Ferry Building Post Quake
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Scaffolding around Ferry Building tower, people walking, horse drawn carts
Financial DistrictReconstruction
Contains 204 photos
View Northwest from Rincon Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest towards 2nd St from rooftop near Folsom to earthquake and fire damage and some rebuilding. Aronson Building, St. Francis Hotel, Call Building, Mutual Savings Bank Building, Rialto Building, Chronicle Annex, Palace Hotel, Crocker Building. Fairmont Hotel, tower of Grace church in distance right. [Looking West From Rincon Hill 4-18-06 (Sic)]
Rincon Hill
Western Addition
Unknown Location, Men working on sewer line
California near Kearny
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west from center of street to Fairmont Hotel, Grace Church, Old St. Mary's Cathedral. People walking in street, particularly at Grant intersection.
Financial District
Union & Pierce
View east on Union Street, post-earthquake, with Russian Hill in distance. The section of Union Street downhill from here suffered heavy damage, cable car tracks were displaced and subsidence occurred.
Cow Hollow
Dolores near 16th
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view northeast of burned portion of Mission District and South of Market, with ruins of Notre Dame School and Convent. At upper left, Nob Hill, Fairmont Hotel, ruins of City Hall. In distance, Yerba Buena Island and East Bay Hills. Some rebuilding underway. [View of Ruins from Dolores and 17th St. Notre Dame Convent in Foreground]
Mission Dolores
Market near Fremont
Elevated view northeast on Market from about Fremont. Many streetcars lined up and pedestrians walking. Ferry Building in the distance.
Financial District
Nob Hill
Elevated view west possibly from Mills Building, Northwestern Life Insurance sign on MacDonough..or McDonough..Building (1908), 333 Kearny, Metropolitan Life Insurance Building (1909), Fairmont Hotel, Old St. Mary's Cathedral.
Financial District
City Hall Ruins
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View looking north from near 8th & Market
Civic Center
Ferry Building
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View from Market Street after 1906 Earthquake. Colorized photo.
Financial District
Unknown Location
1906 Earthquake and Fire laying temporary railroad tracks to the bay, probably South of Market. Ships moored in distance.
View from Liberty
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view northeast over earthquake and fire damage. Collapsed brick chimney in foreground left. Ruins of City Hall at left, Nob Hill, Flood Mansion and Fairmont Hotel in background left. Main U.S. post office, Union Square buildings and Call Building background right. Some temporary buildings in Mission, a few more than in wnp15.289 and wnp15.288.
Dolores Heights
Sansome & Halleck
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest from inside excavation site. In distance left, ruins of Hayward's Building at Leidesdorff corner, 3rd Merchants Exchange Building with extensive repairs well underway. In distance center, London & San Francisco Bank Building (426 California) showing earthquake damage to exterior wall decorations, but occupied by Otis, McAllister & Co. (coffee importers), Kohl Building beyond. Overland Freight Transfer Co. wagon with driver and horses to right of center.
Financial District
Mason & Market
Admission Day Monument in its original location, looking north to Nob Hill, empty blocks north of Market show the 1906 burn area. The Monument was moved to Golden Gate Park in 1948, and returned to Market at Post and Montgomery Streets in 1977.
Tenderloin
7th & Mission
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view northeast to Earthquake Ruins, Old Post Office, now US Court of Appeals. Street under repair [S.F. Post Office #19 Bushnell Foto Co.]
South of Market