People

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17th & York

View south across 17th Street from Franklin Square. Crowd kneeling in gated yard and during outdoor Catholic church service at 2611 17th Street (then the southeast corner of 17th and York, later site of 17th St. car barn). Service was held on the Sunday following the earthquake and fire, led by Rev. Father Patrick Mulligan. Bernal Heights in the distance, building in distance at right may be Union Brewery at 18th and Florida Sts. The 1905 directory lists this as the home of attorney and former Sheriff John J. McDade and capitalist Richard O'Neill. [Holding Service in the Open Air, 17th & Bryant Sts.]

1906 Mission

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Market near Sansome

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west down Market St. Ruins of Grand Hotel, Palace Hotel, Call Bldg., Crocker Bldg., Postal Telegraph (original Hobart) Bldg. Starting to run electric streetcars on cable car tracks. [View from ferry looking up Market St. #39 Bushnell Foto Co.]

1906 Financial District

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Grant & Market

View east to GAR (Grand Army of the Republic) Arch. Through the arch is the Nucleus Hotel.

1886 Downtown / Union Square

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Kearny & Market

Elevated view north across Market to Lotta's Fountain, with many people climbing on it, at center. Probably the arrival parade for General and former President Ulysses S. Grant on his return from a world tour of several years. Troops marching on Market and Kearny Streets. Banners strung above Kearny. Large crowd fills street, many holding flags. People on rooftops, and filling windows. Building at northeast corner of Geary & Kearny has large "Eagleson & Co. 4 and 6 Kearny St. Shirts Underwear" sign, C.N. West Electro Medical Belts 652 Market, A. Roger & Co. Ostrich Feathers 652 Market.

1883 Downtown / Union Square

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Seal Rocks

[Capt. Williams at the Seal Rock House. San Francisco, Cal] Swimmer in water holding two flags

1890 Sutro

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Location Unknown

Staged pullover photo. People were just getting used to cars, so this is probably part of a safety campaign.

1928

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Location Unknown

Staged pullover photo. People were just getting used to cars, so this is probably part of a safety campaign.

1928

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Market & Van Ness

Elevated view southeast across Market. Joseph Schmitz & Co pianos at 1439 Market St. Beyond, Fire Engine House No. 19, Hook & Ladder Co. No. 3, Studebaker Manufacturing Building, west side of Panorama Building (opened August, 1887) with signage for inaugural exhibit "Battle of Missionary Ridge", in 1896 converted to Rambler Biclorama (Bicycle sales and track) at 10th St. corner. Ray & Dowling, Sale Yards & Stable at right.

1893 Civic Center

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First Cliff House

Looking north on Cliff Rd. [3020B Cliff House & Seal Rocks]. Duplicate of wnp4.0408

1888 Sutro Heights

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Van Ness & McAllister

Probably Mechanics' Pavilion on right.

1886 Civic Center

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Chinatown

View across cobblestone street to two men posing outside building [Chinese Restaurant East side Dupont Street] also published by Taber as "B3. Chinese Restaurant, S. F., Cal"

1880 Chinatown

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Golden Gate Park

1906 Earthquake and Fire, 1906 refugee camp. Circular tents are army-issue Sibley tents.

1906 Golden Gate Park

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Turk near Jones

1906 earthquake and fire, group in horse-drawn buggy in front of ruins of supposedly fireproof 9-story Linda Vista Apartments on the southeast corner of Turk and Jones. Ruins of Siminoff Building on the north side of Golden Gate near Taylor in the background (bent metal framing)

1906 Tenderloin

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Market near 4th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south across ruins of Flood Building at southwest corner of 4th and Market. A group of men stands in front of closed vault doors. In the background are the ruins of the Pioneer Building (Society of California Pioneers) at 4th and Pioneer Place. The United States National Bank was located at 805 Market St. in the Flood Building after April, 1905. It advertised that its safe deposit vaults were conveniently located on the ground floor. Poster on wall for Easton Addition, Burlingame. See also wnp27.6900 (AS) [Miles Bros. #7]]

1906 South of Market

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Geary near Webster

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west on Geary between Webster & Fillmore. People posed in the street with stoves and street kitchens, cable car tracks in the street. Ruins of Temple Beth Israel in the background. This is fairly soon after the earthquake, initially cooking was required as far as possible from buildings. Later street kitchens were allowed to move to the sidewalk. (JF) This area completely demolished in redevelopment.

1906 Japantown