Washington & Kearny
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Hall of Justice damaged; refugee tents; horse in Portsmouth Square
ChinatownHorse
Contains 1113 photos
Fifth & Market
Elevated view east to Flood building, Emporium. Pacific Building, Humboldt Bank Building, Call Building in distance. [Market St. S.F. '2 Years After' No 2]
Downtown / Union Square
Union & Webster
View east on Union from Webster, buildings on the north side of the street (at left) still stand.
Union Street
Stockton & Ellis
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south toward the shell of Emporium department store from Stockton near the corner of Ellis and Market; makeshift sidewalk restaurant for hot waffles; piles of lumber [The Emporium, Market St.]
Downtown / Union Square
California near Montgomery
Elevated view southeast across California to second Merchant's Exchange building. People's Insurance Co., B. L. Schmitt Brokerage 437 California, Alameda Real Estate Co. Buggies, wagons, horsecar tracks in street. Building at right was demolished in 1874 for construction of the Safe Deposit Building. Hayward's Building at left, across Leidesdorff intersection.
Financial District
Bush & Sansome
View west on Bush across intersection; California Neck Tie Factory; Brooklyn Hotel (opened at this location in 1868); Mercantile Library, built in 1867-68, sold in late 1889 to the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co, then remodeled as their headquarters.
Financial District
Market & Montgomery
View northwest across Market to Masonic Temple (with tower completed 1868); 'New Corner, Branch of The Old Corner' saloon on corner of Post. Copied from Watkins stereocard no. 1368
Financial District
McAllister & Gough
View northeast across McAllister to F. Thomas Dyeing & Cleaning; M. Joost & Bro. livery; John Swett Grammar School. Crowd of adults and children on street, 600 block of McAllister.
Western Addition
Fulton near Larkin
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to ruins of City Hall dome; refugees; Fulton House on corner. (Present day civic center plaza)
Civic Center
Ocean Beach
Four-horse team carriage with women carrying parasols
Market & Geary
Elevated view west to 700 Market Building on corner with McAllister dentist offices, City Mart Photograph Gallery and Larrabee's book and stationery store 702 Market. McGann & Co. Hatters 704 Market at left with large top hat sign at top of facade. Carriages and loiterers, pedestrians on street. Mechanics Institute Pavilion in Union Square at right. Horsecar line tracks. [1714. Junction Geary and Market Sts. San Francisco, Cal.] Originally a stereocard image.
Downtown / Union Square
Market & Spear
[1030 Lower Market St and Ferry Building. San Francisco Cal. A.I.P.] View toward Ferry Building. Early autos, wagons, buggies, and streetcars.
Financial District
Ocean Beach
View south from Cliff House showing walkers and carriages on Cliff Road (now Point Lobos Avenue). [Roadway, Beach and Ocean from Cliff House. A View from the house, Lena Mar 4. 1905.] Left to right: Seal Rock House, Ocean Beach Pavilion, Olympic Saltwater pumping plant, Cyclers Rest, Golden Gate Park Sheehan's Tavern, and original Beach Chalet..(No windmills, so photo must date prior to 1903)
Sutro Heights
5th & Market
View southwest from center of Market to postal Employees in parade on Market St. Evergreen boughs and California State flags strung over street. Probable Admission Day parade. David Hewes Building in background.
Downtown / Union Square
Geary & Market
Elevated view northwest across Market to Flannery Building at left with Hale Dental Co., Dr. Miles & Co.("Men Only"), Projecting electric "Dentist" sign attached to upper stories, Richelieu Cafe, and United Cigar Store with large "SMOKE" sign at street level. On buildings at right, signage for Bell Real Estate, another United Cigar store, "Corns Cured." Lotta's Fountain at right.
Downtown / Union Square