Ruins

Contains 2070 photos

Van Ness & Grove
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Van Ness & Grove

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Van Ness and Grove, looking northeast.] People standing in ruins with Nob Hill in distance. Fairmont Hotel at right.

Civic Center
Howard & Spear
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Howard & Spear

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Howard cor. Spear.]View west from Spear corner to wagons and people on Howard Street in South of Market. Damaged sidewalks, burnt ruins. National Iron Works, southwest corner Howard and Main, in distance.

Financial District
Old Civic Center
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Old Civic Center

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west to workers clearing rubble near Leavenworth and McAllister, next to ruins of Hall of Records and City Hall. Tracks on former City Hall Avenue.

Civic Center
Golden Gate & Hyde
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Golden Gate & Hyde

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Pedestrians walking past partially collapsed buildings on Golden Gate Ave.

Civic Center
Fremont & Mission
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Fremont & Mission

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Temporary building set up in post-earthquake ruins with signs 'Henshaw, Bulkley & Co. Engineers and Machinery Merchants.' This was their pre-earthquake site at the northwest corner of Fremont and Mission.

Financial District
Montgomery near Sacramento
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Montgomery near Sacramento

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Crowd watching man atop an overturned safe, using a chisel to open it in post-earthquake ruins. (see also wnp14.4621) [33]

Financial District
View of Mission District
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View of Mission District

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Mission District 26] View looking northeast towards downtown from summit of Dolores Heights. Mission High School at lower left. Showing large portion of Mission burned area, including 'drunken houses' block on Van Ness (then Howard) in distance right.

Dolores Heights
7th & Mission
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7th & Mission

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Federal Courthouse / Main Post Office following fire and earthquake.

South of Market
Mt. Tamalpais
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Mt. Tamalpais

Steam train and Chevrolet truck atop Mt. Tamalpais. Ruins of former Tavern of Tamalpais at right, which burned in 1923.

Market & Battery
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Market & Battery

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest to pedestrians walking through rubble on Market St. Donahue Monument / Mechanics Monument at left. Merchants Exchange Building in background. Superior copy of wnp37.10085

Financial District
Market & Spear
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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
Unknown Location
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Unknown Location

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View of burnt district with standing ruins. [44]

Panhandle
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Panhandle

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Refugees with possessions gathered in front of McKinley Monument, on Baker St between Oak and Fell.

Panhandle
View NE from Russian Hill
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View NE from Russian Hill

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View toward bay over burnt areas of North Beach and North Point. Corner of Alcatraz Island at upper left.

Russian Hill
Market near 9th
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Market near 9th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Ruins Majestic Theatre 63.] View east towards rear of Majestic on 9th and Stevenson. Theater entrance was 1281 Market near 9th.

Civic Center