Contains 47 photos
Big crowd watching the approaching fire looking south on Stockton towards Market. H. A. McLaren & C. J. Petersen Tailors. The Pup Restaurant, unofficial headquarters of Abe "Boss" Ruef on left, ["Grant Avenue,"[Sic] No. 8, Pillsbury Picture Co.1906"]
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest across Market to New Montgomery intersection. Fire at the Palace Hotel, smoke pouring down street beside Grand Hotel at left. Same original image as postcard at wnp70.1233.
Financial District
Portola and Miraloma Drive SFFD Fire station number 39. Firefighters posing firetrucks. The station was later modified and clad in stucco. [SC16]
Sherwood Forest
Mason between Sutter & Post. Volunteer Fire Department No. 4, Eureka Hose Company, crowd posing, [SC43 ]
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View South on Franklin at Locust. National Shoeing Co, Firemen hosing flames, Genthe Photos [SC59]
Civic Center
Elevated view across intersection to fire at Hayes and Lyon, northeast corner. [news photo]
Panhandle
View east on California to fire being fought in distance, hoses in street. California Packing, 101 California on right aka Calpac, now Del Monte Foods. Mobilgas sign atop Fife Building, Southern Pacific Building in distance. Standard service station at left.
Financial District
Elevated view southwest across Market from Geary, showing large crowd watching fire on south side of Market between 3rd and 4th. Appears to be the fire of April 30, 1886, that destroyed the Bancroft Building (seen just above the stream of water in the distance) and several adjacent buildings. Lotta's Fountain in foreground. At left, Philadelphia Boot & Shoe Co., 10 3rd Street, J.H. Widber druggist 701 Market, Wm. R. Gallagher Furniture 705 Market.
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated view north across Union Square from Geary. Volunteer Firemen posing in Union Square, Small portion of Trinity Episcopal Church, National Guard Armory, Temple Emanu-El, Pacific Business College, Walkerley Building (1886) on corner of Post and Stockton. Fire engine with "EXEMPT" in large letters at right. Plank sidewalk on Geary.
Downtown / Union Square
View northeast across Folson from near 3rd to fire with ladder truck responding, Chevron gas station and 3rd & Folsom Garage.
South of Market
View from street of south side of Emerson Elementary School fire, with flame and smoke bursting from top story windows. Firemen on street with hoses. School renamed in 1978 to memorialize its long time principal, Dr. William L. Cobb. [3/3 Scott - Pine] (folder: Fire, School)
Lower Pacific Heights
Interior fire damage, top floor of Emerson Elementary School (renamed Dr. William Cobb Elementary School in 1978). Hallway full of debris, ceiling beams exposed, fire fighters and hose at end. [3/3 Scott - Pine] (folder: Fire, School)
Lower Pacific Heights
View from pier, firemen on pier operating pump, two firemen in SCUBA gear in water, boat in background with additional men and fire hoses aimed at smoke is U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Point Harris. [4th ALARM Pier 45] Dup? (folder: Fire, SCUBA, See also - Rescue - Water Rescue Team)
Fishermans Wharf
View west to group of firemen and 8 fire trucks and apparatus posing on Larkin St. with City Hall in background. Welcome Home Victory Monument in City Hall Plaza. [4-3-23, 8675, H.C.]
Civic Center
View west to group of firemen and 8 fire trucks and apparatus posing on Larkin St. with City Hall in background. Welcome Home Victory Monument in City Hall Plaza, Civic Auditorium (later Bill Graham Civic Aud.) at left. [8676, 4-3-23, H.C.]
Civic Center