Contains 540 photos
1906 Earthquake and Fire, woman cooking in the street at Fort Mason. [3792 - Preparing dinner for her family - Old Lady cooking on the curb. SF Disaster] View north on MacArthur Ave near General's House, visible through trees at upper center.
Aquatic Park / Ft. Mason
1906 Earthquake and Fire, refugees at water station at foot of Dewey Monument. [A water station in Business District, San Francisco] Spires of Temple Emanu-el on Sutter Street at left.
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, refugee camp 5 (current Big Rec Ball field)
Golden Gate Park
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view east down Grove St from near Laguna. Ham and Eggs Fire approaching. Fire at Octavia intersection. Busch & Nelson Carriage Factory 525 Grove, at right. Image cropped from wnp37.02221. [From Van Ness Ave. East on Grove St. #124]
Hayes Valley
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north on Shotwell between 21st & 22nd. Street kitchens, Victorian homes (most still stand in this view). wnp15.1156 is same original image with different cropping.
Mission
1906 Earthquake and Fire. [Jefferson Square, Refugee Camp May 16th 1906] View northeast over many tents in park. St. Paulus Church at right.
Western Addition
1906 Earthquake and Fire, refugees gathered along Golden Gate Ave. in Jefferson Square. [The Approaching Fire, Beginning to Camp in Jefferson Square]
Western Addition
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view east on Golden Gate Ave. Crowds, some standing on construction materials, watching fire devour area south of Market Street. Golden Gate Livery Stable 24 Golden Gate Ave., Prager's Department Store (Murphy Building), Marks Bros., Galt House. Hale's Department Store on 6th across Market. [9] (Original print of wnp37.01213)
Tenderloin
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south from empty lot (future site of the Hibernia Office Building/Hotel Boyd) on Jones between Golden Gate And McAllister. Fire burning on Market Street in the background. Murphy-Grant Building at left, Hibernia Bank at right. Many refugees with furniture and belongings in lot where construction was in progress.
Tenderloin
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest across Jackson to earthquake refugee relief line on large empty lot at southwest corner. Earthquake damage. Automobile, cable car tracks on Jackson. Chimney has crashed through roof of house at 2111 Jackson (demolished) at right. H.S. Crocker homes in background [Bread Line - Jackson & Laguna]
Pacific Heights
1906 Earthquake and Fire, crowds of refugees lined up for clothes distribution, child posing at center. [22. Clothes for Refugees]
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view east from Franklin, people sitting on the sidewalk and cooking in street kitchens.Ruins of Marie Antoinette Apartments on Van Ness and Austin at right. Fairmont Hotel and Nob Hill in the background left.
Cathedral Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view southeast from about 20th Street and Iowa (now the site of I-280 Freeway) toward Santa Fe Railroad Yard and 1906 Earthquake refugee camp outfitted with US Army tents. Minnesota Street worker cottages (the Pelton Cottages) at center. Irish Hill in background left. Hunters Point in distance right. Spreckels Sugar refinery in distance left.
Dogpatch
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view south from the Arizona Garden near the Conservatory of Flowers. Refugee tents pitched on the grass. Affiliated Colleges (later UCSF) and Mt. Sutro in the background.
Golden Gate Park
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Main Drive (possibly peacock meadow), Refugee tent and wooden camp kitchens. signs are unreadable.