Ruins

Contains 2070 photos

Market near Fremont
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Market near Fremont

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast across Market toward south side of Market at Fremont. Liquor wholesalers building burning

Financial District
California near Leidesdorff
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California near Leidesdorff

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view east on California toward Sansome. Pumper truck in middle of California., Mutual Life Insurance Company Building (corner of Sansome) in flames.

Financial District
California near Leidesdorff
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California near Leidesdorff

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view east on California toward Sansome. Pumper truck in middle of California., Mutual Life Insurance Company Building (corner of Sansome) in flames at right. Friedlander building at left.

Financial District
1906 Downtown Damage
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1906 Downtown Damage

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [No. 74. S.V.W.W. Building Stockton & Geary] View southeast across Stockton to Spring Valley Water Works Co. & City of Paris Building, Marchand Building. Butler Building at far right. Wet streets.

Downtown / Union Square
1906 Downtown Damage
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1906 Downtown Damage

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [No. 91.] View down California from Fairmont Hotel. Ferry Building at left, Grace Church at center. Kohl, Merchants Exchange and Mills Buildings along Montgomery St.

Nob Hill
Market & 5th
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Market & 5th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest to buildings on south side of Market, Windsor Hotel 905 Market on corner, crowds and people carrying belongings. Just after 1906 earthquake? [no. 11]

Downtown / Union Square
Market & 5th
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Market & 5th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on Market Street. Call Building on fire after 1906 earthquake. Crowds watching across street from Emporium department store. [No. 3]

Downtown / Union Square
Oakland Central Bank
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Oakland Central Bank

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Northeast corner of 14th and Broadway

Outside SF
California & Market
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California & Market

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southerly toward the ruins of the Luning Building, at the south side of California, at Drumm and Market. men on street.

Financial District
Downtown Oakland
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Downtown Oakland

1906 Earthquake and Fire, damage to Oakland Bank of Savings. Men shoring up windows. 1104 Broadway at 12th Street, Oliver T. Wilson Dentist, second floor.

Outside SF
City Hall
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City Hall

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake ruins of City Hall complex.

Civic Center
Montgomery & Sutter
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Montgomery & Sutter

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north on Montgomery to ruins of Mills Building, Kohl Building (with flag), both extant 2018. Telegraph Hill in background left.

Downtown / Union Square
Old Mint
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Old Mint

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest across 5th and Mission intersection to [U.S. Mint unhurt after 1906 earthquake], streetcar on 5th street.

South of Market
View of 1906 Fire
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View of 1906 Fire

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View downhill towards billowing smoke. Possibly Van Ness Ave

View E from Mint Hill
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View E from Mint Hill

1906 Earthquake and Fire. Refugee camp in foreground. Intersection of Market and Laguna Streets at center. Ruins of City Hall in distance. (3-story apartment house at left center still standing in 2022.)

Mint Hill