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Earthquake ruins
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Earthquake ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Ruins in Chinatown S.F.] Men posing and smiling. Telegraph Hill in background.

Nob Hill
Earthquake Refugees
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Earthquake Refugees

1906 Earthquake and Fire, likely Camp Number 5 at Big Rec.[Refugee Camps in Golden Gate Park San Francisco]

Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate & Octavia
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Golden Gate & Octavia

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south to intersection and to temporary toilets set up after earthquake in Jefferson Square. "Pioneer Automobile Co.", selling Oldsmobile and Winton cars at right was at SW corner of Golden Gate & Octavia Streets.

Cathedral Hill
Kearny near Post
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Kearny near Post

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view southwest to Call Building on fire. 700 Market Building, Mutual Savings Bank Building, Raphael's, M. A. Gunst Co. on Kearny. Hotel Graystone at right.

Downtown / Union Square
Market & Grant
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Market & Grant

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to earthquake ruins and rubble, Mutual Savings Bank Building.

Downtown / Union Square
Sacramento near Leidesdorff
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Sacramento near Leidesdorff

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake ruins and fire . View east on Sacramento. Rubble in street, people watching fire in distance. Owen H. Smyth, printer, 511 Sacramento at right. Old What Cheer House.

Financial District
2nd and Jessie
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2nd and Jessie

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west down Jessie. Large number of rescuers at the Wilcox House, collapsed rooming house on southwest corner of 2nd & Jessie. North side of Crossley Building and south side of Grand and Palace Hotels in background.

Financial District
Market near 7th
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Market near 7th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west from center of Market to possible looters looking through boxes of shoes. Empire Theatre (1133 Market) and Miles Brothers studio (1139 Market) on left. Dome of Central Theatre (1177 Market) in distance left. In distance right, giant top hat that advertised Lundstrom Hats store.

Civic Center
Unknown location
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Unknown location

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to people watching approaching fire after 1906 earthquake, from hilltop. Same image as wnp27.1168. [Van Ness Ave Burning]

Powell near Ellis
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Powell near Ellis

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [18] View south on Powell toward Market Street and crowds gathering to see the approaching fire after the earthquake. Novelty Theatre and Flood Building, with S.N. Wood & Co. store, at left. Transient rooms for rent at right, St. Ann's Building in distance.

Downtown / Union Square
Golden Gate & Jones
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Golden Gate & Jones

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [33] View east on Golden Gate Ave. to man pulling trunk, people milling as fire burns South of Market. Marks Bros. with Carrolton Hotel behind, Golden Gate Theatre barely visible. O'Kane Harness, 26 Golden Gate.

Tenderloin
Larkin & Hayes
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Larkin & Hayes

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast across intersection of City Hall Avenue and Larkin St. (near present day Larkin and Grove) to ruins of City Hall, cable car track, earthquake rubble.

Civic Center
Eddy & Leavenworth
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Eddy & Leavenworth

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to people walking, Eddy streetcar approaching, Flood Mansion and Fairmont Hotel at left, Call Building at right background.

Tenderloin
Market and 8th
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Market and 8th

View north from center of 8th Street across Market to Marshall (City Hall) Square, City Hall and Pioneer (James Lick) Monument. Corner of Marye Building on left.

Civic Center
Octavia near Golden Gate
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Octavia near Golden Gate

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north on Octavia between Golden Gate and McAllister showing the east side of the street. Earthquake refugees lined up for milk at the Millbrae Dairy Depot. Jefferson Square in the background right. The building in the center, 848 Octavia, was moved in the 1970s during redevelopment and now sits at 45-47 Beideman Street, between O'Farrell and Ellis.

Western Addition