Hayes near Van Ness
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [108. St. Ignatius Church. S.F. Rhea.] View northwest to ruins of St. Ignatius Church and College. Present site of Davies Symphony Hall.
Civic CenterPeople
Contains 12978 photos
Kearny near Bush
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake and fire, View south down Kearny to Chronicle Building, Call Building, Mutual Savings Bank
Downtown / Union Square
Divisadero near North Point
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake and fire, view northeast from Cow Hollow District, Russian Hill burning, refugees setting up tents, San Francisco Gas Works in distance center.
Marina
Market & Battery
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake and fire, view northeast to Donahue Monument and Ferry Building - Expert Safe and Vault Opening. Temporary shacks [No. 28-A Market and Battery Sts.]
Financial District
California near Grant
View northeast across California St. to cable cars, ships and bay in distance. Telephone or telegraph poles with 8 crossbars on north side of street. California House restaurant, Alexander Carpenter shop, florist.
Chinatown
Grant near Jackson
Probably Grant near Jackson. Chinese Parade on Grant Ave.; Children posing with American and Chinese flag
Chinatown
Grant & Jackson
Chinese Parade viewed from Grant and Jackson; Band and Chinese flag
Chinatown
National Guard troops
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Western Photographic Co. 52]1906 Earthquake, Co. A, 5th Infantry, National Guard, California, group portrait, posing with mascot puppy
5th near Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [5th St. Western Photographic Co. 34] After 1906 Earthquake, view west across 5th St. to overloaded streetcar. A corner of the Old Mint at middle left and the intact California Casket Company building (965 Mission, Albert Pissis, Architect, extant 2020) behind it.
South of Market
Market near 5th
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west down center of Market, City Hall ruins in background right; workmen repairing streetcar tracks and roadway, woman laughing. Far background, Grant Building, Twin Peaks, Admission Day Monument [Scene on Market St. Western Photographic Co. 45]
Downtown / Union Square
California & Montgomery
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west from center of California Street to Grace Church, Fairmont Hotel, Old St. Mary's Church in distance. At right, San Francisco Savings Union, six story bank building at corner of California and Spring (then known as Webb). Smaller building to its right is German Savings & Loan Society. Many pedestrians sightseeing in street, men in chairs with small tent.
Financial District
Market near 4th
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Pioneer Bldg. Western Photographic Co. 15] View southwest after 1906 Earthquake to ruins of California Pioneer Building at Pioneer Place and 4th Street; Rear of California Academy of Sciences building at right. Loaded wagons
South of Market
Montgomery & California
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south on Montgomery to demolition of the Safe Deposit Building. Security Savings Bank, Mills Building , Crocker Building, Palace Hotel in distance. [Wrecking the Safe Deposit Bldg. 83 Western Photographic Co.]
Financial District
Market & New Montgomery
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west along south side of Market St. to ruins of Grand and Palace Hotels, Monadnock and Call Buildings beyond. Four well-dressed men posing. [Grand and Palace Hotels. Western Photographic Co. 43]
Financial District
GGIE
Golden Gate International Exposition, Court of the Seven Seas. Tower of the Sun.
Treasure Island