Market near 5th
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast across Market Street past ruins towards Flood Building. Merchant with temporary stand.
Downtown / Union SquareRuins
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Fillmore & Geary
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Synagogue & Scottish Rite] View across Fillmore looking southwest to ruins of Temple Beth Israel synagogue and Albert Pike Memorial Temple. Worker on telephone pole making repairs. Livingston Bros. Dry Goods banner: Livingston Bros Dry Goods, formerly 123-129 Post St.'
Japantown
Scott & O'Farrell
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Girls High School] 1906 Earthquake and Fire, view northeast to earthquake damage at Girls High School.
Western Addition
Market near Grant
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to Market Street ruins of Mutual Savings Bank Building, Chronicle Annex, Palace Hotel, Monadnock Building, Call Building and Kamm Building.
Downtown / Union Square
Powell near Jefferson
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view southeast from Powell. Telegraph Hill in background. Ruins of streetcar left on road [Kearny - Mission car #1133 burned on Powell St. Friday, Apr. 20, 1906 at 4:00 pm] [Lorin Silleman]
Fishermans Wharf
Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire. View east from Union Square toward Whittell Building structure. Call Building in background, Spring Valley Water Co., City of Paris Building at right. Cyanotype printed on fabric.
Downtown / Union Square
California near Mason
1906 Earthquake and Fire. View northeast over rubble toward ruins of Flood Mansion and Fairmont Hotel. Cyanotype printed on fabric.
Nob Hill
Van Ness near O'Farrell
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north across southwest slope of Nob Hill to Fairmont Hotel. [Van Ness Avenue with still-standing Fairmont Hotel in distance, No. 45 in a series by W.J. Street]
Tenderloin
Stockton & O'Farrell
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view south on Stockton from O'Farrell. Army and police on horseback possibly watching building demolition. Ruins of Emporium on Market Street in background right.
Downtown / Union Square
Clay near Stockton
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on Clay toward Stockton. African American family on Clay Street with smoke billowing in the distance downhill. Crowds of people in the distance watching the fire. Cable car tracks at center.
Nob Hill
Union near Steiner
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west of collapsed section of Union Street between Pierce and Steiner.
Cow Hollow
Unknown Location
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Outdoor cooking in the ruins. Women and children gathered around makeshift stove in a street. [52]
Leavenworth near California
1906 Earthquake and Fire. View south to night view of ruins with 'stairway to the sky' in foreground, Old City Hall dome and Hall of Records in silhouette. Numerous outdoor fires glowing in distance. Cable car tracks on cross street. Probably Leavenworth near California. Same original image as wnp33.00766.
Nob Hill
Market near Larkin
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north through ruins and rubble to wagon pulled by four horses. Larkin Street facade of City Hall at right.
Civic Center
Hayes near Larkin
1906 Earthquake and Fire. View north through ruins. St. Mary's Cathedral in left distance, Larkin St. side of City Hall ruins at right. People walking near Grove and Larkin intersection. Some new or temporary structures at left in area that would later become Civic Center Plaza.
Civic Center