Geary & Stockton
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Looking east over rubble and earthquake ruins, Mutual Savings Bank Building
Downtown / Union SquareRuins
Contains 2070 photos
Golden Gate near Jones
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on Golden Gate to people, many standing on construction materials watching fire devour area south of Market Street. Golden Gate Livery Stable 24 Golden Gate Ave., Pragers Department Store (Murphy Building), Marks Bros., Galt House. Hale's Department Store on 6th across Market. (Inferior copy photo of wnp70.10065)
Tenderloin
Stockton & O'Farrell
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south on Stockton towards approaching fire on Market Street. Mannie's Loan Office (32 Stockton), J. Cooper Shirts. The Pup Restaurant on left, just beyond Mannie's Loan office. Old 1887 Flood Building, California Academy of Sciences, Emporium on Market. [14]
Downtown / Union Square
San Francisco Burning
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View of fire from bay.
View E from Corona Heights
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east down 15th Street. Site of McKinley Elementary School, German Hospital (later Franklin, and CPMC Davies) under construction at far left, the future Mint Hill at left. [Fire in South of Market]
Corona Heights
Market & Steuart
1906 Earthquake and Fire, People standing in street watching great fire after 1906 earthquake. Hotel Terminus.
Financial District
Sacramento near Leidesdorff
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake ruins and fire . View east on Sacramento. Rubble in street, people watching fire in distance. Owen H. Smyth, printer, 511 Sacramento at right. Old What Cheer House.
Financial District
Larkin near McAllister
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Ruins of City Hall, with fire approaching after 1906 earthquake. Hotel Argyle
Civic Center
Larkin near Turk
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Looking south towards City Hall at left. People milling as fire approaches after 1906 earthquake.
Tenderloin
2nd and Jessie
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west down Jessie. Large number of rescuers at the Wilcox House, collapsed rooming house on southwest corner of 2nd & Jessie. North side of Crossley Building and south side of Grand and Palace Hotels in background.
Financial District
Jones near Eddy
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast with smoke and fire in distance. Alhambra Theater, cable car on Eddy. The sign on the Alhambra Theater advertises the play Queen of Highbinders. The Alhambra was built as the Republican Wigwam in 1890, and was remodeled into the Alhambra Theater in 1899. The four-story brick building down the block is The Lexington lodging house at 212-214 Eddy, built in 1893. The six-story brick building across Eddy Street from The Lexington is another lodging house, The Colonnade, at 219 Eddy, built in 1905. (PF)
Tenderloin
Market near Valencia
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to people in Market street watching fire approach. Hotel Franklin, Burke's Saloon in background
South of Market
Market near 7th
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west from center of Market to possible looters looking through boxes of shoes. Empire Theatre (1133 Market) and Miles Brothers studio (1139 Market) on left. Dome of Central Theatre (1177 Market) in distance left. In distance right, giant top hat that advertised Lundstrom Hats store.
Civic Center
Unknown location
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to people watching approaching fire after 1906 earthquake, from hilltop. Same image as wnp27.1168. [Van Ness Ave Burning]
Powell near Ellis
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [18] View south on Powell toward Market Street and crowds gathering to see the approaching fire after the earthquake. Novelty Theatre and Flood Building, with S.N. Wood & Co. store, at left. Transient rooms for rent at right, St. Ann's Building in distance.
Downtown / Union Square