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1906 Earthquake and Fire, View of earthquake ruins, piles of debris and partial brick walls.
Damage
Contains 283 photos
Montgomery & Washington
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to rebuilding Columbus Savings Bank (Built 1905, also known as Columbia Savings Bank). San Francisco Landmark 212.
Financial District
Montgomery & Pine
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Remains of the Nevada Bank (after some demolition of upper stories) Northwest corner of Montgomery and Pine. In 1905, Wells Fargo had merged with Nevada Bank. At time of destruction it was the Wells Fargo Nevada National Bank Building.
Financial District
Bush near Steiner
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to St. Dominic's Church in ruins, street kitchen [Rear St. Dominick's Church, Pillsbury Picture Co. 267] See also wnp59.00092. Taken after April 18, 1906 earthquake, but before south tower of church was pulled down on May 14, 1906.
Lower Pacific Heights
View from Liberty
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view northeast over earthquake and fire damage. Collapsed brick chimney in foreground left. Ruins of City Hall at left, Nob Hill, Flood Mansion and Fairmont Hotel in background left. Main U.S. post office, Union Square buildings and Call Building background right. Some temporary buildings in Mission, a few more than in wnp15.289 and wnp15.288.
Dolores Heights
Sansome & Halleck
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest from inside excavation site. In distance left, ruins of Hayward's Building at Leidesdorff corner, 3rd Merchants Exchange Building with extensive repairs well underway. In distance center, London & San Francisco Bank Building (426 California) showing earthquake damage to exterior wall decorations, but occupied by Otis, McAllister & Co. (coffee importers), Kohl Building beyond. Overland Freight Transfer Co. wagon with driver and horses to right of center.
Financial District
O'Farrell & Hyde
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [City Hall from North] View south to earthquake and fire ruins of Old City Hall and Hall of Records.
Tenderloin
Hayes near Van Ness
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west on Hayes to ruins of St. Ignatius Church and College. Present site of Davies Symphony Hall.
Civic Center
Spreckels Mansion
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest from Van Ness near Sacramento. Fire and quake damage
Polk Gulch
18th near Shotwell
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on brick street split by earthquake [View of one of the gaps torn in the streets.]
Mission
Geary near Mason
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view northeast to Earthquake ruins of Nob Hill, Fairmont Hotel in background. Same image as wnp27.4960, slightly different cropping.
Lower Nob Hill
Montgomery & Vallejo
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south on Montgomery from Telegraph Hill toward downtown, reconstruction. Montgomery Block, Kohl Building, Merchants Exchange Building, Call Building, Whittell Building, Old St. Mary's Church, Grace Church. Ruins of Hall of Justice, center.
Telegraph Hill
Fourth & Townsend
View southeast from 4th across Townsend to road reconstruction, water tank, steam engine, Southern Pacific passenger depot. Southern Pacific office building at left. [855]
South of Market
Haight near Scott
View west up Haight to Auto Wreck on Labor day
Lower Haight
Market near Drumm
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest across Market to crowds of people visiting ruins and temporary stands to serve them. Merchants Exchange, Luning Building, Fairmont Hotel at left. C.E. Whitney & Co. Provisions.
Financial District