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Market Street Near Grant
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Market Street Near Grant

1906 Earthquake and Fire, After 1906 Earthquake and Fire, view northwest across Grant toward Union Square. Whittell Building under construction

Downtown / Union Square
South Van Ness near Erie
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South Van Ness near Erie

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast on South Van Ness (then Howard Street) toward Erie. Tilting Italianate Victorian homes after 1906 earthquake, Adolph Schwinn Groceries 1721 Howard, [R.A. Troyer, A-2, S.F. Cal.]

Mission
South of Market on Fire
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South of Market on Fire

Elevated view northeast from Haight and Octavia to approaching fires. Hotel Franklin, Thomas Johns Groceries 94 Haight, roof of 1st Infantry Regiment Armory (brick building at center, southeast corner of Gough and Page), Burke's Saloon. [R.A. Troyer A-8]

Mint Hill
Montgomery & California
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Montgomery & California

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south towards Safe Deposit Building, Security Savings Bank and Mills Building. Group standing and seated on rubble at corner.[Ruins in Montgomery St]

Financial District
GG Park Refugee Camp
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GG Park Refugee Camp

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Golden Gate Park. Probably Speedway Meadow, Man leading boy

Call Building
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Call Building

1906 Earthquake and Fire, 3rd and Market, After Fire, electric Streetcar

South of Market
Stow Lake Island
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Stow Lake Island

View southeast to island and two rowboats in water nearby. [Strawberry Lake]

Golden Gate Park
Children's Playground
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Children's Playground

Golden Gate Park. View south across Sharon Meadow (today's Robin Williams Meadow) to Sharon Building. [Childrens Playground Golden Gate Park]

Golden Gate Park
Great Highway
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Great Highway

Woman posing near the ship Gjoa. Roald Amundsen's Gjoa was the first ship through the northwest passage in 1906. Donated to San Francisco, she was displayed at the west end of Golden Gate Park from 1909 to 1972, when she was returned to Norway.

Golden Gate Park
Market at Kearny
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Market at Kearny

View NE across Market Street. Chronicle Building at center, Hobart Building far right. Streetcars pedestrians, Lotta's Fountain

South of Market
Market at Grant
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Market at Grant

Elevated rooftop view looking east to Union Trust, Mutual Savings Bank Building, Kamm Building (Sorensen Jewelers and Kelly Tires billboard), Call Building, Hearst Examiner Building, Monadnock Building, Palace Hotel, streetcars, Boos Bros. [Market St. at Grant]

Downtown / Union Square
Union Square
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Union Square

Elevated view southeast over square to Schroth Building (1908, architect Cunningham & Politeo), Whittell Building, City of Paris, Nathan-Dohrmann store in Butler Building [Union Square]

Downtown / Union Square
O'Farrell & Market
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O'Farrell & Market

O'Farrell, Market, & Grant intersection. View of Union Trust Co. and Savings Union Bank Buildings

Downtown / Union Square
Ocean Beach Esplanade
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Ocean Beach Esplanade

Sailor sitting on Esplanade bench in front of ship Gjoa and Dutch windmill

Golden Gate Park
Judah & La Playa
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Judah & La Playa

Sailor standing on corner. Dick's Coffee shop, The Red Mill in background. Future Java Beach.

Sunset Outer