Debris

Contains 447 photos

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Market near 4th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south across ruins of Flood Building at southwest corner of 4th and Market. A group of men stands in front of closed vault doors. In the background are the ruins of the Pioneer Building (Society of California Pioneers) at 4th and Pioneer Place. The United States National Bank was located at 805 Market St. in the Flood Building after April, 1905. It advertised that its safe deposit vaults were conveniently located on the ground floor. Poster on wall for Easton Addition, Burlingame. See also wnp27.6900 (AS) [Miles Bros. #7]]

1906 South of Market

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Market near 11th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast to ruins of Church of the Advent on 11th Street, people posed on rubble.

1906 South of Market

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7th & Market

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest across Market to ruins of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Building after the earthquake and fire. Its replacement opened on the same site in June, 1910. [Miles Bros. #127]

1906 Tenderloin

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Capp near 17th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to S. Van Ness (then Howard) from burned out block on Capp. Houses were built on top of Mission Creek. None of these houses survived.

1906 Mission

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Sutter & Steiner

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Duplicate of wnp37.01448. Elevated view north on Steiner from Sutter Street. Crowd likely gathering for demolition of south tower of St. Dominic's Church on May 14, 1906. See wnp.37.00126 for photo on same day but after tower demolition. [Miles Bros #14]

1906 Lower Pacific Heights

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Music Concourse

1906 Earthquake and Fire. Spreckels Temple of Music in Golden Gate Park, damaged by 1906 earthquake. [Music Stand after the Shock Lipman Foto 17]

1906 Golden Gate Park

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Market near 9th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to ruins of City Hall after 1906 earthquake [#10] From Market Street. St. Boniface Church ruins in background right.

1906 South of Market

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Unknown Location

1906 Earthquake and Fire, People posing among ruins after 1906 earthquake and fire.

1906

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Powell near Ellis

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view east across Powell to men posing among ruins of Novelty Theater at 104 Powell St after 1906 earthquake and fire. Top of Call Building visible in distance. [Miles Bros. #60]

1906 Downtown / Union Square

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Geary & Market

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south across Market to dynamiting ruins of Hearst Examiner Building. Call Building at right. Monadnock Building at left. [6. Copyright 1906. Pillsbury Picture Co. Dynamiting the Monadnock(Sic)]

1906 Downtown / Union Square

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Call Building Ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast to Mutual Savings Bank Bldg at left, Palace Hotel, Monadnock Bldg. Pollock [561 Call Bd from Garey [Sic Geary] St.]

1906 Downtown / Union Square

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Kearny near Post

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to dynamiting of Masonic Hall ruins, Post & Montgomery. Union Trust, Crocker Buildings Duplicate of wnp27.2591. #1212

1906 Downtown / Union Square

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Mission & 1st

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest from corner to west side of First. Buildings collapsed from quake. Michael O'Brien Mill Machinery, 140-44 First at Minna #508

1906 South of Market

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Market near Fremont

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast across Market toward south side of Market at Fremont. Liquor wholesalers building burning

1906 Financial District

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1906 Downtown Damage

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [No. 74. S.V.W.W. Building Stockton & Geary] View southeast across Stockton to Spring Valley Water Works Co. & City of Paris Building, Marchand Building. Butler Building at far right. Wet streets.

1906 Downtown / Union Square