Palace Hotel on Fire
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view southwest across New Montgomery from Market, roof and tower of Grand Hotel in foreground. [Copyright 1906 by C.F.G.]
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Kearny & Market
Elevated view north across busy Market St, horsecar crossing intersection. Many horsecars on Kearny street. Telegraph Hill in the distance. Lotta's Fountain visible behind awnings of Nucleus House on right. Signs for "Rubber Stamps & Printing Wheels" and "California Elastic Truss Co." on building across Market Street on left. Building on northwest corner of Geary & Kearny with large Dentistry sign on roof with eagle on top. Building at northeast corner of Geary & Kearny has large "Eagleson & Co. 4 and 6 Kearny St. Shirts Underwear" sign, C.N. West Electro Medical Belts sign, partially visible sign for E. Mansbach Fancy Goods, 26 Kearny, partially visible. Banners strung over Kearny for Verein Eintracht masquerade ball benefit for sufferers from East Germany. [No. 136 Kearny St.]
South of Market
Palace Hotel
Market, Geary and Kearny Streets. View southeast across Market St. to Palace Hotel. Lotta's Fountain (dedicated September, 1875) in foreground, portion of Grand Hotel at far left, Nucleus Block building at right, in early stages of construction. Man standing on street. Variant of wnp24.261a.
Downtown / Union Square
Hall of Justice
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view of Hall of Justice and ruins after 1906 earthquake, towards Nob Hill. [13288 - View from the Rear of the Hall of Justice --- Fairmount Hotel in the Distance, San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, ]
Chinatown
California & Battery
Elevated view west along California Street to Nob Hill with building and loan association, cable cars, people walking, and horse drawn carts. Kohl Building at center. Brown & Power stationers, Friedlander's Building and Bank of California at Sansome Corner, Old St. Mary's Cathedral and Fairmont Hotel in distance.
Financial District
Palace Hotel Ruins
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
Nob Hill ruins
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View of Nob Hill and Chinatown ruins from above Broadway. Fairmont Hotel at right.
Nob Hill
Geary & Kearny
Market, Geary and Kearny Streets. View southeast across Market St. to Palace Hotel. Lotta's Fountain (dedicated September, 1875) in foreground, portion of Grand Hotel at far left, Nucleus Block building at right, in early stages of construction. Men standing on sidewalk near street lamp. Horse drawn carts. Variant of wnp24.261a.
Downtown / Union Square
Powell & Market
View west to Cable Car # 511 on the turntable, a forlorn-looking man with a briefcase at center. Bank of America headquarters (now One Powell St.), Hotel Powell in background.
Downtown / Union Square
Palace Hotel in ruins
Market street view of Palace Hotel after 1906 earthquake
South of Market
Mason near Geary
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Native Sons of the Golden West building near the northeast corner of Mason and Geary Streets after the earthquake and fire. To its left, First Congregational Church. At far left, the Fairmont Hotel. At far right Hotel Alexander, 352 Geary.
Downtown / Union Square
Fairmont Hotel
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Fairmont Hotel taken from the southeast corner of Mason and Jackson
Nob Hill
Ruins of Palace Hotel
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Sightseers on Market. Palace Hotel after fire, before demolition. Call Building at right.
South of Market
Fairmont Hotel ruins
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast from Bush Street. Fairmont Hotel in distance
Lower Nob Hill
View Northwest from Rincon Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest towards 2nd St from rooftop near Folsom to earthquake and fire damage and some rebuilding. Aronson Building, St. Francis Hotel, Call Building, Mutual Savings Bank Building, Rialto Building, Chronicle Annex, Palace Hotel, Crocker Building. Fairmont Hotel, tower of Grace church in distance right. [Looking West From Rincon Hill 4-18-06 (Sic)]
Rincon Hill