Murphy Collection) [SC61] [SC62]
Buena Vista
Corbett near Romain
Mrs. Murphy next to car on Corbett Murphy Collection [SC62]
Clarendon Heights
Corbett Street
Mr. and Mrs. Murphy hugging each other on Corbett St Murphy Collection [SC62]
Taylor near Union
View North on Taylor from Redfield Alley ( just north of Union) looking toward Alcatraz, Mission Dolores Collection [SC63]
Russian Hill
Mission Dolores
Elevated view northwest across Dolores St. to group of women dressed in white carrying a floral bell past Mission Dolores for Portola Festival, Ord Street Collection [SC64]
Mission Dolores
Mission Dolores
Mission Dolores and Gothic Revival church dedicated February, 1884, with school children and teacher posing for camera. Ord Street Collection [SC64]
Mission Dolores
Ord & Saturn
80 Ord Street. (still standing) Italianate Victorian on Ord near Saturn Steps. Carlo Balzarini, a long-time steward at the famous Campi's Restaurant (33-35 O'Farrell) owned and lived in the house. Mr Balzarini continued to live here into the early 20th century; that may be him with the muttonchops whiskers in the photo. The house was then known as 56 Clara Avenue. -WMK [Ord Street Collection] [SC64]
Corona Heights