Near Jones & Bush
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Western Photographic Co. 19 View from Nob Hill] 1906 Earthquake; Looking southeast to Call Building and Retail district
Lower Nob HillRuins
Contains 2070 photos
View From Twin Peaks
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Twin Peaks view looking down Market, showing burned area, horses grazing on slopes
Clarendon Heights
Powell & Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake and Fire. View southeast across Market to Call Building on fire in distance. California Academy of Sciences, Emporium, Red Front Store. Armed soldiers. [April 18, 1906 Emporium on Fire] (T.E. Hecht copy TEH)
Downtown / Union Square
Van Ness & Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view northeast to dedication of California Volunteers memorial. A sailor and a soldier hold the flag over the statue. Statue later moved to Market & Dolores. In the distance on the right, the Majestic Theater ruins (on Market near 9th,) the Grant Building, the Flood and Call Buildings. From the left, the Flood Mansion, Fairmont Hotel, City Hall ruins, St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church tower. Bank of Greater San Francisco, E. Graney Horseshoer.
Civic Center
Mission Dolores
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view west to 16th and Dolores, Mission Dolores, cemetery, earthquake-damaged Gothic Revival church, Corona Heights and Buena Vista Park in background [Mission Dolores April 1906 #906] (T.E. Hecht copy TEH906)
Mission Dolores
View from Filbert & Scott
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view east to Cow Hollow toward Russian Hill. Lombard Street cuts through north of the summit. The home with the Mansard roof on the left, 2426 (later 2466) Filbert, belonged to Louis Schultz, demolished 1948. Street Kitchens are visible in the distance down Filbert.
Cow Hollow
Memorial Museum
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Memorial Museum in Golden Gate Park, showing earthquake damage to east wall. Originally constructed as the Fine Arts Building for 1894 Midwinter Fair, it was renamed Memorial Museum in 1895 and eventually became part of de Young Museum. It was repaired and later demolished in 1929.
Golden Gate Park
18th & Harrison
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Looking west to Tank Hill and Mt. Sutro in background
Mission
Market near 8th
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view north to 1906 Earthquake, City Hall Ruins, hand colored
Civic Center
Larkin near Fulton
1906 Earthquake and Fire, City Hall ruins, close up of columns; hand colored
Civic Center
Franklin & Fell
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Entrance to Renaissance, Franklin St.] with man posing amid debris and rubble.
Civic Center
Franklin near Hayes
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view northeast from Franklin towards ruins of St. Ignatius Church and College. Present site of Davies Symphony Hall. [St. Ignatius Church & College]
Civic Center
Battery & Sacramento
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view northwest to Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Building in distance left; Neller & Schermer Co. Wine Merchants 409 Sansome in center. Montgomery Block center right, Brown & Power stationers 418 Sansome.
Financial District
Franklin & Fell
1906 Earthquake and Fire ['The Rennaisance' Franklin & Fell St.] Ruins of apartment buidling with man walking in front.
Civic Center
Battery & Sacramento
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Battery & Sacramento; see wnp27.2888
Financial District