Golden Gate Park
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [No. 62-n-Field Hospital. Golden Gate Park] Elevated view of U.S. Army field hospital and tents and people.
Golden Gate ParkRefugees
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Embarcadero near Clay
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest from near Ferry Building to Telegraph Hill. US restaurant and army tents in front of earthquake ruins. St. Francis of Assisi Church in distance left. U.S. Restaurant at left.
Financial District
Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View towards northeast corner of Union Square. People gathered after earthquake with trunks and suitcases before fire swept the area. Pacific Union Club Building in background center. Walkerley Building (then Union League Club) at far left. [J-112. Refugees, before the great fire reached Union Square, SF]
Downtown / Union Square
Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Panorama view west. Tents and St. Francis Hotel.
Downtown / Union Square
Fontana Warehouse
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View North from Polk near North Point (site of Galileo High School field). Earthquake refugee tents in sand in foreground. [A-#88-Fontana Warehouse]
Aquatic Park / Ft. Mason
Presidio
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Chinese Camp, Presidio 30] Children in front of tents in refugee camp. Girl at left holding two parrots. Probably taken at Camp 3 near Fort Winfield Scott.
Presidio
Valencia near Liberty
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast across Valencia to refugees lined up on on street. Two buildings with awnings still standing 2020. Outdoor street kitchens. The Denniston Hotel.
Dolores Heights
Market & Spear
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west across Market to horse drawn wagons and and pedestrians passing ruins. Two women dressed in white holding hands. Luning Building in background.
Financial District
Panhandle
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Refugees with possessions gathered in front of McKinley Monument, on Baker St between Oak and Fell.
Panhandle
Moscone Playground
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view east to temporary tent camp for refugees on Lobos Square (now Moscone Playground). San Francisco Gas Works, Fontana Warehouse and Fort Mason at upper left. Russian Hill at right.
Marina
6th near Mission
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest on 6th Street from about Misson. Refugees in street with possessions including trunks, sewing machine, crutches. Bread line with Ruins of Hotel Phillips at 6th and Stevenson in the background left.
South of Market
Portsmouth Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Four boys in knickers and newsboy-type caps sitting on a bench outside an earthquake shack. The location is assumed, the refugee camp at Portsmouth Square held 37 cottages for Chinese families out of 153 total cottages there.
Chinatown
Lafayette Park
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view northwest from Lafayette Park towards the corner of Washington and Laguna. Makeshift refugee camp with tents. Irwin Mansion at right.
Pacific Heights
Jackson near Divisadero
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north across Jackson between Divisadero and Scott. Five women cooking on an outdoor stove, street kitchen. Man in background holding a bucket. Cable car tracks in the street. Houses on Divisadero visible in the background left.
Pacific Heights
Golden Gate Park
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Likely Camp No. 5 at the Recreation Grounds (Big Rec) Refugee camp with tents. Early view, people cooking, piles of lumber.
Golden Gate Park