Market near 11th
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast to ruins of Church of the Advent on 11th Street, people posed on rubble.
South of MarketContains 7898 photos
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast to ruins of Church of the Advent on 11th Street, people posed on rubble.
South of Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest across Market to ruins of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Building after the earthquake and fire. Its replacement opened on the same site in June, 1910. [Miles Bros. #127]
Tenderloin
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to S. Van Ness (then Howard) from burned out block on Capp. Houses were built on top of Mission Creek. None of these houses survived.
Mission
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to ruins of City Hall after 1906 earthquake [#10] From Market Street. St. Boniface Church ruins in background right.
South of Market
Elevated view west across 7th to Italianate house at 224 7th Street (later renumbered as 262), with family posing on steps, front yard and in windows. Plank sidewalk, young trees. (WMK). Likely the family of pioneer real estate man George W. Frink (1827-1902). Photo by Oscar V. Lange (O.V. Lange) & Ernest W. Newth.
South of Market
Cameo view of the Aviary, observatory gazebo, and staircase up.
Mission
View north from Telegraph Hill To Alcatraz, Angel Island, Belvedere, Mt. Tamalpais. Remains of Meiggs' Wharf at left. Seawall and warehouses along future Embarcadero. Lagoon would soon be filled. [B 844 View of San Francisco Bay and Alcatraz Island.]
Telegraph Hill
Bank of California and Friedlander's Building with signage for Hutchinson & Mann, Boone and Osborn Patent Agency, Wells Fargo Bank. [21. MacDonald & Dowe. Publishers, 6 Eddy St., S.F.]
Financial District
View of 2nd Cliff House and Seal Rocks from Ocean Beach
Sutro Heights
Sweeny Observatory on Strawberry Hill in Golden Gate Park. People posing on top. Plaque reads 'Park Panorama Gift of Thos. U. Sweeny. 1891.' The observatory was a gift to the park from Thomas U. Sweeney (Sweeney's name was misspelled on the observatory.)
Golden Gate Park
Baldwin Hotel from south side of Market and 5th Street. Powell Street, lines of gigs with horses. [California View Co., Publishers, 1025 Market St., San Francisco.] Isaiah West Taber photo? See wnp37.03582
Downtown / Union Square
Mansion of Mark Hopkins with greenhouse at corner of Mason and California Streets. [52. MacDonald & Dowe. Publishers, 6 Eddy St., S.F.]
Nob Hill
St. Ignatius Church & College, northwest corner of Hayes & Van Ness. Present site of Davies Symphony Hall. [53. MacDonald & Dowe. Publishers, 6 Eddy St., S.F.]
Civic Center
1906 Earthquake and Fire, People posing among ruins after 1906 earthquake and fire.
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest to Memorial Museum damaged after 1906 earthquake. 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. Dore Vase in front of entrance.
Golden Gate Park