Van Ness & Clay
view southwest across Van Ness Ave, Claus Spreckels Mansion burnt. Genthe Photos [SC61]
Polk GulchDamage
Contains 283 photos
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
City Hall in ruins
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to City Hall in ruins after earthquake with horse and wagon passing. Larkin Street side. Clayton St Family Collection
Civic Center
North Beach ruins
1906 Earthquake and Fire, North Beach in ruins after 1906 earthquake and fire, looking south from Kearny above Filbert. On horizon from left, Chronicle Annex, Call Building, Whittell Building, Grace Church, Fairmont Hotel, Flood Mansion. Ruins of St. Francis of Assisi Church on Vallejo near Montgomery Ave. (Later Columbus) Manning Collection
Telegraph Hill
City Hall ruins
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Looking northeast near intersection of Larkin, Grove and City Hall Avenue.
Civic Center
Sutro Heights
Snapshot view of two women posing in front of Sutro Heights Conservatory in disrepair.
Sutro Heights
Kearny near Post
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Dynamiting the Examiner Building] View south to Palace Hotel at left, Chronicle, Call and Mutual Savings Bank Buildings at right.
Downtown / Union Square
Golden Gate Park
View northwest to man posed in front of earthquake damaged east facade of Memorial Museum on Music Concourse Originally constructed as the Fine Arts Building for 1894 Midwinter Fair, it was renamed Memorial Museum in 1895 and eventually became part of de Young Museum. Original sphinx, Dore Vase at entrance. [Museum, G.G. Park]
Golden Gate Park
Clay & Van Ness
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest to ruins of Claus Spreckels Mansion from across Van Ness (unusual angle up Clay Street)
Polk Gulch
Market & 1st
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Ruins about Mechanics Fountain - Copyright 1906 - Pillsbury Picture Co.] View southeast to earthquake ruins, temporary shack, street cars on Market. Donahue Monument
Financial District
Meiggs' Wharf
[Oil tanks at Meggs Wharf. Copyright 1906 Pillsbury Picture Co. No. 120] Wharf on fire as seen from bay.
Fishermans Wharf
Fire from Nob Hill
[Fire near Western Union office Copyright 1906 Pillsbury Picture Co. No 113] View east to Merchants Exchange building at left, smoke from 1906 Earthquake fire. Mills Building on right. Taken from near Pine and Powell. Goldberg Bowen Grocery.
Nob Hill
Capp near 17th
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest across Capp to man standing by broken and subsided sidewalk, ruins all around. Temporary railroad tracks laid by Ocean Shore Railway Company to carry debris. [#109]
Mission
South Van Ness near 17th
View southeast to east side of Howard (S. Van Ness) at earthquake damaged houses (Drunken Houses), Wagons in the street.
Mission
California near Kearny
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast across California to ruins of Safe Deposit Building before demolition of upper floors, Merchants Exchange Building. In distance left, Mutual Life Insurance Building at Sansome Corner. [Clearing of Rubbish, Merchants Exchange Copyright 1906. Pillsbury Picture Co. No 159] Earthquake ruins
Financial District