Unknown Location
Tents pitched in an orchard near a flagpole (Maybe not earthquake-related but rather a military encampment.)
Refugees
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Geary near Fillmore
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on Geary between Fillmore and Webster, people posed in the street with stoves and street kitchens, cable car tracks in the street. 1st English Evangelical Lutheran Church in the distance. This is fairly soon after the earthquake, initially cooking was required as far as possible from buildings. Later street kitchens were allowed to move to the sidewalk. (JF) This area completely demolished in redevelopment. (see also wnp37.00138)
Japantown
Eddy near Fillmore
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view east on Eddy Street from Fillmore. Bread line stretching for blocks. St. Paulus Lutheran Church (burned 1995) at Gough in the distance. Soldier patrolling line. [J204 SF After the fire. Bread line on Eddy from Fillmore to Gough]
Western Addition
Van Ness & O'Farrell
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view west on O'Farrell from Van Ness. A huge line of people waiting for food distribution at St. Mary's Cathedral. [28. Provision line, St. Mary's Church]
Cathedral Hill
Camp Richmond
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view north from about Balboa and Funston towards 1906 refugee camp known as Camp Richmond, refugee cottages lined up on the site of Park Presidio Boulevard. The Presidio in the background. [J-16 2400 Refugee Cottages, after great fire - 13th Ave.]
Richmond Inner
Golden Gate Park
1906 Earthquake and Fire, refugee camp No. 5 at Big Rec showing tents and long barracks, Mt. Sutro and Affiliated Colleges (later UCSF) in the background. [J-164 S.F. after the fire - Refugees' Camp, Golden Gate Park.]
Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Sharon Meadow Refugee camp No. 7 showing tents lined up. Sign reads, Camp No. 3, which was a subdivision of the larger camp. [J-161 Refugee Camp, Golden Gate Park]
Golden Gate Park
Speedway Meadow
1906 Earthquake and Fire, refugee camp at Speedway Meadow for the feeble and infirm. View east, Prayerbook Cross in the background. [J-230 1200 Apartments for fire refugees, Park Speedway.]
Golden Gate Park
Unknown Location
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View of Mission burning
Mission
Mission
1906 Earthquake and Fire, “Earthquake ruins in Mission St.”
Mission
Montgomery & Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest across Market St from Montgomery St, Call building burning, Palace Hotel, Monadnock Building, Hearst Building.
Downtown / Union Square
Montgomery & Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest across Market St from Montgomery St, Call building burning, Palace Hotel, Monadnock Building, Hearst Building [Call Building, Copyright 1906 by S.F. Ruins Pub. Co.]
Downtown / Union Square
Steiner & Grove
1906 Earthquake and Fire, crowd in Alamo Square watching fire after earthquake. View to east.
Alamo Square
Market & Valencia
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [2nd day of fire Market and Valencia Sts. Homeless families encamped in foreground]
Lower Haight
Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Refugee tents in Union Square near Dewey Moneument after fire and earthquake with St. Francis Hotel in ruins in background. [221. Union Square and St. Francis.]
Downtown