Debris

Contains 447 photos

4th & Jessie
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4th & Jessie

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast towards Call, Chronicle Annex and Mutual Savings Bank Buildings in distance left. Two men standing with ruins behind. Street names on gas lamppost.

South of Market
Fremont & Mission
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Fremont & Mission

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Temporary building set up in post-earthquake ruins with signs 'Henshaw, Bulkley & Co. Engineers and Machinery Merchants.' This was their pre-earthquake site at the northwest corner of Fremont and Mission.

Financial District
Larkin near Grove
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Larkin near Grove

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east from rubble near Larkin to ruins of old City Hall following 1906 earthquake.

Civic Center
Van Ness near O'Farrell
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Van Ness near O'Farrell

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north across southwest slope of Nob Hill to Fairmont Hotel. [Van Ness Avenue with still-standing Fairmont Hotel in distance, No. 45 in a series by W.J. Street]

Tenderloin
Market near Larkin
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Market near Larkin

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north through ruins and rubble to wagon pulled by four horses. Larkin Street facade of City Hall at right.

Civic Center
Hayes near Larkin
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Hayes near Larkin

1906 Earthquake and Fire. View north through ruins. St. Mary's Cathedral in left distance, Larkin St. side of City Hall ruins at right. People walking near Grove and Larkin intersection. Some new or temporary structures at left in area that would later become Civic Center Plaza.

Civic Center
Market & Battery
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Market & Battery

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest from Market and Battery. Part of the Mechanics Monument at right, Merchants Exchange in the background.

Financial District
San Jose
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San Jose

1906 earthquake and fire. Ruins of St. Patrick's Church, San Jose, northwest corner of 9th and Santa Clara Streets. A total loss, it was rebuilt one year later.

Outside SF
San Jose
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San Jose

1906 earthquake and fire. Damaged St. James Hotel Annex, W. St. John's Street. Ads for San Jose Dairy Co. San Jose Cigars.

Outside SF
Geary near Van Ness
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Geary near Van Ness

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view east on Geary St. from Van Ness Ave showing earthquake damage and fire in distance. [2206 View from Van Ness Ave SF taken after earthquake just as fire started]

Tenderloin
Sacramento near Kearny?
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Sacramento near Kearny?

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view north over building ruins towards old Hall of Justice. St. Francis of Assisi Church on horizon at left, Telegraph Hill in background right. (Exact location difficult to pinpoint due to low angle of view.)

Financial District
California & Van Ness
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California & Van Ness

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view looking northeast over burnt area towards Nob Hill and Russian Hill. Jones Street Tank in center distance. [1. Calf - Van-Ness Looking North East Lipman Photo]

Polk Gulch