Contains 457 photos
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Meat Distribution. View North on Webster toward Hermann from about Duboce, Mint Hill on right. House on corner of Hermann and Webster, 51 Webster constructed 1876, still stands.[58 Meat Distribution]
Mint Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view South on Kearny near Sutter toward Call Building in flames. Raphael's clothiers at Maiden Lane corner, M.A. Gunst opposite. Street clock reads 10:40. 700 Market Building, Mutual Savings Bank Building. At the time of this photo, Maiden Lane was called Union Square Alley. The name had been changed from Morton Street to Union Square Avenue in 1898, two years after the brothels had been cleared out, at the request of local businessmen to rid the alley of the associations of its former name, and to create a new association with the retail district around Union Square. It was renamed again in 1909, to Manila Alley, and again in 1922 to Maiden Lane.(PF) (hand colored) [Call Building on Fire]
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View of fire from SF Bay, off approx foot of Howard St. Ferry Building and fire burning South of Market (colorized) [Burning of San Francisco]
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view southeast from about Grant and Pine, Chronicle Annex,Examiner, Goldberg Bowen grocers 230 Sutter, Mutual Savings Bank, Call Building, Shreve Building. [The Examiner on Fire] ( caption is not quite correct, the Examiner is to the left of the Call Building in this view)(partially colorized)
Chinatown
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Downtown. Unknown location
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Downtown
1906 Earthquake and Fire, 3000 block of Van Ness Avenue near Bay Street. Eggs being distributed to a crowd by US Navy Sailors. All of these buildings had to be demolished or moved to make way for the PPIE. The apartment building at far right was moved to 1515 Greenwich St, and still stands. At extreme left, barely visible, is a house that was moved to 1232-1234 Chestnut St; it also still stands.
Marina
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view southeast from about McAllister and Hyde, City Hall at right, tower of Lick Baths in distance at left
Civic Center
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View East on Turk from Van Ness. [Turk from Van Ness. Copyright 1906. Pillsbury Picture Co. No. (142). Same image as wnp37.01461 with different cropping.
Tenderloin
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north on Jones from Golden Gate, cable car tracks, Flood Mansion and Fairmont Hotel in distance right [Jones St. From Market (Sic)]
Tenderloin
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View North, fire burning, Russian Hill [Residence Section Burning]
Polk Gulch
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view west from middle of street to police and crowd gathered to watch approaching fire and firefighters spraying water on buildings in the distance. On left, Emporium department store on fire. In distance right, Flood Building. Phelan Building on far right, as yet undamaged. [Emporium on Fire. Copyright 1906. Pillsbury Picture Co. No. 150] Same original image as wnp37.01464.
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire,Close up of damaged main entryway, Bush and Steiner
Lower Pacific Heights
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [First National Bank] of San Francisco, Northwest corner of Bush and Sansome
Financial District
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Ruins Bank of Cal.] Men opening safes? California and Sansome
Financial District