Hamilton Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Refugee Camp bordered by Geary-Steiner-Scott-Post
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Jefferson Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Refugee Camp. Bounded by Laguna/Gough/Eddy/Golden Gate
Cathedral Hill
Green & Powell
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake Ruins, view northeast from Green & Powell to Telegraph Hill, Powell streetcar tracks. Washington Square at left. Grahame Hardy collection.
Russian Hill
Powell & Pacific
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake Ruins, Looking northeast from Powell & Pacific, Telegraph Hill, Surviving buildings at Union and Montgomery
Russian Hill
Chestnut & Jones
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake Ruins, Russian Hill in distance, looking Southeast
Russian Hill
Market & Sansome
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north across Market down Sansome to earthquake ruins, Mills Bldg. on far left, Merchants Exchange center left, sign on remaining 1st floor of ruined larger building at NW corner of Sansome & Sutter says 'London Paris and American Bank will occupy this location', temporary shacks for vendors. Ruins of First National Bank in distance, center, at Sansome & Bush.
Financial District
Kearny north from Bush
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake Ruins, Kearny St, looking north from Bush, Old Chronicle and Post Bldg, Kohl Bldg, Hall of Justice in background
Financial District
Webster & Vallejo
Looking south on Webster towards 2200 Broadway, Residence of Joseph D. Grant under construction. the building was purchased by Convent of the Sacred Heart in 1948.
Pacific Heights
Montgomery & Pine
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake Ruins, View southeast to men standing around steam donkey and tent. Sign on boiler says 'Safes recovered, opened and hauled away. Orders taken here.' Mills Building in background.
Financial District
Sansome & Bush
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake Ruins, First National Bank building (first and part of second story remaining), Merchants Exchange Bldg, NW corner of Sansome & Bush looking NW, Grahame Hardy collection
Financial District
St. Boniface Church
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake Ruins, St Boniface Church Golden Gate between Jones and Leavenworth
Tenderloin
St. Francis Assisi Church
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake Ruins, St Francis of Assisi Church in ruins on Vallejo at (now) Columbus, new buildings under construction on right. Grahame Hardy collection,
North Beach
Hall of Justice
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake Ruins, Hall of Justice from Portsmouth Square, [Serial 52]
Chinatown
Fulton near Larkin
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on Fulton to damaged Old City Hall. During fire, buildings shown eventually burned. Fulton House on corner. [City Hall Result of Earthquake View from Fulton Street]
Civic Center
View from Corona Heights
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake & Fire. View northeast past site of McKinley Elementary School, German Hospital (later Franklin, and CPMC Davies) under construction, the future Mint Hill in center. Fire burning from South of Market to the Financial District, 4pm [copies of this same shot with differing dates and times exist].[San Francisco Fire on the 18th at 4 p.m.]
Corona Heights