Debris

Contains 447 photos

Geary near Fillmore
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Geary near Fillmore

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south across Geary to Masonic Temple ruins (Albert Pike Memorial Temple)[Masonic Temple Chas. Bailey L.A. # 78]

Western Addition
Stockton & California
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Stockton & California

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast towards Telegraph Hill. Hall of Justice at right [Telegraph Hill and Chinatown. Chas Bailey. L.A.] #79

Nob Hill
Market & Jones
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Market & Jones

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north across Market up Jones to Hibernia Bank ruins [Hibernia Bank Chas. Bailey L.A. #84]

Tenderloin
15th & Julian
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15th & Julian

1906 Earthquake and Fire, St. John the Evangelist Church in ruins. [St. John's Church Chas. Bailey L.A. # 85]

Mission
Pine & Mason
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Pine & Mason

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Southeast view over Earthquake ruins from Nob Hill, Foreground field of chimneys. Background from left, Mills Building, Pacific States Telephone & Telegraph Building, Mutual Savings Bank Building, Temple Emanu-el, Call Building ["#30 Pine & Geary Sts. Bailey L.A."]

Nob Hill
Jones & Clay
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Jones & Clay

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake ruins, viewed southeast towards the clearly scorched Fairmont Hotel. Tents around Flood Mansion, in distance, Call Building, Whittell Building, St. Francis Hotel, Bay. [Fairmont Hotel East From Nob Hill Chas. Bailey L.A. #55]

Nob Hill
Eddy, Powell & Market
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Eddy, Powell & Market

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast across Market to ruins of Emporium (Parrott) Building, corner of Flood Building at left.

Downtown / Union Square
Pine near Taylor
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Pine near Taylor

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north to top of Nob Hill, Fairmont Hotel & Flood Mansion after quake.

Lower Nob Hill
Kearny near Geary
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Kearny near Geary

1906 Earthquake and Fire, gutted post fire, looking south from Kearny to Call Building, Flannery Building Mutual Savings Bank Building

Downtown / Union Square
Valencia near Market
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Valencia near Market

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Power House for Market Street Castro and Haight St. Cable Car Line, City Hall ruins in background, on Valencia looking northeast to Market PP303 [Market St. Power House #105]

South of Market
Temple Beth Israel
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Temple Beth Israel

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south across Geary at Boswell (intersection no longer exists) to ruins of Beth Israel Synagogue on Geary. [Pillsbury Picture Co. No.256

Western Addition
City Hall Ruins
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City Hall Ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to Old City Hall and Hall of Records after earthquake and fire. Ruins of St. Boniface Church in distance right. [City Hall]

Civic Center
Old City Hall in ruins
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Old City Hall in ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view northeast from Larkin and City Hall Avenue

Civic Center
O'Farrell near Jones
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O'Farrell near Jones

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to downtown earthquake ruins and workers clearing debris. In distance from left, Whittell and Butler Buildings under construction, Call Building, Flood Building. The two story brick and stone facade with double archways at left is the remains of the Eureka Benevolent Society building (1900) at 436 O'Farrell. The Society was established in 1850 by August Helbing to assist immigrant Jews in San Francisco. It was rebuilt to a similar design in 1910 and that building still stands, with a fortune telling business occupying the first floor in 2019. [Looking Down O'Farrell St. from Jones]

Tenderloin
California near Taylor
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California near Taylor

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast. Fairmont Hotel and Flood Mansion at left. Chronicle, Shreve, Mutual Savings Bank, Temple Emanu-El and Call Buildings at right. [Burned District from Jackson [sic] Street- Corner of Fairmont Shows- Chimney in front marks the former home of the Hop[kins]Art Ins[titute]

Nob Hill