Debris

Contains 447 photos

Montgomery & Vallejo
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Montgomery & Vallejo

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south on Montgomery from Telegraph Hill toward downtown, reconstruction. Montgomery Block, Kohl Building, Merchants Exchange Building, Call Building, Whittell Building, Old St. Mary's Church, Grace Church. Ruins of Hall of Justice, center.

Telegraph Hill
Jones near Bush
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Jones near Bush

View south down Jones to early morning of earthquake and approaching fire, smoke in the sky, small groups of people gathered to watch fire.

Lower Nob Hill
Eddy & Fillmore
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Eddy & Fillmore

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east down Eddy to Pierce-Rodolph Storage . Damage from 1906 Quake,

Western Addition
Market near Drumm
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Market near Drumm

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest across Market to crowds of people visiting ruins and temporary stands to serve them. Merchants Exchange, Luning Building, Fairmont Hotel at left. C.E. Whitney & Co. Provisions.

Financial District
Post near Kearny
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Post near Kearny

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view southeast across Post to Chronicle Annex, Palace Hotel beyond. Earthquake Ruins [Rear of Chronicle - Palace Hotel in Distance #50 Bushnell Foto Co.]

Downtown / Union Square
Front near Pine
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Front near Pine

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake Ruins, looking southeast from California toward the southeast corner of Front and Pine and ruins of Union Block / Board of Trade building. [SF Board of Trade #15 Bushnell Foto Co.]

Financial District
O'Farrell & Scott
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O'Farrell & Scott

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to Earthquake damage [Girls High School #16 Bushnell Foto Co.]

Western Addition
2nd & Folsom
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2nd & Folsom

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake Ruins, view northwest toward downtown. L to R, Aronson Building, Call Building, Rialto Building, top of Mutual Savings Building, Chronicle Annex, Palace Hotel, Crocker Building, Fairmont Hotel [Looking North from Folsom & 2nd #17 Bushnell Foto Co.]

South of Market
California near Powell
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California near Powell

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View East, Old St. Mary's at left Grace Church at right [8709. Looking down California St.--Ferry Building in distance. Duplicate of wnp24.0089a.jpg

Nob Hill
Eddy & Mason
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Eddy & Mason

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on Eddy to northeast corner, ruins of Poodle Dog Restaurant, Flood Building, Emporium. [13280.The James Flood Building and Poodle Dog Restaurant . Victims of the Common Fate--San Francisco Disaster of April 18, 1906] Notes on back.

Tenderloin
South Van Ness near 17th
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South Van Ness near 17th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View East from about Capp Street toward Drunken Houses on South Van Ness (then Howard) boy with hat, man with hat. [16873. Peaceful homes rocked like a cradle by earthquake]

Mission
Market near 5th
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Market near 5th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to earthquake ruins, people buying souvenirs, milk shake stand. Butler Building, Whittell Building (under construction), Flood Building in background [16844. An afternoon on Market St., after the Great Earthquake]

South of Market
Ruins from Ferry Building
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Ruins from Ferry Building

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view west from Ferry Building tower scaffolding over wholesale district, Nob Hill Fairmont Hotel, Appraiser's Building in distance, earthquake ruins and early reconstruction.[8280 Fairmount Hotel and Nob Hill, west from Ferry Bldg. Tower over Miles of Ruins U-91730]

Financial District
Mason & O'Farrell
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Mason & O'Farrell

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to earthquake ruins, with ruin of Call Building and Flood Building in background. Duplicate of wnp27.1636.

Tenderloin
Kearny & Sutter
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Kearny & Sutter

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake ruins, Looking south to Kearny & Market showing gutted Call Building and Mutual Savings Bank Building

Downtown / Union Square