Earthquake

Contains 42 photos

Market near 9th
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Market near 9th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Ruins Majestic Theatre 63.] View east towards rear of Majestic on 9th and Stevenson. Theater entrance was 1281 Market near 9th.

Civic Center
Mission near 7th
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Mission near 7th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Streetcar tracks and street bucked in front of Post Office / Federal Courthouse. Superior version of WNP27.0283

South of Market
Mission near 3rd
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Mission near 3rd

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west on Mission to fires burning and rubble in streets following earthquake. Gunst Cigars on northwest corner in Aronson Building (built 1903).

South of Market
McAllister near Jones
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McAllister near Jones

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west to pedestrians walking through rubble on McAllister St. Hall of Records at left, old City Hall beyond. Hibernia Bank at right.

Tenderloin
Larkin near Grove
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Larkin near Grove

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east from rubble near Larkin to ruins of old City Hall following 1906 earthquake.

Civic Center
Chinatown
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Chinatown

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Chinatown] View northeast over ruins from Nob Hill. Horse-drawn wagon crossing intersection of Sacramento and Stockton at left center. Telegraph Hill at left, old Hall of Justice at center.

Nob Hill
California near Stockton
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California near Stockton

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Grace Church] View southeast across California to ruins of Grace Church.

Nob Hill
Market near 5th
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Market near 5th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast across Market Street past ruins towards Flood Building. Merchant with temporary stand.

Downtown / Union Square
Fillmore & Geary
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Fillmore & Geary

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Synagogue & Scottish Rite] View across Fillmore looking southwest to ruins of Temple Beth Israel synagogue and Albert Pike Memorial Temple. Worker on telephone pole making repairs. Livingston Bros. Dry Goods banner: Livingston Bros Dry Goods, formerly 123-129 Post St.'

Japantown
Jefferson Square
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Jefferson Square

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north across refugee camp. House of Mirth at center.

Cathedral Hill
Marin County
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Marin County

1906 earthquake and fire. Fault line running through farm, barn moved by earthquake. Unidentified farm.

1906 Fire
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1906 Fire

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view east down Grove St from near Laguna. Ham and Eggs Fire approaching. Fire at Octavia intersection. Busch & Nelson Carriage Factory 525 Grove, at right. Image cropped from wnp37.02221. [From Van Ness Ave. East on Grove St. #124]

Hayes Valley