Debris

Contains 447 photos

Old City Hall in ruins
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Old City Hall in ruins

View northwest to 1906 Earthquake Damage, from City Hall Avenue and Marshall Square (near the present intersection of Grove and Hyde)[No. 70 City Hall] Pioneer (James Lick) Monument (in original location) just off camera to left.

Civic Center
California & Market
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California & Market

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southerly toward the ruins of the Luning Building, at the south side of California, at Drumm and Market. men on street.

Financial District
Montgomery & Sutter
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Montgomery & Sutter

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north on Montgomery to ruins of Mills Building, Kohl Building (with flag), both extant 2018. Telegraph Hill in background left.

Downtown / Union Square
Old Mint
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Old Mint

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest across 5th and Mission intersection to [U.S. Mint unhurt after 1906 earthquake], streetcar on 5th street.

South of Market
Valencia near 19th
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Valencia near 19th

Elevated view northwest across Valencia to collapsed Valencia Street Hotel between 18th and 19th Streets before fire burned the block. Many people in street. (Different cropping but inferior version of wnp70.10092)

Mission
Fulton near Larkin
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Fulton near Larkin

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on Fulton to Old City Hall in ruins, after earthquake and before the fire. People congregate on sidewalks. Taken from site of present City Hall Plaza.

Civic Center
City Hall ruins
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City Hall ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to City Hall in ruins

Civic Center
Nob Hill ruins
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Nob Hill ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view northeast to Earthquake ruins of Nob Hill from Geary near Mason, Fairmont Hotel in background. Same image as wnp27.1382., slightly different cropping.

Lower Nob Hill
Stanford University
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Stanford University

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Stanford Memorial Church 1906 damage

Outside SF
Stanford University
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Stanford University

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Stanford Gymnasium 1906 damage

Outside SF
O'Farrell Street Ruins
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O'Farrell Street Ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to 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. [Call Bldg. looking down O'Farrell St., Orpheum]

Downtown / Union Square
Valencia & Market
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Valencia & Market

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast to ruins of Valencia Street Cable Car Powerhouse and smokestack

South of Market
South Van Ness near 17th
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South Van Ness near 17th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast across South Van Ness (then Howard) near 17th to Drunken Houses on Howard Street after 1906 Earthquake and Fire. [No. 42 Howard St. Homes]

Mission
San Mateo
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San Mateo

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Downtown San Mateo, B Street near 2nd Avenue, View north on B St. to Library Hall roof damage from the 1906 earthquake. 1 year later the library moved to its own building at the corner of 2nd Avenue and Griffith (now San Mateo Drive). Visible in photo is sign for Ladies Waiting Room.Morse's drug store center left.Fire Department, J.D. Kerr Building, George H. Fisher Building

Outside SF
Market & Bush
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Market & Bush

Elevated view north to October 21, 1868 earthquake damaged Coffey-Risdon Bldg.; northwest corner Bush & Market. Horse trough, ruins. [Effects of the Earthquake, Oct 21 1868, Market and First [Sic] Streets. 984].

Financial District