1906 Earthquake
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake damage, debris collapsed in street, building burning in distance. [14. Copyright Pillsbury Picture Co. 1906 Sacramento St.]
Original Print
Contains 7862 photos
Golden Gate near Hyde
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Rescuing victims after the Earthquake, collapsed building, fire approaching. View southeast across Golden Gate.[Rescuing Earthquake Victims]
Tenderloin
9th & Brannan
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view south, Collapsed Street, cable car line damage
South of Market
Market & O'Farrell
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake and Fire Damage looking east from Market and O'Farrell; Mutual Savings Bank Building at left, Palace Hotel, Monadnock Building, Hearst Examiner Building, Call Building, Call Building Annex, Kamm Building. Eiler's Music Co., Bancroft History Building at right. Many people walking on street. Cropped duplicate of wnp14.0438.jpg. [Call Bld Chas. Bailey L.A. #68]
Downtown / Union Square
South Van Ness near 17th
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to earthquake damaged drunken houses along South Van Ness (then Howard) between 17th and 18th. [Howard St. bet 17th & 18th St., 27]
Mission
O'Farrell near Leavenworth
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south through arch of Corinthian columns of ruined apartment building to wrecked City Hall and Dome. Hall of Records at left. The building was under construction at the time of the earthquake and fire. Construction had gotten only as far as partial completion of the walls for the first floor and completed later as the Cornelia Apartments, 641 O'Farrell, extant 2018. [City Hall from O'Farrell St. 28]
Tenderloin
Mission near 7th
Post-earthquake buckled street and twisted rails - Post Office in background [37]
South of Market
Sutro Heights
Second Cliff House and Seal Rocks from Sutro Heights parapet. [Cliff House from Sutro Heights]
Sutro Heights
Second Cliff House
2nd Cliff House and Seal Rocks from Ocean Beach. Cliff Road at right. [582. Cliff House]
Sutro Heights
Kearny near Grant
Elevated view south from Kearny. Claus Spreckels Building (Call Building, then Central Tower), Monaco Photo Studio on top floor of 700 Market Building. Spire of St. Patrick's Church in background. [684 Claus Spreckels Building, Waters Nickel Series]
Downtown / Union Square
Market at 2nd
Elevated view west down crowded Market Street to Crocker Building, Chronicle Building. Grand Hotel, Palace Hotel Call Building at left. Postal Telegraph Co. in original Hobart Building at right. [679. Market St. From Second St. Waters Nickel Series]
Financial District
Mission between 1st & 2nd
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View East down Mission toward First Street (California Electrical Works at 547 Mission Street) Refugees fleeing fire with belongings
South of Market
2nd and Jessie
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest across intersection to large number of rescuers at the Wilcox House, collapsed rooming house on southwest corner of 2nd & Jessie. North side of Crossley Building in background center.
Financial District
Kearny & Post
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south on Kearny to people walking among the ruins. From left, Palace Hotel, Monadnock Building, Chronicle Building and Annex, Call Building, Mutual Savings Bank Building.
Downtown / Union Square
California near Kearny
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west from center of street to Fairmont Hotel, Grace Church, Old St. Mary's Cathedral. People walking in street, particularly at Grant intersection.
Financial District