South Van Ness near 18th
View southeast across South Van Ness (then Howard)[No. 205. Effects of Earthquake, Howard St. Near 18th. May 2, 1906. Turrill & Miller, Photographers, San Francisco, Cal.]
MissionDamage
Contains 283 photos
3rd & Howard
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north on 3rd Street towards Aronson Building, Mutual Savings Building, Call Building, Chronicle Annex, Palace Hotel (at right). Demolition by dynamiting, probably Hearst Examiner Building. Rubble and ruins from earthquake. Metropolitan Hotel ruins at right center.
South of Market
New Montgomery & Jessie
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south on New Montgomery to fire roaring out of windows of Crossley building. Grand Hotel at left. [NE Cor New Montgy & Mission. Copyright 1906. Pillsbury Picture Co. Crossley Bldg.] (Hand colored version wnp59.00046b)
South of Market
Flood Building
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view northeast to Powell and Market corner, burned Flood Building, from near 5th and Market.
South of Market
Washington & Mason
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest over Washington and Mason Cable Car powerhouse ruins toward Vallejo and Broadway, House of the Flag and Russian Hill homes that survived fire.
Nob Hill
California & Kearny
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [California Street East from Kearny] View east from center of California to men walking among earthquake ruins with much debris still in street. On left, ruins of San Francisco Savings Union, German Savings and Loan Society, Parrott Building, or Parrott Block (1852, Architect Stephen Williams). Kohl Building in background left. On right, Safe Deposit Building (before demolition of upper stories), Merchants Exchange with Mutual Insurance Co. of New York Building in distance.
Chinatown
Larkin near Golden Gate
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast across Larkin to ruins of City Hall, with fire approaching after 1906 earthquake. Hotel Argyle, Conklin Bros. Storage Warehouse.
Civic Center
Valencia & 19th
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view northwest across Valencia to collapsed Valencia Street Hotel between 18th and 19th Streets before fire burned the block. Many people in street. Cropped from image wnp27.4951.
Mission
Market & Grant
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to earthquake ruins and rubble, Mutual Savings Bank Building.
Downtown / Union Square
City Hall Ruins
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast from near Hayes & Larkin toward the ruins after 1906 earthquake and fire.
Civic Center
S. Van Ness near 17th
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Tilting houses on S. Van Ness, then Howard Street. Boy standing in front looking into open door of center house.
Mission
O'Farrell near Stockton
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east toward Market Street and the Call Building. Ruins and rubble after the earthquake. Ruins of Alcazar Theater, 116 O'Farrell, and Delmonico Restaurant, 110 O'Farrell, on left, Orpheum Theater, 119 O'Farrell, on right. In distance, Call Building, Call Building Annex, Kamm Building on Market Street. [Call Bldg, Looking down O'Farrell St.] Same image as 27.0130 with different cropping.
Downtown / Union Square
Market near Drumm
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Ferry Building with scaffolding after 1906 earthquake. Rubble still in streets and groups of people huddled. duplicate of wnp37.04328
Financial District
Larkin & Turk
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest across intersection to partially collapsed two story brick building, Samuel Barman & Co. Cigars, 501 Larkin. South facade has fallen into street.
Tenderloin
City Hall
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Ruins of City Hall after earthquake. From about Mission and 9th street.
South of Market