Debris

Contains 447 photos

Market & Sansome
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Market & Sansome

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north of ruins of Wells Fargo Building on NE corner Market, Sutter & Sansome. [EF-77] Man taking photograph at left. Safe and rubble in the street. Slight view of 1st floor ruins of First National Bank in center behind man at right, at Sansome & Bush. New sign 'Continental Bui...' (Continental Building & Loan?) Rear of Merchants Exchange visible through archway. [F810 EF-077] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

Financial District
Battery near Pine
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Battery near Pine

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west to woman and girl amid ruins. Fairmont Hotel background left, Merchants Exchange Bldg. at center [SF April 1906 EF-85] [F810 EF-085] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

Financial District
Eddy near Fillmore
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Eddy near Fillmore

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest across Eddy to earthquake damaged Pierce-Rodolph Storage Warehouse. Facade partially collapsed into street exposing furniture and crates. [EF-93] [F810 EF-093] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

Western Addition
Sutter near Kearny
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Sutter near Kearny

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east down Sutter to earthquake and fire ruins, man sitting in one empty safe among many other safes scattered in street. In front of Nathan-Dohrmann & Co., large retail store with street clock in front [EF-94] [F810 EF-094] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

Downtown / Union Square
Sutter near Kearny
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Sutter near Kearny

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to large group of men searching though safes among the ruins in front of Nathan-Dohrmann & Co., large retail store with street clock in front at far right. [EF-95 1906 photo S.F. 45.] [F810 EF-095] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

Downtown / Union Square
Post near Kearny
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Post near Kearny

[O'Conner & Moffatt fire, Post St. 1883 OF-53] View south across Post to mostly destroyed four story building known as Morton House, located at 111-121 Post St. (and 10-20 Morton St.) Fire broke out in the early morning of June 20, 1883 in the building, which housed dry goods concern O'Connor, Moffatt & Co. and which also held a billiard parlor and the Olympic Club (where the fire started in a card room). Building to right is Golden Gate Block, owned by Charles Crocker. [F810 OF-053] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

Downtown / Union Square
Bush near Kearny
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Bush near Kearny

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest across 1906 earthquake ruins. Entry arch of California Theatre on left. Old St. Mary's on California Street on right. (Bernal History Project / Helen Sjornberg 1906 photos)

Nob Hill
Van Ness & O'Farrell
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Van Ness & O'Farrell

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast to field of ruins stretching for many blocks after 1906 earthquake and fire. Between the foreground chimneys are the distant ruins of St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church. Large building at left is the Iroquois Apartments on Ellis near Leavenworth.

Tenderloin
City Hall Ruins
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City Hall Ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest across then City Hall Avenue to ruins of west entrance of old City Hall following 1906 earthquake and fire. Published as stereoview with caption 'West Entrance City Hall'. [Copyright 1906 Clinton Johnson (#172?)]

Civic Center
Market near New Montgomery
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Market near New Montgomery

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west on Market toward New Montgomery. Ruins of the Palace Hotel at center, Monadnock, Hearst, and Call Buildings in the distance. Crowd of people walking and riding in wagons. Flood Building in distance right.

Financial District
Sutter near Larkin
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Sutter near Larkin

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest from Sutter Street east of Larkin. Heller, Klein & Co. listed as Larkin between Sutter & Bush. Trinity Episcopal Church (Bush & Gough) in the background left. Lafayette Park in the background right.

Lower Nob Hill
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1906 Earthquake and Fire. Men moving a safe among ruins.

5th & Market
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5th & Market

1906 Earthquake and Fire. View southwest to soldiers standing in ruins, pointing east. Chimneys of Old Mint in background, ruins of Lincoln School on left.

South of Market
2nd & Jessie
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2nd & Jessie

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Large number of rescuers at the Wilcox House, collapsed rooming house on southwest corner of 2nd & Jessie. [Rooming House at Third and Mission (Sic)]

Financial District
Merchant & Montgomery
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Merchant & Montgomery

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view west over ruins to Fairmont Hotel with Hall of Justice in foreground. Probably taken from roof of Montgomery Block, present site of Transamerica Pyramid. Grace Church at far left in distance.

Financial District