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View west on Market between 2nd and New Montgomery in front of the Weinstein Company, 615 Market. A long Line of people wait to buy cigarette during a cigarette shortage. Next door is Hoffman's Grill, 619 Market declared a landmark in 1981 (SFLandmark 144), it was gutted in 1985 and surrounded by a highrise building. The facade remains.
Financial District
Cigarette Shortage, Line of Customers
Downtown / Union Square
View south towards Market Street. Cigarette Shortage, line of customers at cigar store
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north on Sansome to Earthquake Damage, Zellerbach & Sons building at 418 Sansome leveled in foreground, Cowell Building standing in ruins at center, Appraisers Building in background
Financial District
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake & Fire, from Van Ness & Bay, Refugees in vacant lots with fire in background
Russian Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake damage, Man posing near safes of Towne Mansion at 1101 California Street.
Nob Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake damage, Man posing at Towne Mansion at 1101 California Street, in back of vaults and open safe
Nob Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, 1101 California St. Woman posing in the former entrance to the Alban Towne Mansion. Portals moved to Lloyd Lake in Golden Gate Park in 1909 as Portals of the Past.
Nob Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east from center of California to ruins of Grace Church / Cathedral, Old St. Mary's, Ferry Building with scaffolding around tower, Merchant's Exchange, Kohl Building
Nob Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake Ruins, looking north to Telegraph Hill, Montgomery Block, Snook & Son Plumbing (602 Montgomery), Soldiers Relaxing
Chinatown
1906 Earthquake and Fire, 1101 California Street. Woman posing at former entrance to the Alban Towne Mansion. Portals moved to Golden Gate Park in 1909 as Portals of the Past.
Nob Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Looking south towards Market Street. Large crowd waiting for opening of safe. Italian American Bank at the SE Corner of Sacramento and Montgomery in background left. Crocker Building, Palace Hotel in distance.
Financial District
People sitting on benches at the park
Chinatown
View southwest from Washington across Kearny toward Portsmouth Square.
Chinatown
People at the park. Lots of birds.
Chinatown