Contains 447 photos
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view west from Ferry Building tower scaffolding over wholesale district, Nob Hill Fairmont Hotel, Appraiser's Building in distance, earthquake ruins and early reconstruction.[8280-Fairmount Hotel and Nob Hill, west from Ferry Bldg. Tower over miles of ruins, San Francisco, Cal. Copyright 1906 by Underwood & Underwood. U-91730]
Financial District
1906 Earthquake and Fire, 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] Same image, different cropping as wnp24.324a.
Telegraph Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Ruins of City Hall behind Pioneer (James Lick) Monument in original location. Five men sit on curb and wooden chairs. Furniture and trunks behind. (Duplicate of wnp24.0159a.)
Civic Center
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west on California to people on street, earthquake ruins, Nob Hill, Grace Church, Fairmont Hotel, Kohl Building. Ruins of Wells Fargo Bank (Friedlander's Building) on right. At left across Sansome, Fireman's Fund building. [8722 California St., to Fairmount Hotel, Great Merchant's Exchange on left, San Francisco Disaster, U.S.A. Copyright 1906 by H. C. White Co.]
Financial District
[8729 Valencia St., which sunk four feet, breaking a great water main, San Francisco Disaster, U.S.A. Copyright 1906 by H. C. White Co.] View south to men strolling around earthquake desolation and giant hole between cable car tracks. Bernal Heights in background.
Mission
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [8234-Opening safes from the great business buildings wrecked by earthquake, San Francisco, Cal. Copyright 1906 by Underwood & Underwood. U-91606] View east on Sutter to large group of men gathered around many safes in street in front of ruins of Nathan-Dohrmann & Co., large retail store with street clock in front.
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north on 3rd Street towards Aronson Building, Mutual Savings Building, Call Building, Chronicle Annex, Palace Hotel (at right). Demolition by dynamiting, probably Hearst Examiner Building. Rubble and ruins from earthquake. Metropolitan Hotel ruins at right center.
South of Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view northeast to Powell and Market corner, burned Flood Building, from near 5th and Market.
South of Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest over Washington and Mason Cable Car powerhouse ruins toward Vallejo and Broadway, House of the Flag and Russian Hill homes that survived fire.
Nob Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast across Larkin to ruins of City Hall, with fire approaching after 1906 earthquake. Hotel Argyle, Conklin Bros. Storage Warehouse.
Civic Center
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest across Howard to Ocean Shore Railway cars and horses moving rubble after the 1906 earthquake on temporary tracks. In background, from left, Fairmont Hotel, Whittell Building under construction, Shreve Building, ruins of Jessie Street Powerhouse and smokestack, steel structure of Kamm Building during reconstruction, Call Building, Chronicle Building Annex, west side of Aronson Building.
South of Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to earthquake ruins and rubble, Mutual Savings Bank Building.
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast from near Hayes & Larkin toward the ruins after 1906 earthquake and fire.
Civic Center
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Tilting houses on S. Van Ness, then Howard Street. Boy standing in front looking into open door of center house.
Mission
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east toward Market Street and the Call Building. Ruins and rubble after the earthquake. Ruins of Alcazar Theater, 116 O'Farrell, and Delmonico Restaurant, 110 O'Farrell, on left, Orpheum Theater, 119 O'Farrell, on right. In distance, Call Building, Call Building Annex, Kamm Building on Market Street. [Call Bldg, Looking down O'Farrell St.] Same image as 27.0130 with different cropping.
Downtown / Union Square