1906 earthquake ruins
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast from near 3rd and Howard Streets towards, from left, Kamm Building, Call Building, Mutual Savings Bank Building, Aronson Building, Monadnock Building, Palace Hotel.
South of MarketDamage
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Union near Hyde
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Ruins of Presidio & Ferries Railroad Union Street cable car house and power house after 1906 earthquake and fire.
Russian Hill
Stockton at Sutter
Looking south from Sutter after earthquake and fire. Left to right, Whittell Building, Spring Valley Water Co. Building/City of Paris, Butler Building
Downtown / Union Square
Stockton at Post
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Looking northeast across Stockton after 1906 earthquake and fire to ruins of Pacific Union Club.
Downtown / Union Square
Mason near Ellis
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Mason near Ellis looking southeast after 1906 earthquake. Flood Building, Hotel Hamilton, Emporium ruins.
Clay & Mason
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north to surviving houses on Russian Hill after 1906 earthquake. Washington and Mason cable car powerhouse ruins.
Nob Hill
Bush near Taylor
Earthquake Ruins, Lower Nob Hill, Bush between Jones & Taylor. poster ads for Empress Theater
Lower Nob Hill
O'Farrell Street ruins
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east from near Powell St. Ruins of Alcazar Theater, 116 O'Farrell, and Delmonico Restaurant, 110 O'Farrell, on left, Orpheum Theater, 119 O'Farrell, on right. Call Building, Call Building Annex and Kamm Building in background on Market Street. Same image as wnp27.4972.
Downtown / Union Square
Market & O'Farrell
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake and Fire Damage looking east from Market and O'Farrell; Mutual Savings Bank Building at left, Palace Hotel, Monadnock Building, Hearst Examiner Building, Call Building, Call Building Annex, Kamm Building. Eiler's Music Co., Bancroft History Building at right. Many people walking on street. Cropped duplicate of wnp14.0438.jpg. [Call Bld Chas. Bailey L.A. #68]
Downtown / Union Square
O'Farrell near Leavenworth
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south through arch of Corinthian columns of ruined apartment building to wrecked City Hall and Dome. Hall of Records at left. The building was under construction at the time of the earthquake and fire. Construction had gotten only as far as partial completion of the walls for the first floor and completed later as the Cornelia Apartments, 641 O'Farrell, extant 2018. [City Hall from O'Farrell St. 28]
Tenderloin
McAllister near Larkin
Auto accident. Old Hall of Records in background.
Civic Center
Bush near Steiner
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Bush Street looking east towards Steiner Street and ruins of St. Dominic's Catholic Church. Children. Taken after May 14, 1906, when south tower of church was pulled down.
Lower Pacific Heights
Sutter Near Polk
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast toward Nob Hill from about Sutter or Fern Street between Polk and Van Ness, burned trees and workers removing them. Sahlein Building ruins at the SW corner of Polk & Bush at center. Fairmont Hotel at right, Clay St. Tank reservoir background left center through trees .
Lower Nob Hill
Geary near Fillmore
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south across Geary to Masonic Temple ruins (Albert Pike Memorial Temple)[Masonic Temple Chas. Bailey L.A. # 78]
Western Addition
Golden Gate Park
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Children's House (Sharon Building)
Golden Gate Park