Contains 593 photos
1906 Earthquake and Fire, elevated view southeast from Pine above Grant, of approaching fire after earthquake. Pacific States Telephone Building at left. In distance along Market St., Palace Hotel, Chronicle Annex, Hearst Examiner Building, Call Building, Mutual Savings Bank Building. Goldberg Bowen & Co., 230 Sutter, Shreve Building. Western turret of California Hotel and Theatre at far left, across from Pacific States Telephone Building.
Chinatown
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south from Nob Hill after earthquake to approaching fire. First Congregational Church at Post and Mason at center. St. Francis Hotel and Union Square at left. [2] Probably taken from Mark Hopkins residence.
Nob Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view south across Market to 3rd Street and seven-story Winchester Hotel burning at southwest corner of 3rd and Stevenson Street, next to H. Schoene photograph gallery. Aronson Building beyond. Soldiers and others look on View south to fire after earthquake. Hearst (Examiner) Building on left. Call Building on right. [Copyrighted By Stewart & Rogers] [Bear Photo S.F. 43]
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south on 6th Street from Market. Billowing smoke, soldiers and National Guard watching from street. Original David Hewes Building and Hale Bros. Dept. Store Annex on left.
South of Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast from about Liberty Street east of Dolores, possibly from the back window of a house. Two separate columns of smoke show the Hayes Valley 'Ham and Eggs' Fire and the fire Downtown. City Hall ruins at center, Spires of St. Ignatius Church and College to left. Youth Directory (19th and Linda Streets, site of Mission Pool today) at right. Most buildings in the view would be destroyed by fire. (exact time should be calculable)
Dolores Heights
View from Cliff Road (now Point Lobos Ave.). Sutro's Cliff House burning.
Sutro Heights
View from Ocean Beach, Sutro's Cliff House burns, late in the fire, building almost entirely consumed, one man facing camera.
Sutro Heights
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on Clay toward Stockton. African American family on Clay Street with smoke billowing in the distance downhill. Crowds of people in the distance watching the fire. Cable car tracks at center.
Nob Hill
Elevated view northeast Market Street toward fire at Telenews Theatre. Esquire Theatre next door. Large hook and ladder fire truck. Crowds of people watching. Entire block now demolished for Hallidie Plaza and 5th Street north.
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east From near Black Point toward Meiggs' Wharf and Yerba Buena Island beyond. [The Great Fire, S.F.; Oil Tanks Burning, North Beach]
SF Bay
Grass fire near the end of Arelious Walker Drive, seen from across India Basin.
India Basin
Western Pacific Tunnel Fire. view southeast on railroad right of way from Marisposa at Carolina. [Mariposa and Carolina Streets Looking at northern entrance of Western Pacific tunnel. The city plugged both ends with concrete and the railroad abandoned the tunnel. The city demanded $781,000 and settled with the railroad for $700,000 in 1964.]
Potrero Hill
1906 earthquake and fire. Crowds gathered on Mint Hill watching fires in south of Market. Intersection of Hermann, Laguna, and Market at center.
Mint Hill
1906 earthquake and fire. Crowds of refugees gathered watching fires in south of Market. Intersection of Hermann, Laguna, and Market at right.
Mint Hill
1906 earthquake and fire. View northerly from Mint Hill at about Hermann & Buchanan. Crowds of refugees gathered watching fires in south of Market. Intersection of Hermann, Laguna, and Market Streets at center.
Mint Hill