Temple Beth Israel
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south across Geary from Boswell (intersection no longer exists) to Temple Beth Israel, with collapsed roof and walls from the earthquake. [Temple Beth Israel Apr 18 06]
Western AdditionRuins
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Donahue Statue
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to people sitting around Donahue (Mechanics) Monument, Market Street Earthquake Damage, temporary shack. [Donohue (Sic) Statuary on Mkt. St. Chas. A. Bailey L.A. #22]
Downtown
Powell Street
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view northeast to Earthquake Damage, Chinatown, Telegraph Hill in the distance. [Telegraph Hill & Chinatown, Chas. Bailey LA #99]
Downtown
Geary & Stockton
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Looking northeast across southeast corner of Union Square to1906 Earthquake and Fire damage to the Dana Bldg ['Dana' Bld, Geary and Stockton Sts. Chas. Bailey L.A. #42]
Downtown
St. Dominic's Church
1906 Earthquake and Fire, damage to church. View south on Steiner from Pine Street. Steam Donkey in foreground. Taken after April 18, 1906 earthquake, but before south tower of church was pulled down on May 14, 1906. [St. Dominici Church, Chas. Bailey, L.A., #60]
Lower Pacific Heights
Call Building
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake and Fire Damage looking east from Market and O'Farrell; Mutual Savings Bank Building at left, Palace Hotel, Monadnock Building, Hearst Examiner Building, Call Building, Call Building Annex, Kamm Building. Eiler's Music Co., Bancroft History Building at right. Many people walking on street. ['Call' Charles Bailey L.A. #68]
Downtown / Union Square
California near Mason
1906 Earthquake and Fire. Nob Hill. View northeast to Fairmont Hotel and Flood Mansion, heavily damaged by fire.
Nob Hill
Market near Fremont.
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east toward the face of Samuel Lachman, which fell from the top of Lachman's Block, a large building at Market and Fremont Street.[Image of Mkt. St. Chas. Bailey L.A. # 43].
Downtown
Jones near Clay
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to earthquake and fire damage. Fairmont Hotel and Flood Mansion (with tent encampment in yard) at right. In distance, Kohl and Merchants Exchange Buildings, Ferry Building. [East From Nob Hill Chas Bailey L.A. #92]
Nob Hill
Van Ness near Post
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View Northeast toward Nob Hill, Flood Mansion and Fairmont Hotel are visible in distance at center, Ruins of Sutter Street Railway Powerhouse at left.
Cathedral Hill
View from Twin Peaks
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast from Twin Peaks down Market Street, overlooking The Castro and burned area to the Bay and Yerba Buena Island. Mint Hill, City Hall, Call Building and Flood Building in center distance. Flood Mansion (Pacific-Union Club) and Fairmont Hotel in the distance left atop Nob Hill. Steeples of Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church at bottom right beyond bluff. [0.74 View From Twin Peaks down Market Street, The California Promotion Committee].
Clarendon Heights
Columbia Square & Folsom
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake Effect on Columbia Square St. & Folsom St, looking south. Columbia Square Park on right.
South of Market
17th & South Van Ness
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake damage, Looking south From 17th & South Van Ness (then Howard), showing a block of wrecked houses, the Drunken Houses. Bernal Heights in the distance
Mission
3rd & Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south across Market after earthquake and fire to [No 120 Call Building, Call Building Annex and Kamm Building, R.J. Waters & Co.] photographer
Downtown / Union Square
Mission & Beale
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view northwest to single standing corner wall from building. Behind, Merchants Exchange Building. At right, Board of Trade (Union Block) ruins across Market at Pine. Sign for Pacific Heating and Ventilating Co., which had been located at 310 Mission prior to the catastrophe.
Financial District