San Jose
1906 earthquake and fire. Collapsed annex to the Vendome Hotel, 1st and Hobson Streets, San Jose
Outside SFRuins
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San Jose
1906 earthquake and fire. Bicyclists gathered outside a severely damaged San Jose High School, corner of Seventh and San Fernando Streets.
Outside SF
Unknown Location
1906 earthquake and fire. Firemen playing hoses on collapsed and burning buildings. Steam pumper putting out smoke.
San Jose
1906 earthquake and fire. Ruins of St. Patrick's Church, San Jose, northwest corner of 9th and Santa Clara Streets. A total loss, it was rebuilt one year later.
Outside SF
San Jose
1906 earthquake and fire. Ruins of a collapsed brick church next to a YMCA 'Modern School of Business' 72-78 North Second Street, San Jose.
Outside SF
San Jose
1906 earthquake and fire. Damaged St. James Hotel Annex, W. St. John's Street. Ads for San Jose Dairy Co. San Jose Cigars.
Outside SF
Market & Battery
1906 earthquake and fire. Ruins of Market St with Donahue Monument (Mechanic's Monument) at right.
Financial District
Market & Sansome
1906 earthquake and fire. Women in street outside ruins of Wells Fargo Building on NE corner Market, Sutter & Sansome. View north to Merchants Exchange building at left.
Financial District
Temple Emanu-el
1906 earthquake and fire. View southeast from corner of Bush and Powell. Ruins of Temple Emanu-el, Call Building in distance, Whittell Building at right.
Downtown / Union Square
Fulton near Polk
1906 earthquake and fire. View east on Fulton to ruins of City Hall before district burned. Smoke in distance.
Civic Center
Oakland
1906 earthquake and fire. Men riding bicycles past the damaged First Baptist Church after demolition of the damaged tower, northwest corner of Telegraph Avenue and 22nd Street, Oakland.
Outside SF
Unknown Location
1906 earthquake and fire. Twisted steel beams in front of gutted buildings.
Redwood City
1906 earthquake and fire. Courthouse damaged by 1906 earthquake
Outside SF
Flood Mansion
1906 earthquake and fire. Ruins of Flood Mansion on California St. between Mason and Taylor. Worker with pickaxe in street.
Nob Hill
Market near Grant
1906 earthquake and fire reconstruction. View east on Market St. with URR (United Railroads) streetcar #1143 in foreground. Mutual Savings Bank at left, Ferry Building in distance.
Downtown / Union Square