Contains 1113 photos
View west from center of Ellis near Powell to group of firefighters in front of Capitol Theater (built 1911 as Cort Theater, demolished 1941). Hotel Willard, Golden State Hotel, St. Germain Restaurant, Germain Hotel, The Danube restaurant. Flood Building at far left. Wright's Billiards, Pasadena Hotel, Rialto Bowling. [Capitol Theater Fire 48624]
Downtown / Union Square
Army cavalry unit passing stage and review stands on Crissy Field. Golden Gate Bridge Fiesta Parade. (Negative deteriorating.)
Presidio
Elevated view east toward Ferry Building Loop. Temporary Streetcar tracks and Ferry Tower being repaired from scaffolding (with Pacific Construction Co., 17 Spear St. sign). Ferry Drug Co. Southern Pacific Railroad office at far right. United Railroads [U01009] [Market & East Sts. looking east 10-25-06]
Financial District
View east. GAR conclave, circa August 1903. Cable cars, decorations. Mutual Savings Bank Building background left, Call Building at right. Duplicate of wnp30.0206
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Market, Mason & Turk St. View northeast across Market Admission Day (Native Sons) Monument. Hotel Hamilton, Butler Building, Flood Building in background. Temporary wooden shack office of C.A. Blume, General Contractor-Rigger. Refreshment stand to right of Monument.
Tenderloin
Grand & Palace Hotels burning. View south across Market from Montgomery. 9. Pillsbury Pictures
Financial District
View east from center of busy Market Street. At left, original Phelan Building, Mutual Savings Bank (1902), Ferry Building, Palace Hotel, Hearst Examiner Building, Call Building and Annex, Kamm Building (1906), Bancroft History Building, Midway Theatre.
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated view north from south of Market past Market St. Railway Co horsecar crossing intersection. Horsecar tracks on Kearny street, Telegraph Hill in the distance. Lotta's Fountain (dedicated Sept. 8, 1875) visible behind awnings of Nucleus House on right. "Holt's Patent Printing Wheel" sign on building on Market Street. Building on NW corner of Geary & Kearny has gold tooth hanging outside second story window.
South of Market
Elevated view northeast over busy street scene. Crocker Building on the left, Union Trust Building, original Hobart Building Ferry Building in the distance. Palace and Grand Hotels on the right. Cable cars, horse drawn carts, street sweeper. [16881. Market Street, looking East, just before the Earthquake]
South of Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west on Market Street with Monadnock Building and Call Building in distance, people walking, horse drawn cart. ["8703. Palace Hotel, undamaged by earthquake. Interior burned out. San Francisco Disaster, U.S.A."]
Financial District
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west up Market, taken from Ferry Building. Damaged buildings, people walking, rubble on street and sidewalks.
Financial District
People sitting, standing and walking in front of conservatory. Horses and carriages
Golden Gate Park
View east down Market toward Ferry Building. Mark Strouse Bay City Market at left, Admission Day (Native Sons) Monument beyond. Call Building and Emporium at right. Alisky's Art Studio. (Flood Building not yet constructed.)
Tenderloin
Elevated view northwest over plaza to horse drawn carriages, cable car terminus with cable car on platform, trees
Chinatown
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east towards Mutual Savings Bank, Chronicle Building, Call Building People walking, horse drawn carriages
Downtown / Union Square