Market & Battery
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake and fire, view northeast to Donahue Monument and Ferry Building - Expert Safe and Vault Opening. Temporary shacks [No. 28-A Market and Battery Sts.]
Financial DistrictRuins
Contains 2070 photos
Jefferson Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake and fire, mothers, children and infants in refugee camp
Cathedral Hill
Golden Gate Park
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake and fire, Refugee camp in front of Garfield Statue
Golden Gate Park
Market near Taylor
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view north toward Nob Hill from Market Street near Taylor. Ruins of Hotel Netherland, 18 Turk between Mason and Taylor, which opened April 4, 1903, at right. Temporary structure for builder Isaac Penny, 412 O'Farrell, at Taylor, very small with white roof, at center.
Tenderloin
Unknown Location
1906 Earthquake and Fire, People gathered around a small stove in the street. [Cooking On The Street No. 32]
5th near Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [5th St. Western Photographic Co. 34] After 1906 Earthquake, view west across 5th St. to overloaded streetcar. A corner of the Old Mint at middle left and the intact California Casket Company building (965 Mission, Albert Pissis, Architect, extant 2020) behind it.
South of Market
Jefferson Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [First Barber Shop, Western Photographic Co. 46] 1906 Earthquake, barbershop
Cathedral Hill
Sacramento near Grant
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [65 Sing Fat & Co. $700,000 store Chinatown; Western Photographic Co. L.A., Cal.]View west on Sacramento below Grant to 1906 Earthquake and fire ruins of Sing Fat & Co. in Chinatown. Fairmont Hotel in background right. Old St. Mary's in background left.
Chinatown
Market near 5th
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west down center of Market, City Hall ruins in background right; workmen repairing streetcar tracks and roadway, woman laughing. Far background, Grant Building, Twin Peaks, Admission Day Monument [Scene on Market St. Western Photographic Co. 45]
Downtown / Union Square
California & Montgomery
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west from center of California Street to Grace Church, Fairmont Hotel, Old St. Mary's Church in distance. At right, San Francisco Savings Union, six story bank building at corner of California and Spring (then known as Webb). Smaller building to its right is German Savings & Loan Society. Many pedestrians sightseeing in street, men in chairs with small tent.
Financial District
Market near 4th
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Pioneer Bldg. Western Photographic Co. 15] View southwest after 1906 Earthquake to ruins of California Pioneer Building at Pioneer Place and 4th Street; Rear of California Academy of Sciences building at right. Loaded wagons
South of Market
Montgomery & California
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south on Montgomery to demolition of the Safe Deposit Building. Security Savings Bank, Mills Building , Crocker Building, Palace Hotel in distance. [Wrecking the Safe Deposit Bldg. 83 Western Photographic Co.]
Financial District
Market & New Montgomery
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west along south side of Market St. to ruins of Grand and Palace Hotels, Monadnock and Call Buildings beyond. Four well-dressed men posing. [Grand and Palace Hotels. Western Photographic Co. 43]
Financial District
Grant near Sacramento
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to 1906 Earthquake and Fire ruins, [Ruins of Chinatown, Western Photographic Co. 74] 1906 Earthquake ruins near Sacramento & Grant. Chinatown ruins; Hall of Justice in background. Duplicate of wnp15.555
Chinatown
Tenderloin
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Ellis St. Western Photographic Co. 1] 1906 Earthquake; View east from Ellis Street near Mason; looking at Call, Mutual Savings & Chronicle Buildings