Contains 12978 photos
View east down Market toward Ferry Building, showing reconstruction after earthquake and fire. On left, Greater San Francisco Cloak Co. at corner, Mechanics Savings Bank under construction, Flood Building beyond. On right, Wilson Building facade being supported during restoration, Old Hale Bros. store, David Hewes Building (Reid Bros. architects, opened 1909) on southeast corner under construction. Mounted police officer.
Tenderloin
Women wearing ribbons and hats in front of tables of food (bread/fruit?).
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view southeast across market to Monadnock Building under construction, Hearst Examiner Building, Call Building, Bancroft History Building, with Young's Restaurant sign and billiard parlor, F.W. Spencer Pianos. Goldstein & Co. theatrical supplies at far right. [Call Building the day before the fire. Copyright 1906 Pillsbury Picture Co. No. 134]
Downtown / Union Square
View southeast to east side of Howard (S. Van Ness) at earthquake damaged houses (Drunken Houses), Wagons in the street.
Mission
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north on Kearny near Clay, Hall of Justice Ruins on right, Telegraph Hill in the distance. [Up Kearny St Hall of Justice, Copyright 1906. Pillsbury Picture Co. No. 157]
Chinatown
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast across California to ruins of Safe Deposit Building before demolition of upper floors, Merchants Exchange Building. In distance left, Mutual Life Insurance Building at Sansome Corner. [Clearing of Rubbish, Merchants Exchange Copyright 1906. Pillsbury Picture Co. No 159] Earthquake ruins
Financial District
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view across what is now Embarcadero to twisted tracks, downed electrical lines and basalt block roadway. Lamppost reads 'East St.' [Earthquake Damage on Water St. Copyright 1906, Pillsbury Picture Co. 147]
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view west from middle of street to police and crowd gathered to watch approaching fire and firefighters spraying water on buildings in the distance. On left, Emporium department store on fire. In distance right, Flood Building. Phelan Building on far right, as yet undamaged. [Emporium on Fire. Copyright 1906. Pillsbury Picture Co. 150] Same original image as wnp59.00081.
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north from Market to Mason St., Admission Day Monument(Native Sons Monument), tables and shelters around Monument, ruins of Flood Mansion in distance, rubble. Monument moved to Golden Gate Park in 1948, it was returned to Market at Post and Montgomery Streets in 1977. [Phelan Fountain-Ruins of Mason Street Copyright 1906 Pillsbury Picture Co. No. 217]
Tenderloin
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north on Grant from Market, people walking in the street. Ruins of the Shreve Building at Post and Grant. [Grant Ave & Shreve Building. Copyright 1906 Pillsbury Picture Co. No. 177.]
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Eddy St. Near Fillmore.] View northwest across Eddy to Pierce-Rodolph Storage Warehouse. Bricks fallen from the upper story after 1906 earthquake in street. Exposed upper stories reveal furniture and boxes. Crates stacked on sidewalk.
Western Addition
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Mission Dolores] View west to Cemetery, old Mission Dolores, and gothic brick church with earthquake damage. Same image as wnp37.10089 with written caption.
Mission Dolores
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [#28 Mission St. Showing Mint. Western Photographic Co. LA. Cal.] View north to men sitting on Mission St., holding champagne bottles, streetcar tracks, earthquake ruins and rear of U.S. Mint.
South of Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south on Mason to Market. Earthquake ruins, including Poodle Dog Restaurant and Tivoli Opera House, with four men looking around street full of debris.[#78 Mason & Ellis Western Photographic Co. LA Cal.]
Tenderloin
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north from center of Van Ness to Rosenthal's Shoes, 1100 Van Ness, on northeast corner. Shoppers and relocated stores after the disaster.
Cathedral Hill