View from Nob Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast toward Telegraph Hill from Jones and Pleasant. Image displayed here in reverse, pending correction. See wnp26.960.
Nob HillRuins
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Columbus & Vallejo
St. Francis de Assisi reconstruction
North Beach
View along Embarcadero
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest along Embarcadero (then East St) near foot of Clay. Produce District in ruins, many military tents. St. Francis of Assisi church steeples at left, U.S. Restaurant, Telegraph Hill in background.
Financial District
Kearny above Broadway
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south to Financial District showing ruins and numerous streetcars on Kearny; Columbus Tower under construction
North Beach
Fillmore & Eddy
Elevated view shout over Fillmore Chutes after fire of May 29, 1911. United Railroads Fillmore power house across Turk at center. Alamo Square in background.
Western Addition
Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest across Geary to St. Francis Hotel with north wing under construction, Temporary St. Francis Hotel, Dewey Monument in Union Square after earthquake [Hotel St. Francis, San Francisco]
Downtown / Union Square
Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view northeast to Temporary St. Francis Hotel in Union Square after earthquake, Dewey Monument beyond. [Temporary Hotel St. Francis]
Downtown / Union Square
View from Corona Heights
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to fire burning downtown.. 15th Street at far right, the future Mint Hill in center. Site of McKinley School at Castro and 14th (with tents and refugees), and German Hospital (later Franklin, CPMC Davies) under construction at center. [Great San Francisco Fire on the Second Day 19th April 1906]
Corona Heights
Embarcadero near Washington
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View South on Embarcadero towards Ferry Building. 11 soldiers with dog and tents. Ferry Building with Scaffolding
Financial District
5th Near Jessie
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest across 5th Street to Old U.S. Mint, after 1906 Earthquake and fire. [2087]
South of Market
Downtown Ruins 1906
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to 1906 Earthquake and Fire damage from near Polk and Olive toward downtown. Fairmont Hotel, St. Francis Hotel, Whittell, Call, Iroquois Apartments and Flood buildings in background, left to right
Tenderloin
Old City Hall in Ruins
1906 Earthquake and Fire damage, view east from Polk Street [City Hall From Polk St. 29]
Civic Center
Sweeny Observatory
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Sweeny Panorama, Strawberry Hill, Golden Gate Park, built 1891. Destroyed by 1906 Earthquake. The observatory was a gift to the park from Thomas U. Sweeney (Sweeney's name was misspelled on the observatory.)
Golden Gate Park
Old City Hall in Ruins
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest to 1906 Earthquake Damage and collapsed columns, from City Hall Avenue, near Marshall (City Hall) Square, currently near intersection of Grove and Hyde.
Civic Center
Pine & Steiner
1906 Earthquake and Fire, St. Dominic's Church ruins. View from Pine and Steiner Streets after April 18, 1906 earthquake and before May 14, 1906, when south tower was pulled down.
Lower Pacific Heights