Ruins

Contains 2070 photos

Fairmont Hotel
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Fairmont Hotel

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [121 Fairmont Hotel from California Street, R.J. Waters &Co photographer], Post 1906 EQ&Fire, looking northwest across California

Nob Hill
3rd & Mission
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3rd & Mission

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [#10 Aronson Bldg] 1906 ruins. View north on 3rd Street. Aronson Bldg and Call Building

South of Market
City of Paris
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City of Paris

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast from Union Square to City of Paris Department Store/Spring Valley Water Co. Building, Butler Building under construction at right - Union Square, Stockton and Geary [#2 S.V.W.W. Building]

Downtown / Union Square
Post near Kearny
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Post near Kearny

1906 Earthquake and Fire, West from Kearny St., W.&J. Sloane & Co. Bldg. R.J. Waters & Co. photographer

Downtown
Flood Building
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Flood Building

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view southeast across Ellis and Powell Streets to gutted Flood Building. [Flood Building Ellis &Powell]

Downtown / Union Square
North on 3rd Street
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North on 3rd Street

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Aronson, Call and Mutual Savings Bank buildings

Downtown
Flood Building
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Flood Building

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to Powell and Market corner, Emporium at right. [No. 69 James Flood Bldg]

South of Market
Ruined Fire Engine
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Ruined Fire Engine

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest to Kearny St. & Post St.corner, W. & J. Sloane Bldg.

Downtown / Union Square
Gough near Union
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Gough near Union

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Octagon House on Gough Street, Ruined in Quake

Cow Hollow
7th & Mission
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7th & Mission

1906 Earthquake and Fire, On Front of Post Office, SF Cal Post EQ&F

South of Market
Refugee Camp
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Refugee Camp

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast from what was later dubbed Mint Hill, looking toward Hermann and Laguna. Fairmont Hotel and Old City Hall in background, left. Intersection of Hermann and Laguna at center, Valencia Street Cable Car Powerhouse smokestack at center right.

Castro
Capp near 17th
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Capp near 17th

1906 Earthquake and Fire damage. View northwest across Capp Street between 17th and 18th. Subsidence of sidewalk and temporary railroad line laid on Capp by Ocean Shore Railway Company to carry debris.

Mission
18th near Capp
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18th near Capp

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view northeast toward collapsed houses on South Van Ness (then Howard) between 17th and 18th. (Drunken Houses) from 18th and Capp

Mission
Scott & O'Farrell
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Scott & O'Farrell

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view northeast to earthquake damaged Girls High School. Hamilton Grammar School at right.

Western Addition
Temple Emanu-El
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Temple Emanu-El

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast from Powell to ruins of Temple Emanuel on Sutter St. Tower of Grace Church on horizon at left. (AS)

Downtown / Union Square