Contains 2070 photos
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on O'Farrell between Stockton and Powell before the fire. Debris, bricks in the street, Orpheum theatre with round awning at right. People wandering through the street. Original Phelan Building in distance center, portion of Alcazar Theater at far left.
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire. View looking southwest from lawn behind Stanford residence over burned area. Portion of wall and turret surrounding Mark Hopkins residence at right. Many chimneys standing. Nearly the same view as wnp70.10084
Nob Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire. View looking southwest from lawn behind Stanford residence over burned area. Ornamental iron railing in foreground. Many chimneys standing. Nearly the same view as wnp70.10083
Nob Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view south across Geary to 1906 earthquake damaged Temple Beth Israel Synagogue and Albert Pike Memorial Temple [Masonic Temple S.F]
Western Addition
1906 Earthquake and Fire, looking east on California St from Jones. Ruins at left of William H. Crocker mansion, present site of Grace Cathedral. Flood Mansion and Fairmont Hotel in distance.
Nob Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view North from Sacramento to south side of Claus Spreckels mansion (corner of Clay and Van Ness) in ruins after 1906 earthquake.
Pacific Heights
1906 Earthquake and Fire, ruins of Palace Hotel. Call Building in distance.
Financial District
1906 Earthquake and Fire, elevated view northwest across Valencia to collapsed Valencia Street Hotel between 18th and 19th Streets before fire burned the block. Many people in street. (Different cropping but superior version of wnp27.4951)
Mission
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view east on McAllister from Van Ness toward City Hall ruins at Larkin Street
Civic Center
1906 Earthquake and Fire, elevated view west from upper story of a building near California St and Montgomery St. Prominent landmarks include ruins (left to right) of Grace Church, Old St. Mary's and Fairmont Hotel
Financial District
1906 Earthquake and Fire, A group of 18 people posed in front of unknown ruins. Possibly a large extended family of three generations, the patriarch at center. (Speculation regarding whether is this SF or not)
1906 Earthquake and Fire. Ruins of City Hall framed by entrance columns of former Alban Towne Mansion. Portals moved to Golden Gate Park in 1909 as Portals of the Past..
Nob Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view east on O'Farrell between Market and Stockton. Crowds assembled on O'Farrell Street watching Call/Spreckels Tower on fire. To its right are the Call Annex and Kamm Buildings. The three-story building on the left is the first Cafe Odeon, 8 O'Farrell St., German Restaurant. It moved to the gore corner of Eddy and Market after the earthquake and fire. The Savings Union Bank was built on the site after the earthquake and fire. The Bancroft History Building can be seen on Market with the damaged Pianos sign of F.W. Spencer. Louvre Restaurant marquee at far right. [No.16R Call Building burning from O'Farrell Street](Same image as wnp37.01187 with handwritten caption.)
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast from Jones between Clay and Washington. Ruins of Fairmont Hotel and Flood Mansion at right. Ferry Building in distance at left.
Nob Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Angel of Grief, Henry C. Lathrop Memorial at Stanford. Lathrop was Jane Lathrop's brother and Leland Stanford's brother in law. The tomb was heavily damaged in the 1906 earthquake, and was repaired somewhat in 1908.
Outside SF