Market near 1st
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake ruins, Market near 1st ruins, looking to Ferry Building
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Market near 4th
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east from earthquake rubble on Market to Chronicle Building Annex, Mutual Savings Bank Building, Call Building, Kamm Building; sightseers along Market
Downtown / Union Square
Steiner near Sutter
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north to earthquake ruins, St. Dominic's Church damage, Street Kitchens. Taken after April 18, 1906 earthquake, but before south tower of church was pulled down on May 14, 1906.
Lower Pacific Heights
Post & Powell
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake ruins, View northeast toward ruins of Temple Emanu-El on Sutter Street.
Downtown / Union Square
View from Nob Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View of ruins of retail district, Looking southeast from near Jones & Bush. Call and Whittell Buildings at center
Lower Nob Hill
Powell & Washington
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake ruins, Ruins of Nob Hill with Fairmont Hotel on summit, looking south on Powell
Nob Hill
Unknown Location
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake ruins, Piles of earthquake rubble
View from SF Bay
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake damage, View of city west from ferry boat. Ferry Building, Call Building,Merchant's Exchange, Kohl Building, Fairmont Hotel in background
Bush & Steiner
1906 Earthquake and Fire, St. Dominic's Church damage at Bush and Steiner, photo postcard, postmarked May 24, 1906.
Lower Pacific Heights
Mission near New Montgomery
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake damage, view west from center of street toward north side of Mission between New Montgomery and Annie. P.N. Kuss Paints and Oils, 640 Mission.
South of Market
Sacramento & Drumm
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake and Fire, Buildings burning on west side of Drumm near Sacramento. Power and Pike Sheet Metal Works, 17 Drumm
Financial District
Unknown Location
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake and Fire, fire burning damaged buildings, lower Market Street
Market near Battery
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast across Market to Earthquake and Fire, fire burning, Byron Jackson Machine Works 411 Market in the Lachman Block on the southwest corner of Market and Fremont. Excelsior Glove Company 415 Market St. (After the Lachman building burned, the ruins became a favorite of photographers because of Samuel Lachman's stone face in the rubble - see wnp14.0445. Face is visible in rubble on street in front of building.) Photographer is standing on the Mechanic's Monument
Financial District
Merchant near Sansome
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake damage, Produce District, View southwest across Merchant to 517 Merchant National Fish Co., 519-521 Biagini & Co., Maggio Dondero & Co., earthquake devastation and dead horses. [National Fish Co. across from Henry's saloon]
Financial District
Merchant near Montgomery
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake damage, View southwest across Merchant St. to 541 Merchant St before the fire reached it [Ratto's Oyster Restaurant] earthquake devastation, dead horses. Hall of Justice on Portsmouth Square at upper right.
Financial District