Market near 4th
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to crowds in street viewing approaching fire after 1906 earthquake. Call building in distance. At right, Flood Building (site of present Pacific Building) at 4th and Market.
Downtown / Union SquareFire
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Battery & Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, large crowd in street looking north up Battery St. at fire. Donahue Mechanics Monument at right.
Financial District
Fire from Lafayette Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on Clay Street, City on Fire. People in foreground.
Pacific Heights
View from Bay
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Italian quarter burning. Copyright 1906. Pillsbury Picture Co. #149] View toward docks and Russian Hill.
Grant & Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view west from middle of street to police and crowd gathered to watch approaching fire and firefighters spraying water on buildings in the distance. On left, Emporium department store on fire. In distance right, Flood Building. Phelan Building on far right, as yet undamaged. [Emporium on Fire. Copyright 1906. Pillsbury Picture Co. 150] Same original image as wnp59.00081.
Downtown / Union Square
19th Ave & Irving
Smoke billows from arson fire set by student at Jefferson Elementary School. Fire crews stream water onto building. Hoses laid in street. Bystanders at corner.
Sunset Inner
Frederick & Belvedere
View west on Frederick Street toward Belvedere. A large crowd of spectators watch the SF Fire Department at an apparent fire at 360 Frederick. Of note is the 50-foot fire department ladder propped against the building. The building still stands in 2021 in modified form.
Cole Valley
Grove & Laguna
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view east down Grove St. Ham and Eggs Fire approaching. Fire at Octavia intersection. City Hall dome in distance left. People and possessions in street. wnp27.2523 is cropped from this image. Busch & Nelson Carriage Factory 525 Grove, at right.
Hayes Valley
1906 Fire
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south of skyline. Mutual Bank building, Call building possibly on fire.
Montgomery near Post
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view south to the Grand and Palace hotels on fire following the 1906 Earthquake. Same image as wnp27.0399.jpg. [Pillsbury Picture Co. No. 7591.]
Downtown / Union Square
1906 fire from Bernal Hts
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Taken from Bernal Heights, Apr 18, 1906.] Ham & Eggs and South of Market fires after earthquake.
Bernal Heights
Market & Jones
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Hell! On Market and Jones looking north 3:00 pm Apr. 18th] View northeast down Market St. Prager's department store (Murphy Building), Donahue Building, Flood Building on left. Call Building in distance. Giant fire after earthquake.
Tenderloin
Call Building on fire
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view southwest across Market to 3rd and Market Streets. Smoke pouring from upper stories of Call Building, other buildings on south side of Market, including Bancroft History Building, show earthquake damage. 700 Market building on right with Hale Dental Co. and projecting electric "Dentist" sign. Hearst Examiner Building on left. Fire hoses in street, Lotta's Fountain at bottom.
Downtown / Union Square
View from Lafayette Park
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [From Sacramento and Gough Streets Morton-Waters Photo No. 69-R] 1906 Earthquake & Fire, View southeast toward billowing smoke beyond Nob Hill and South of Market. Same image as wnp15.1309.
Pacific Heights
Baldwin Hotel Fire
After the fire, Market & Powell Streets. Market Street cable car passing.
Downtown / Union Square