Downtown Ruins
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake Ruins with soldiers
Ruins
Contains 2070 photos
Unknown Location
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake ruins, street filled with debris, partial brick walls, streetcar tracks.
Fire from Buena Vista Park
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Looking east to the 'Ham and Eggs Fire' in Hayes Valley
Buena Vista
California & Jones
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Looking northeast to ruins of William H. Crocker mansion at northeast corner of California and Jones, present site of Grace Cathedral
Nob Hill
City Hall Ruins
View north from 8th & Market to ruins of City Hall. Pioneer (James Lick) Monument in Marshall Square in foreground. People strolling, newly built businesses with awnings along south side of square.
South of Market
Russian Hill
View north from Jackson Street during reconstruction. Octagon house on Green street (survived the fire) in the distance.
Nob Hill
Kearny near Maiden Lane
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view south on Kearny to Examiner Building, burning Call Building, 700 Market Building and Mutual Savings Bank, Raphaels clothiers (Kearny and Maiden Lane)
Downtown / Union Square
20th & San Carlos
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view looking west from Mission District Earthquake Ruins, Tank Hill, Corona Heights, Mission High School, Buena Vista Park (part of Panorama - see wnp27.3376)
Mission
20th & San Carlos
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view northwest across destroyed portion of Mission District; Basilica of Mission Dolores in background left (part of Panorama - see wnp27.3375)
Mission
Market & Embarcadero
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Looking northwest; Produce district burning in background.
Financial District
Unknown Location
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake Relief Station, next to Excelsior Meat Company
Columbus & Kearny
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Looking southeast at Columbus Tower (Sentinel Building) being built; Montgomery Block is at left, Merchants Exchange center, and ruins of Hall of Justice at right.
North Beach
Possibly Page Street
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Sidewalk kitchens post Earthquake distribution to refugees
Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, 1906 fire. Looking west, St. Francis reflecting flames, Dewey Monument
Downtown / Union Square
Dolores & 18th
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest to large crowd of refugees in Dolores Park (then Mission Park) in early days after the catastrophe, with scattered tents and belongings.
Mission Dolores