Hall of Justice
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Portsmouth Square, Hall of Justice in ruins [No. 296 HALL OF JUSTICE, MAY 18,1806.
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North Beach Ruins
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northerly from Jackson and Mason in foreground. (Only flat street with cable car crossing.) St. Francis Assisi Church at center right
Telegraph Hill
Mason near Pine
1906 Earthquake and Fire, From Nob Hill. Man posing with Earthquake rubble, View south on Mason, St. Francis Hotel, with annex under construction, First Congregational Church ruins, in background left and center, Bernal Heights background center, Hall of Records background right
Nob Hill
Post & Stockton
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Northeast corner. 1906 earthquake damage, ruins of Pacific Union Club
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake
1906 Earthquake and Fire, fire burning. Whittell Buildig at extreme right
Valencia Hotel Collapse
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest across Valencia between 18th & 19th Streets, before the fire. Large sinkhole in street.
Mission
Valencia Hotel Collapse
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north on Valencia 18th & 19th Streets to Valencia St. Hotel before it burned. Crowds, rescue workers.
Mission Dolores
Fire Ruins from Nob Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, California east of Powell. View east, Ferry Building in distance
Nob Hill
Powell near Sacramento
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to St. Francis of Assisi church, North Beach and Telegraph Hill. After 1906 fire
North Beach
Valencia Hotel Collapse
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Valencia between 18th & 19th Streets, Man being rescued [Rescuing Visitors from Valencia Street Hotel]
Mission Dolores
Valencia Hotel Collapse
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Valencia between 18th & 19th Streets, Fireman rescuing shirtless man [Bringing out a visitor after 4 hours]
Mission Dolores
Valencia Hotel Collapse
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Valencia between 18th & 19th Streets, [digging for bodies, Valencia Street Hotel]
Mission Dolores
Post & Kearny
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view west from center of intersection, street full of rubble. Whittell building under construction at left. In right distance, ruins of the Shreve Building (William Curlett architect, opened 1905, refurbished and reopened 1907) and ruins of the W.&J. Sloane Building, which had housed the home furnishings store of that name since it opened in 1900 (Tharp & Holmes architects). It was demolished down to its steel frame and rebuilt into the Jewelers Building, by its owners, The Crocker Estate Co. (150 Post, Lewis Hobart architect, opened 1908). (AS)
Downtown / Union Square
Grant & Geary
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View East, Call Building at left
Downtown / Union Square
Larkin & City Hall Ave
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Northeast view of City Hall Ruins across Larkin. [City Hall before fire]
Civic Center