Contains 2070 photos
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake damage, Produce District, View southwest across Merchant St. 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
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south on Kearny toward Market Street, Fire burning South of Market Call Building and Hearst Buildings not yet on fire. Raphael's (Maiden Lane intersection) and Roos Brothers (27-37 Kearny) on right
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view north across Market to crowd watching approaching fire, Burke's Saloon, 1st Infantry Regiment Armory in background, at southeast corner of Page and Gough Streets.
South of Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east from center of Market at crowd watching approaching fire, 306 Market stationers sign at left
Financial District
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south on Grant toward Market, Crowd watching fire;City of Paris Department Store on left at Geary corner, Hammam Baths, 11-13 Grant, on right. Phelan Building corner tower beyond.
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Fire pump/firemen; horse and wagon, Wood & Co. in ruins, fire approaching, Mahoney political sign
1906 Earthquake and Fire, photographer with camera and tripod preparing to photograph ruins. View east on Mission to Aronson Building at 3rd Street corner. To right of center, ruins of the Metropolitan Hotel at 3rd and Minna.
South of Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Late afternoon, view southeast across Market to Market St. Cable Railway Power House with damaged chimney; fire sweeping into the Mission
Lower Haight
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Looking northeast to Fairmont Hotel, ruins, sightseers. Admission Day / Native Sons monument at right
Tenderloin
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast to City Hall and Hall of Records ruins in distance, Grant Building, background left; wrought iron fence melted
Civic Center
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast from 7th & Mission showing Post Office, buckled sidewalk, street and tracks, with financial district in background; [U.S. Post Office on 7 St. between Market and Mission. Opened 1902. Cost $5,000,000]
South of Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north to City Hall ruins [The City Hall - A monument and graft corruption. Building time 20 years, cost $6,000,000}
South of Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to City Hall ruins from Van Ness, sightseers, taxis
Civic Center
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to City Hall Ruins
Civic Center
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Market looking east to Flood Building with two ladies shopping plates and cups for sale by street merchants
Downtown / Union Square