City Hall Ruins
1906 Earthquake and Fire, City Hall viewed from Larkin near Grove
Civic CenterRuins
Contains 2070 photos
California & Taylor
1906 Earthquake and Fire, 1101 California Street. Woman posing at former entrance to the Alban Towne Mansion. Portals moved to Golden Gate Park in 1909 as Portals of the Past.
Nob Hill
Unknown Location
1906 Earthquake and Fire laying temporary railroad tracks to the bay, probably South of Market. Ships moored in distance.
Clay near Sansome
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west up ClayStreet through rubble to Nob Hill the Fairmont Hotel
Financial District
Unknown Location
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View of earthquake ruins, piles of debris and partial brick walls.
Montgomery & Washington
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to rebuilding Columbus Savings Bank (Built 1905, also known as Columbia Savings Bank). San Francisco Landmark 212.
Financial District
Montgomery near Sacramento
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Looking south. Earthquake ruins and rubble. Merchants Exchange Building right.
Chinatown
Montgomery & Pine
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Remains of the Nevada Bank (after some demolition of upper stories) Northwest corner of Montgomery and Pine. In 1905, Wells Fargo had merged with Nevada Bank. At time of destruction it was the Wells Fargo Nevada National Bank Building.
Financial District
Montgomery near Sacramento
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Looking south towards Market Street. Large crowd waiting for opening of safe. Italian American Bank at the SE Corner of Sacramento and Montgomery in background left. Crocker Building, Palace Hotel in distance.
Financial District
Powell & Green St
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake Ruins, View northeast from Green & Powell to Telegraph Hill, Powell streetcar tracks. Washington Square at left.
Russian Hill
Kearny & Pacific
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view southeast across Columbus showing Sentinel Building (Columbus Tower), Hall of Justice ruins (at right), Montgomery Block (at left) earthquake damage.
North Beach
Powell & Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Looking North, earthquake damage, Food Building at right
Downtown / Union Square
Kearny & Washington
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view North to Telegraph Hill, Earthquake Damage
Chinatown
Post near Kearny
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view south along Kearny to Call Building burning, 700 Market Building, Mutual Savings Bank Building, Raphaels clothiers (Kearny and Maiden Lane) Earthquake and Fire. Clock reads 10:40 a.m. [Burning of the Call, Pillsbury Picture Co. #7614] Duplicate of wnp37.01427. Hand colored version with different cropping at wnp59.00050.
Downtown / Union Square
Montgomery & Sutter
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view south down Montgomery St. to burning of the Grand Hotel (left) and Palace Hotel. [Grand and Palace Hotels Pillsbury Picture Co. no. 7591]
Downtown / Union Square