View from Mint Hill
1906 earthquake and fire. Crowds gathered on Mint Hill watching fires in Hayes Valley. Intersection of Hermann, Laguna, and Market at right.
Mint HillFire
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View from Corona Heights
1906 earthquake and fire. View northeast from the east slope of Corona Heights toward column of smoke over downtown, German Hospital (later Franklin Hospital, Davies Medical Center, CPMC) under construction at 14th and Castro on left. The future Mint Hill at center. 124 Beaver Street at right. [Burning San Francisco April 18 1906 2:30 P.M. Copyright by Turrill & Miller]
Corona Heights
Unknown Location
Burnt out Store Interior, firefighters and men in hats and overcoats examine sales counter with cash register.
Unknown Location
Burnt out Store Window Display
Baldwin Hotel
Northeast corner of Market & Powell. [No. 110. Baldwin Hotel, Market Street, SF, Cal.] Elevated view north across Market St. to Baldwin Hotel, destroyed by fire on November 23, 1898 (Present site of Flood Building). Stanford Mansion and Trinity Episcopal Church at background left. Horsecar tracks were installed in 1879 and replaced by cable car tracks in 1888.
Downtown / Union Square
Fire from SF Bay
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view from boat on bay of downtown on fire. [copyrighted 1906 by C.P. Magagnos, Alameda, Cal.] Columns of smoke. Ferry Building tower at left center.
Fire from SF Bay
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view from boat on bay of downtown on fire. [copyrighted 1906 by C.P. Magagnos, Alameda, Cal.] Columns of smoke. Ferry Building tower at left center. Handwriting at bottom 'The burning of San Francisco on the morning of April 18/ 06'
Geary near Van Ness
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view east on Geary St. from Van Ness Ave showing earthquake damage and fire in distance. [2206 View from Van Ness Ave SF taken after earthquake just as fire started]
Tenderloin
Call Building
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Call Building on fire. [Copyright Whigham. Call Build Apr. 18/06 AM] Elevated view, probably taken from Chronicle Building.
Downtown / Union Square
Clay near Jones
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view east looking down Clay St. Billowing smoke in distance. Rubble in streets.
Nob Hill
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
Market & Sansome
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view east on Market from Sansome St. towards Ferry Building and large numbers of people walking. Rubble still in street, overhead wires for streetcars installed. [J-144 S.F. Ruins; Market East from Sansome St.] Large number of people walking in the street.
Financial District
Jefferson Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, refugees gathered along Golden Gate Ave. in Jefferson Square. [The Approaching Fire, Beginning to Camp in Jefferson Square]
Western Addition
Mission Aerial
Aerial view of a 3-alarm fire on Duboce across from Woodward Street (Between Mission and Valencia Street), now in the path of the Central Freeway and site of SOMA West Skatepark. View northerly from above 14th Street, Mission Street at right. Central Freeway (under construction) stub at South Van Ness at right (the same day as a major earthquake though determined to be unrelated)
Mission Dolores
Mission Aerial
Aerial view east to a 3-alarm fire on Duboce across from Woodward Street (Between Mission and Valencia Street), now in the path of the Central Freeway and site of SOMA West Skatepark. X-Shaped Mary's Help Hospital in the foreground. Central Freeway (under construction) stub at South Van Ness at center. 150 Otis, built 1916 as Juvenile Detention Home, and in 1957 Department of Social Services offices, to left of smoke plume (SF Landmark # 248). Former Valencia Theatre, converted to a church in 1929, right of center. (Fire was the same day as a major earthquake, though determined to be unrelated)
Mission Dolores