Market near Powell
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake ruins, Two soldiers walking past Flood Building. View east on Market. Call Building; Mutual Savings Bank
Downtown / Union SquareDamage
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1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake ruins, street filled with debris, partial brick walls, streetcar tracks.
Columbus & Kearny
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Looking southeast at Columbus Tower (Sentinel Building) being built; Montgomery Block is at left, Merchants Exchange center, and ruins of Hall of Justice at right.
North Beach
16th at Presidio wall
16th Avenue & Presidio wall washout. A large storm hit San Francisco on Jan 2, 1916 causing widespread damage. [dpwbook15 dpw2924]
Lake Street
16th at Presidio Wall
16th Avenue & Presidio wall washout. A large storm hit San Francisco on Jan 2, 1916 causing widespread damage. [dpwbook15 dpw2925]
Lake Street
16th at Presidio Wall
View west at 16th Avenue & Presidio wall washout A large storm hit San Francisco on Jan 2, 1916 causing widespread damage.[dpwbook15 dpw2926]
Lake Street
Aberdeen Shipwreck
Shipwreck Ocean Beach at Kirkham [dpwbook15 dpw2993] Steam schooner Aberdeen, people on stern section. Shipwreck occurred January 28, 1916.
Sunset Outer
Aberdeen Shipwreck
Shipwreck Ocean Beach at Kirkham [dpwbook15 dpw2995] Steam schooner Aberdeen. Shipwreck occurred January 28, 1916.
Sunset Outer
Harrison & Hawthorne
View to northeast corner of Harrison & Hawthorne Sts., where two men recline against the stairway through a broken brick retaining wall. Hobart Buildin g in distance, far left. [Harrison N side E from Hawthorne (hobo) dpwbook24 dpw5872]
South of Market
Union near Pierce
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on Union between Pierce & Steiner Earthquake damaged tracks and cracks in Union St. Street kitchens in distance. [8201 Union Street, rent by the great earthquake--San Francisco, Cal.] Information on back. Cropped version of image at wnp27.4648.
Cow Hollow
Union near Pierce
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast across Union between Pierce & Steiner. Soldier with rifle standing on broken street and tracks after earthquake. Chinn-Beretta Optical sign painted on fence. At left, St. Mary the Virgin Episcopal Church (1891). [8224 Union Street, sunk by the great earth convulsion which destroyed the city, San Francisco, Cal.] Information on back.
Cow Hollow
Telegraph Hill ruins
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest from roof of Appraisers Building. [Up Telegraph Hill in the Wake of Earthquake and Fire--San Francisco Disaster of April 18, 1906] Information on back.
North Beach
Telegraph Hill view
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south to two men looking down hill after earthquake and fire [16898. The Destroyed City from Telegraph Hill. Great Earthquake, San Francisco.] Taken from near Vallejo and Kearny. Montgomery Block, Kohl Building, Merchant's Exchange Building in background
North Beach
View From Telegraph Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest to man posing with earthquake ruins and skyline behind, from left, Chronicle Annex, Call and Mutual Savings Bank Buildings, Whittell Building, Hall of Justice, Old St. Mary's, Grace Church. Sentinel /Columbus Tower under construction. From about Montgomery and Montague. [8284-From Telegraph Hill S.W. over the great ruined business section, San Francisco, Cal. Copyright 1906 by Underwood & Underwood. U-91721]
Telegraph Hill
O'Farrell near Powell
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on O'Farrell to 1906 earthquake damage, with fire approaching from south of Market, debris in street, men on rooftops and crowds gathering to watch. At left Alcazar Theater, 116 O'Farrell, with sign for current attraction, 'Are You A Mason'. At right, awning for Orpheum Theater at 119 O'Farrell. In distance across Market, Call Building, Kamm Building, Bancroft History Building. Sign visible in distance on side of Belvedere Music Hall, 30 O'Farrell, as well as sign for Oberon Concert Hall on tower at Stockton St. corner.
Downtown / Union Square