Golden Gate & Leavenworth
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to 1906 Earthquake damage, Fairmont Hotel, St. Francis Hotel, Butler Bulding and Whittell Building in distance
Civic CenterDebris
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Larkin & City Hall Ave
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north to Old City Hall. Earthquake damage, couple posing near Larkin Street side, railroad ties stacked in street
Civic Center
City Hall Ruins
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to Larkin St. side of City Hall complex.
Civic Center
Clay & Grant
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to chinatown ruins and Hall of Justice
Chinatown
Powell near Bush
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake ruins, view south from upper Powell on Nob Hill to Union Square, Retail District, Temple Emanu-El, Butler Bldg., Emporium Building, Flood Bldg and St Francis Hotel
Nob Hill
Montgomery & Sacramento
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake ruins, view south down Montgomery toward Market, Italian American Bank, SE corner. Kohl, Mills, Crocker Buildings in distance. Palace Hotel.
Financial District
California & Powell
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east from center of California to ruins of Grace Church / Cathedral, Old St. Mary's, Ferry Building with scaffolding around tower, Merchant's Exchange, Kohl Building
Nob Hill
Downtown Ruins
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast from Russian Hill, near Taylor & Pacific Streets. Earthquake Ruins, looking to Fairmont Hotel and Financial District. Kohl Building, Merchants Exchange Building, Mills Building, Grace Church, Washington & Mason Power House.
Nob Hill
Clay near Sansome
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west up ClayStreet through rubble to Nob Hill the Fairmont Hotel
Financial District
Montgomery & Washington
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to rebuilding Columbus Savings Bank (Built 1905, also known as Columbia Savings Bank). San Francisco Landmark 212.
Financial District
Montgomery & Pine
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Remains of the Nevada Bank (after some demolition of upper stories) Northwest corner of Montgomery and Pine. In 1905, Wells Fargo had merged with Nevada Bank. At time of destruction it was the Wells Fargo Nevada National Bank Building.
Financial District
Market near Turk & Mason
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on Market to fire burning, earthquake damage. Left to right: people around Admission Day (Native Sons) Monument, Flood Bldg, Call Bldg, Emporium.[Market St. from 5th, Pillsbury Picture Co. No. 7586]
South of Market
View from Liberty
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view northeast over earthquake and fire damage. Collapsed brick chimney in foreground left. Ruins of City Hall at left, Nob Hill, Flood Mansion and Fairmont Hotel in background left. Main U.S. post office, Union Square buildings and Call Building background right. Some temporary buildings in Mission, a few more than in wnp15.289 and wnp15.288.
Dolores Heights
Sansome & Halleck
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest from inside excavation site. In distance left, ruins of Hayward's Building at Leidesdorff corner, 3rd Merchants Exchange Building with extensive repairs well underway. In distance center, London & San Francisco Bank Building (426 California) showing earthquake damage to exterior wall decorations, but occupied by Otis, McAllister & Co. (coffee importers), Kohl Building beyond. Overland Freight Transfer Co. wagon with driver and horses to right of center.
Financial District
6th & Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast from center of Market showing earthquake damage to Hale Bros. Department Store. Ruins of Wilson Building on left. Both were reconstructed using the remaining facades.
Tenderloin