California near Taylor
View southeast from ruins on lot of Tobin house towards Call Building. Whittell Building finished. Rebuilt steeples of Temple Emanu-el at center. Detail of broader view at wnp71.0112.
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Market & Kearny
View from the Call Building over Mutual Savings building north along Kearny Street. Rebuilding after 1906 earthquake. Crop of wnp4.1582
South of Market
California & Montgomery
View east over rebuilding after 1906 earthquake. Joshua Hendy Machine Works at Fremont Street south of Market in distance.
Financial District
California & Montgomery
View southwest over rebuilding after 1906 earthquake. On Pine Street are Original Coppa restaurant, New Franks, Cafe Confidence.
Financial District
View from Fairmont Hotel
View east to Yerba Buena Island, East Bay Hills and Mt. Diablo, ferries and warships in bay behind Ferry Building. Old St. Mary's at lower center, down California Street Kohl Building, Alaska Commercial Building (1907), Merchants Exchange Building, Clunie Building, Hotel Yale, Hotel Helvetia beyond. On Pine and Sansome Streets at far right, the Royal Insurance Co. Building (1909). On Sacramento St. at left, Chy Lung & Co., Haas Bros. wholesale grocers and Davis corner.
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Third & Market
View north on Third St toward Market. Magee Building at far left (with Owl Drug Co. 710 Market, Tom Dillon Hats 712 Market), Mutual Savings Bank Building (with Paul T. Carroll Knox Hats store), Flannery Building (with signage for C.M. Wooster Co. Country Lands), Johann Schmidt Building at far right (Herman Barth architect, 1908) with large ads for 'San Carlos Park' development on Peninsula. horse drawn wagons. Cropped version of wnp30.0077.
South of Market
4th & Market
View SE toward reconstruction of Humboldt Bank Building.
Downtown / Union Square
Union Square
part 1 - Elevated view East from St. Francis Hotel near Geary. Little St. Francis in the park (Temporary St. Francis Hotel), rebuilt steeples of Temple Emanu-el at far left. Union Square Building and Union Square Hotel on Post under construction. Overlaps with wnp37.03437.
Downtown / Union Square
Union Square
part 2 - View East from St. Francis Hotel near Geary. Little St. Francis in the park (Temporary St. Francis Hotel), Dewey Monument, steel structure of Schroth Building (1908, architect Cunningham & Politeo), completed Whittell building, Butler Building at right and other large buildings under construction. Overlaps with wnp37.03437, continuation of wnp37.03438. (AS)
Downtown / Union Square
Van Ness & O'Farrell
View north from center of street. Hotel Baltimore on left; early autos and wagons shortly after earthquake; early light poles in center of street. St. Mary's Cathedral is out of frame, on left.
Cathedral Hill
Powell & Market
[21 Mar '09] View north on Powell St. Street work in progress; police officer; Flood Building on right;
Downtown / Union Square
View NE from Nob Hill
Reconstruction View over earthquake and fire ruins towards Telegraph Hill. Wetmore Street in foreground. Building at center stands at Wetmore and Clay.
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View NE from Nob Hill
View over earthquake and fire ruins towards Telegraph Hill. View 1 of 2-part panorama. Wetmore Street in foreground. Building at center stands at Wetmore and Clay.
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View N from Nob Hill
View over earthquake and fire ruins over North Beach. Bay and Angel Island in distance. Clay Street crosses Wetmore in foreground. View 2 of 2-part panorama
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Washington & Jones
Looking north on Jones Street to summit of Russian Hill and houses there that survived fire. SF Bay, Alcatraz and Angel Island, Apartment Building at Jones and Jackson under construction. 1032 Broadway, built in 1853 for Joseph H. Atkinson, extant 2020, to right of center above construction.
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