Contains 447 photos
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
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
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
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
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
View North. San Jose Avenue Bridge over Southern Pacific tracks near Mt. Vernon. This bridge was west of the current San Jose Avenue Bridge and is now in the middle of I280 freeway. [San Jose Bridge dpwbook36 dpw10188]
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to 1906 Earthquake and Fire damage from near Polk and Olive toward downtown. Fairmont Hotel, St. Francis Hotel, Whittell, Call, Iroquois Apartments and Flood buildings in background, left to right
Tenderloin
1906 Earthquake and Fire damage, view east from Polk Street [City Hall From Polk St. 29]
Civic Center
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest to 1906 Earthquake Damage and collapsed columns, from City Hall Avenue, near Marshall (City Hall) Square, currently near intersection of Grove and Hyde.
Civic Center
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Temple Emanu-El at left. Sutter near Jones Street, looking east [835]
Lower Nob Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south from Montgomery near Sutter. Ruins of Lick House and Masonic Temple in front of Crocker Building. [Crocker Bldg. from Montgomery St. 1906] [Crocker Estate Album]
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Realty Property (rear of Crocker building) 1906 view from Post St.] [Crocker Estate Album] View south to Palace Hotel ruins, Monadnock Building, Chronicle Building and Annex. Northwest side of Crocker Building at left.
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Man staring at ground among ruins [Bush and Montgomery Sts. S.W. Cor. - 1906. Site of Present Alexander Bldg.] [Crocker Estate Album]
Financial District
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north through ruins of Boericke & Runyon homeopathic pharmacy, 330 Post, after the 1906 earthquake.[Fairmont Hotel Looking from Union Square. #32 Bushnell Foto Co.] Portion of Temple Emanu-el at right.
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view north on Steiner Street from Sutter. Ruins of St. Dominic's Church without south spire. Likely just taken down. See wnp37.00145. [Miles Bros #19]
Lower Pacific Heights