Damage

Contains 283 photos

6th & Mission
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6th & Mission

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest on 6th Street from about Mission. Refugees standing in bread line, soldiers, earthquake ruins. Ruins of Hotel Phillips at 6th and Stevenson in the background. Ruins of the Donohoe Building at Taylor and Market in the distance. [71]

South of Market
U.S. Sub Treasury
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U.S. Sub Treasury

1906 Earthquake and Fire, North side of Commercial near Montgomery after 1906 earthquake. [sign says Sub Treasury Guard and a list of names]. Soldiers posing with rifles.

Chinatown
City Hall Ruins
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City Hall Ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Looking northeast from Larkin near Market to City Hall, Hall of Records [Ruins of City Hall Lipman Photo]

Civic Center
City Hall Ruins
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City Hall Ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [City Hall From Van Ness Avenue Lipman Photo] View east down Fulton St.

Civic Center
View from Nob Hill
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View from Nob Hill

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View from Nob Hill, Leavenworth & California. Earthquake ruins, looking south east to Union square [Leav(enworth) Calif Looking South east]. Temple Emanu-el at far left, First Congregational Church and Flood Building far right.

Nob Hill
View from Nob Hill
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View from Nob Hill

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view south from about Jones & California toward ruins of City Hall and Hall of Records. Ruins of St. Boniface Church on Golden Gate Ave. at center left. Post Office & Court of Appeals at far left. Bernal Heights in background. [Jones Calif. South Lipman Photo]

Nob Hill
Mason & Geary
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Mason & Geary

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Fairmont Hotel in background, First Congregational Church, and Native Sons of the Golden West Building. [Mason Str North From Geary Lipman Photo] (Inferior cropped copy of wnp70.10067)

Lower Nob Hill
California & Powell
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California & Powell

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Powell Looking East Lipman Photo] Looking east on California. 1906 ruins. Grace Church at right. Ferry Building in center.

Nob Hill
California near Kearny
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California near Kearny

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view east from center of California to electric streetcar crossing on Kearny. Kohl Building at center left, Merchants Exchange Building under reconstruction at center right, Mutual Life Insurance Building in distance beyond. At Montgomery corner, Safe Deposit building lower stories under reconstruction. Behind streetcar, The Old Corner saloon.

Chinatown
O'Farrell St ruins
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O'Farrell St ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view east toward burned-out Call Building. Ruins of Fischer's Theater (Fischer's Concert Hall), 122 O'Farrell; Alcazar Theater, 116 O'Farrell; and Delmonico Restaurant, 110 O'Farrell, on left. Some temporary buildings and reconstruction underway. In distance, Call Building, Call Building Annex and Kamm Building (under reconstruction) on Market Street. Sign for Arcade Building construction.

Downtown / Union Square
City Hall ruins
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City Hall ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast from Market to City Hall Ruins with car. Steeple of St. Boniface Church in distance right. Fairmont Earthquake Collection [SC11]

Civic Center
O'Farrell near Taylor
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O'Farrell near Taylor

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to ruins with St. Francis Hotel, Whittell Buiding, Call Bldg. in background [SC11] Fairmont Earthquake Collection

Tenderloin
Pine near Van Ness
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Pine near Van Ness

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast across Pine to Nob Hill in ruins. Ruined arch at center is Leon and Bertha Sloss home, 1516 Van Ness. Clay St. Tank is in background center. Fairmont Earthquake Collection [SC11]

Pacific Heights
Van Ness & Geary
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Van Ness & Geary

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast toward Nob Hill, Jones Street Tank, Fairmont Hotel. Chimney at center is portion of Sutter Street Cable Railway Power House. 1906 Earthquake and fire ruins [No. 246 Nob Hill from Van Ness & Geary May 22, 1906] DPW Map [SC28]

Tenderloin
Ruins from Nob Hill
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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