Debris

Contains 447 photos

City Hall Ruins
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City Hall Ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Fairmont Earthquake Collection, View northwest from corner of Marshall Square to earthquake ruins with car with remnants of Old City Hall in background [SC11]

Civic Center
Van Ness near Pine.
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Van Ness near Pine.

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast across Van Ness to earthquake ruins with car. See also wnp33.00185. Fairmont Hotel at right center. Fairmont Earthquake Collection, [SC11]

Lower Nob Hill
Landscape ruins with car
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Landscape ruins with car

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to western slope of Nob Hill, Jones Street Tank in distance. Parked car with people walking. See also wnp33.00183. Fairmont Earthquake Collection [SC11]

Lower Nob Hill
City Hall ruins
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City Hall ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast from Market to City Hall Ruins with car. Steeple of St. Boniface Church in distance right. Fairmont Earthquake Collection [SC11]

Civic Center
O'Farrell near Taylor
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O'Farrell near Taylor

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to ruins with St. Francis Hotel, Whittell Buiding, Call Bldg. in background [SC11] Fairmont Earthquake Collection

Tenderloin
Pine near Van Ness
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Pine near Van Ness

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast across Pine to Nob Hill in ruins. Ruined arch at center is Leon and Bertha Sloss home, 1516 Van Ness. Clay St. Tank is in background center. Fairmont Earthquake Collection [SC11]

Pacific Heights
Van Ness & Geary
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Van Ness & Geary

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast toward Nob Hill, Jones Street Tank, Fairmont Hotel. Chimney at center is portion of Sutter Street Cable Railway Power House. 1906 Earthquake and fire ruins [No. 246 Nob Hill from Van Ness & Geary May 22, 1906] DPW Map [SC28]

Tenderloin
Ruins from Nob Hill
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Ruins from Nob Hill

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south to night view of ruins with 'stairway to the sky' in foreground, Old City Hall dome and Hall of Records in silhouette. Numerous outdoor fires glowing in distance. Cable car tracks on cross street. Probably Leavenworth near California.Genthe Photos [SC59]

Nob Hill
Van Ness & Clay
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Van Ness & Clay

view southwest across Van Ness Ave, Claus Spreckels Mansion burnt. Genthe Photos [SC61]

Polk Gulch
City Hall in ruins
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City Hall in ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to City Hall in ruins after earthquake with horse and wagon passing. Larkin Street side. Clayton St Family Collection

Civic Center
North Beach ruins
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North Beach ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, North Beach in ruins after 1906 earthquake and fire, looking south from Kearny above Filbert. On horizon from left, Chronicle Annex, Call Building, Whittell Building, Grace Church, Fairmont Hotel, Flood Mansion. Ruins of St. Francis of Assisi Church on Vallejo near Montgomery Ave. (Later Columbus) Manning Collection

Telegraph Hill
Market near Fremont
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Market near Fremont

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast on Market to earthquake and fire rubble, toward the sculpted face of Samuel Lachman, which fell from the top of Lachman's Block, a large building at Market and Fremont Street [Ruins on Market Street Cummings photo]

Financial District
City Hall ruins
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City Hall ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Looking northeast near intersection of Larkin, Grove and City Hall Avenue.

Civic Center
City Hall ruins
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City Hall ruins

View north from Marshall Square

Civic Center
City Hall Ave near Larkin
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City Hall Ave near Larkin

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Man and woman standing next to temporary railroad tracks running on City Hall Avenue front of City Hall ruins; 1 of 3

Civic Center