Ruins

Contains 2070 photos

Montgomery & Market
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Montgomery & Market

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest across Market St from Montgomery St, Call building burning, Palace Hotel, Monadnock Building, Hearst Building.

Downtown / Union Square
Montgomery & Market
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Montgomery & Market

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest across Market St from Montgomery St, Call building burning, Palace Hotel, Monadnock Building, Hearst Building [Call Building, Copyright 1906 by S.F. Ruins Pub. Co.]

Downtown / Union Square
3rd & Market
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3rd & Market

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south across Market to 3rd Street and seven-story Winchester Hotel burning at southwest corner of 3rd and Stevenson Street, next to H. Schoene photograph gallery. Aronson Building beyond. Hearst (Examiner) Building on left. Call Building on right. [By Stewart & Rogers, Bear Photo S.F. 43] Similar to wnp37.10057. [No 232 -The fire on Third Street. 9 a.m., April 18, 1906]

Downtown / Union Square
View N from Russian Hill
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View N from Russian Hill

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view looking north from Russian Hill over ruins of North Beach. Belvedere, Alcatraz and Angel Islands visible in the Bay.

Russian
View from Telegraph Hill
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View from Telegraph Hill

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Globe Mills (Chestnut and Montgomery) at left with Fisherman's Wharf in ruins. Alcatraz Island in the distance.

Hill
Montgomery & Market
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Montgomery & Market

1906 Earthquake and Fire, elevated view looking east over ruins after fire from Union Trust / Wells Fargo Building. Ferry Building in the distance with repair scaffolding on tower. Gen. Arthur Cigar billboard. Intersection of Sutter, Sansome and Market at bottom center.

Hill
California near Powell
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California near Powell

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on California near Powell with Grace Church on the right and the Ferry Building in the distance. [Looking down California St. after fire April 18th 06.]

Nob Hill
Bush & Sansome
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Bush & Sansome

1906 Earthquake and Fire, First National Bank in ruins on the northwest corner of Bush and Sansome after fire and eathquake. Soldier and other men in street. [Sansome Street south from Bush. First National Bank to left.]

Financial District
Union Square
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Union Square

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Union Square looking north from Geary Street with the Dewey Monument at the center. Pacific Union Club, Temple Emanu-El in the distance. [Dewey Monument after Earthquake and Fire.]

Downtown / Union Square
Grant & Post
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Grant & Post

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast from Post and Grant showing the Palace Hotel, Chronicle BUilding and annex, Monadonock Building, Mutual Savings Bank and Call Building in ruins. [217 Chronicle Mutual Savings and Call Buildings after the fire.]

Downtown / Union Square
Howard & 3rd
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Howard & 3rd

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest at Howard and 3rd Street showing the Mutual and Call Buildings in ruins. Melted streetcar visible at center. [The Great Earthquake and Fire...Newspaper Square after the Earthquake and Fire.]

South of Market
3rd & Mission
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3rd & Mission

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View of Call Building and Mutual Bank Building in ruins at Mission and 3rd Streets. [Call Building through the Ruins.]

South of Market
City Hall
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City Hall

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View of City Hall in ruins from City Hall Avenue and Marshall Square showing the Pioneer Monument. [City Hall]

Civic Center
Hermann Near Laguna
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Hermann Near Laguna

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to approaching fire from what was later dubbed Mint Hill. City Hall dome left of center. Outbuildings of Protestant Orphan Asylum and School at Waller and Laguna in left foreground. Color tinted version of image at wnp15.969. [No. 211 Burning of San Francisco]

Hayes & Franklin
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Hayes & Franklin

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast from Franklin and Hayes looking towards St. Ignatius College and City Hall in ruins. "202. St. Ignatius Cathedral and School."

Western Addition