Ruins

Contains 2070 photos

View from Corona Heights
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View from Corona Heights

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to downtown. [Great San Francisco Fire on the Second Day, 19th April 1906]. Site of McKinley School at Castro and 14th, and German Hospital (later Franklin, CPMC Davies) under construction at center. the future Mint Hill at center.

Corona Heights
Music Concourse
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Music Concourse

1906 Earthquake and Fire. Spreckels Temple of Music in Golden Gate Park, damaged by 1906 earthquake. [Music Stand after the Shock Lipman Foto 17]

Golden Gate Park
Sutter near Kearny
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Sutter near Kearny

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Opening Safes on Sutter Street. [Miles Bros 77] View east to ruins of Nathan-Dohrmann & Co. store with street clock in front, a very large retail store at 122-132 Sutter. 11 men surround multiple safes. Mills Building visible at left.

Downtown / Union Square
Market near 9th
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Market near 9th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to ruins of City Hall after 1906 earthquake [#10] From Market Street. St. Boniface Church ruins in background right.

South of Market
Fire from Russian Hill
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Fire from Russian Hill

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Around 4:00 pm. View southeast from Russian Hill, Appraisers Building, Columbus Tower (Sentinel Building), Hall of Justice on Portsmouth Square, Kohl Building, Merchant's Exchange [San Francisco In Flames. Copyrighted 1906 by A.L. Murat S.F. Cal.]

Russian Hill
1906 fire from Mint Hill
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1906 fire from Mint Hill

1906 Earthquake and Fire, the future Mint Hill. Refugees, Protestant Orphan Asylum, School House, City Hall and view northeast at fire after 1906 earthquake. [The Last of the San Francisco Fire. J B Moller Photo 53]

Mint Hill
Fire from Mint Hill
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Fire from Mint Hill

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Fire from Mint Hill, 1906 fire after the earthquake. Many refugees, wagons moving. Elevated view east from Market near Guerrero Sts. Same original image as wnp27.5007 [Fire in the Mission. A. L. Murat. S.F. CAL. 15.]

Mint Hill
Van Ness Avenue
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Van Ness Avenue

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Steam Wrecker on Van Ness [Miles Bros 59]

Howard near 12th
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Howard near 12th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast to Ocean Shore Railway train hauling debris on temporary tracks. Call Building and Lick Baths in background far left. In background right, La Grande Laundry plant, 12th St., between Howard and Folsom.

South of Market
Unknown Location
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Unknown Location

1906 Earthquake and Fire, People posing among ruins after 1906 earthquake and fire.

Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest to Memorial Museum damaged after 1906 earthquake. 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. Dore Vase in front of entrance.

Golden Gate Park
Temple Emanu-El
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Temple Emanu-El

1906 Earthquake and Fire, from Stockton near Sutter. View northwest to synagogue amid ruins after 1906 earthquake.(AS) [Miles Bros. #57]

Downtown / Union Square
Powell near Ellis
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Powell near Ellis

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view east across Powell to men posing among ruins of Novelty Theater at 104 Powell St after 1906 earthquake and fire. Top of Call Building visible in distance. [Miles Bros. #60]

Downtown / Union Square
1612 Scott near Post
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1612 Scott near Post

1906 Earthquake and Fire, 1612 Scott Street off foundation after 1906 earthquake. 1610 Scott Street (at right) still stands. [Miles Bros. #64]

Lower Pacific Heights
Post near Taylor
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Post near Taylor

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Taller building is ruined Sultan Turkish Baths building, 624 Post, after 1906 earthquake. [Miles Bros. #53]

Lower Nob Hill