Pine near Stockton
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east of earthquake damage and rubble; Merchant's Exchange Building on left, Mills Building on right. [Pine St.]
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Geary near Powell
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east from center of Geary toward Market; earthquake damage in street; Lengfeld's Pharmacy; Whittell Building under construction; Palace Hotel; Mutual Savings Bank Building. Taken before fire destroyed area.
Downtown / Union Square
Stockton & Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north on Stockton St. Two National Guard soldiers in street, one holding a rifle, amid earthquake ruins; From left: Butler Building under construction, City of Paris and Whittell Building. In far distance, steeple of Grace Church at Stockton and California Streets. [#11 Ellis [Sic] & Market Western Photographic Co. L.A., Cal.]
Downtown / Union Square
California & Sansome
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake ruins and gutted buildings; View southeast to Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York on southeast corner. Bottom stories later retained and reconstructed. Ruins of Friedlander's Building at left. [81. Mutual Life Ins. Bldg.; Western Photographic Co. L.A., Cal.][Calif. & Sansome]
Financial District
Mission near 1st
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [#30 on Mission St.; Western Photographic Co. L.A., Cal] Dead cattle on street with earthquake ruins.
Financial District
Grant near Sacramento
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View through archway at Hall of Justice on Portsmouth Square. [74. Ruins in Chinatown. Western Photographic Co., L.A., Cal.]
Chinatown
View E from Nob Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [No. 96] Elevated view from Fairmont Hotel looking down California St. after earthquake and fire; ruins, Ferry Building, Kohl Building; Old St. Mary's Church; Merchants Exchange; Grace Church; Mills Building, South of Market and Bay.
Nob Hill
View NE from Nob Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake ruins before major reconstruction began; view from near Jackson & Mason; Washington Square and Telegraph Hill at left, St. Francis of Assisi Church, Yerba Buena Island, Bay an eastern waterfront in distance right;
Nob Hill
Market near Guerrero
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Market & Valencia Sts. S. F. Cal.] View east down Market to earthquake and fire ruins; Fairmont Hotel and City Hall in distance; Market & Valencia powerhouse with broken smokestack on right.
Mint Hill
Aberdeen Shipwreck
[Wreck of Aberdeen on beach] Near foot of Kirkham. View of people climbing on stern section. Shipwreck occurred January 28, 1916. Duplicate of WNP4.0019
Sunset Outer
Aberdeen shipwreck
[Wreck of Aberdeen on Beach near Cliff 1915] Date incorrect. Wrecked near foot of Kirkham St on January 28, 1916
Sunset Outer
Aberdeen shipwreck
Wreck of steam schooner Aberdeen near foot of Kirkham St. Ship wrecked on January 28, 1916
Sunset Outer
Mason near Eddy
View south on Mason towards Market Street, people watching fire South of Market. Admission Day Monument. (Native Sons) [35]. Duplicate of wnp37.01251.
Tenderloin
Sacramento near Powell
View east over Earthquake and fire ruins (with much reconstruction in progress) of Chinatown and Financial District to Ferry Building, Alaska Commercial Building (1907), Kohl Building, Merchants Exchange Building, Clunie Building, tower of Old St. Mary's cathedral, Mills Building with Marine Hospital beyond. Sing Fat Co. Building (1907) and Bay. Corner of Fairmont Hotel at extreme right. Donaldina Cameron House at Sacramento and Joice street left of center beyond chimney.
Nob Hill
Market, Bush & Battery
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to Donahue (Mechanics) Monument and ruins beyond. Man sits reading newspaper.
Financial District