Mission Street Fire
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Buildings burning on Mission Street. Taken on Mint Street looking south. Crowds of people on Mint St, with Old Mint at left. [No. 8-R]
South of MarketRuins
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7th & Mission
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View South on 7th toward Mission Street as fire burns south of Market. Crowds in streets, horse-drawn ladder truck in foreground. The Grand Southern Hotel on southeast corner, Frank Daunet liquors on ground floor. (out of view to the left is the Main Post Office (now US Court of Appeals) [No. 79-R]
South of Market
Merchant near Sansome
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast across Merchant St. to earthquake damage and overturned wagons and dead horses in street. Taken before fire consumed this area. Postcard and tinted postcard versions at WNP135.00114 and WNP135.00113.
Financial District
Van Ness near Green
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Van Ness Ave nr Green] View south of burned mansions on right; earthquake rubble on left; St. Brigid Catholic Church in distance on right. Cracks in street caused by earthquake.
Pacific Heights
Lombard near Octavia
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view east on Lombard between Gough & Octavia. Fissure in street; horse and buggy; Victorian homes; street kitchen on right. House with gable still stands at 1630 Lombard. [Lombard bet Gough and Octavia]
Marina
1906 Ruins
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Woman and two boys having lunch amid earthquake rubble
Geary near Powell
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on Geary between Stockton & Powell [Geary street before the fire. Copyright 1906 Pillsbury Picture Co. No. 121] Union Square, Geary cable car and Whittell building under construction. Lengfeld's Pharmacy.
Downtown / Union Square
15th & Landers
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [15th & Landers] Corner building cracked and damaged by 1906 earthquake
Mission Dolores
Mission near New Montgomery
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [New Montgomery & Mission Sts.] Southwest view across Mission to group of men working to clear street of rubble after earthquake. Ruins of Rialto Building at right.
South of Market
Grant near California
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [View from California & Dupont Sts.] View northeast across earthquake ruins toward Telegraph Hill; Hall of Justice Building
Chinatown
Pine near Stockton
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east of earthquake damage and rubble; Merchant's Exchange Building on left, Mills Building on right. [Pine St.]
Nob Hill
Montgomery & Washington
View south from Columbus Avenue toward Washington and Montgomery. The Montgomery Block, built 1853 demolished 1959, now the site of the Transamerica Pyramid. It survived the 1906 fire, rubble and ruins surround it in this view. [84. Bank of Italy Montgomery St.; Western Photographic Co. L.A. Cal.]
Financial District
Geary near Powell
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east from center of Geary toward Market; earthquake damage in street; Lengfeld's Pharmacy; Whittell Building under construction; Palace Hotel; Mutual Savings Bank Building. Taken before fire destroyed area.
Downtown / Union Square
Valencia & McCoppin
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Valencia St. Powerhouse] Massive pile of bricks and ruins from Market St. Railway Building; Protestant Orphanage at far left
South of Market
Valencia & McCoppin
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Ruins of Market Street Railway Powerhouse.
South of Market