Kearny & Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Looking northwest, Flannery Building, Shreve Building, at right Pacific States Telegraph Building, Lotta's fountain.
Downtown / Union SquareDemolished
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City Hall along Larkin
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Ruins of City Hall from around Polk and Grove Streets, looking NE
Civic Center
Temple Emanu-el
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast to gutted temple after earthquake. Site of later 450 Sutter Street Building. Whittell Building under construction.
Downtown / Union Square
Larkin near Golden Gate
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Larkin south from Golden Gate. City Hall in ruins. Fire approaching. Conklin Bros. Storage Warehouse and Hotel Argyle and Grill on left. French Laundry on right. Refugees packing wagon to escape.
Civic Center
Memorial Museum
Golden Gate Park. View north past east end of Music Concourse to Memorial Museum. Originally constructed as the Fine Arts Building for 1894 Midwinter Fair, it was renamed Memorial Museum in 1895 and eventually became part of de Young Museum. Apple Cider Press statue, Dore Vase, Sphinxes. Portion of U.S. Grant monument at far right.
Golden Gate Park
NE from Merchant Exchange
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Looking northeast. Earthquake Ruins, Telegraph Hill, Appraisers Building, Washington and Sansome at center, Ruins of Cowell Building at Sansome & Commercial, temporary rails on Battery Street
Financial District
NE from Merchant Exchange
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast. Earthquake Ruins, Yerba Buena Island and Ferry Building with scaffolding at center
Financial District
SE from Merchant Exchange
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast. Earthquake Ruins, View South, Mechanics monument and 1st Street at left
Financial District
California near Montgomery
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view southfrom Merchants Exchange after earthquake and fire towards Palace Hotel, Crocker Building, Call Building, north side of Mills Building in foreground, Whittell Building at far right
Financial District
NW from Merchant Exchange
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Looking northwest. Earthquake Ruins, View Northwest toward Russian Hill, North Beach, Hall of Justice at Center, Tents in Portsmouth Square, St. Francis Church beyond, Telegraph Hill
Financial District
N from Merchants Exchange
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake Ruins, View North toward Telegraph Hill, Appraisers Building and Ruins of Cowell Building at right
Financial District
W from Merchants Exchange
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake Ruins, View West Toward Nob Hill. Grace Church, Pine Street, California Street, Fairmont Hotel, Old St. Mary's , Russian Hill
Financial District
View S from Sutro Heights
Dolce far Niente balcony in foreground. People sitting looking south to Great Highway with esplanade under construction
Sutro Heights
Washington & Mason
Washington Grammar School, aka Mason Street Grammar School, at the SW corner Washington and Mason. William Craine, architect, 1861. [Arriola,]
Nob Hill
Mission near 1st
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake and fire, Dead cattle on Mission Street. Cropped version of wnp27.5518.
South of Market