Valencia Hotel Collapse
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Valencia between 18th & 19th Streets, Fireman rescuing shirtless man [Bringing out a visitor after 4 hours]
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Valencia Hotel Collapse
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Valencia between 18th & 19th Streets, [digging for bodies, Valencia Street Hotel]
Mission Dolores
Post & Kearny
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view west from center of intersection, street full of rubble. Whittell building under construction at left. In right distance, ruins of the Shreve Building (William Curlett architect, opened 1905, refurbished and reopened 1907) and ruins of the W.&J. Sloane Building, which had housed the home furnishings store of that name since it opened in 1900 (Tharp & Holmes architects). It was demolished down to its steel frame and rebuilt into the Jewelers Building, by its owners, The Crocker Estate Co. (150 Post, Lewis Hobart architect, opened 1908). (AS)
Downtown / Union Square
Grant & Geary
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View East, Call Building at left
Downtown / Union Square
Larkin & City Hall Ave
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Northeast view of City Hall Ruins across Larkin. [City Hall before fire]
Civic Center
Market & Kearny
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast to Grand and Palace Hotels on fire, Lotta's Fountain, Monadnock Building under construction.
Downtown / Union Square
Nob Hill Ruins
1906 Earthquake and Fire, California & Powell. [Mrs. Stanford's Residence] City Hall in distance
Nob Hill
Columbia Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Refugees in Columbia Square During Fire] South of Market Refugees with their possessions watching approaching fire. View north across park to houses on north side of Folsom St. At far left, Little Sisters Infant Shelter on Sherman. All buildings destroyed in course of fire.
South of Market
View from Twin Peaks
Looking down Market St to Yerba Buena Island
Clarendon Heights
Market Street Parade
Market & New Montgomery. Girls with May Poles at New Montgomery
Downtown / Union Square
Market Street Parade
Market & New Montgomery. Cowboys on horse passing Palace Hotel
Downtown / Union Square
de Young Museum
Golden Gate Park. Two men and a boy sitting alongside the Pool of Enchantment.
Golden Gate Park
Civic Center
Fountain and State Building on north side of plaza
Civic Center
Civic Center
View northeast to United Service Organization (USO) Hospitality House (constructed between March and August, 1941), a clubhouse for enlisted men, with military men on back lawn. Old Main Library, Old Federal Office Building, Empire Hotel (later 100 McAllister), rear of Orpheum Theater in background.
Civic Center
Alcatraz
South end of island. Two men on ship posing on deck of passing ship. [Hinkley and Mann with Alcatraz in background]