Ruins

Contains 2070 photos

6th & Mission
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6th & Mission

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest on 6th Street from about Mission. Refugees standing in bread line, soldiers, earthquake ruins. Ruins of Hotel Phillips at 6th and Stevenson in the background. Ruins of the Donohoe Building at Taylor and Market in the distance. [71]

South of Market
Unknown Location
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Unknown Location

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake refugees? People & children on hilltop.

Van Ness near Myrtle
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Van Ness near Myrtle

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east across Van Ness to earthquake refugees around what may be a coffee stand. Ruins of 8 story apartment building on Geary near Polk, in background.

Cathedral Hill
Market & Jones
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Market & Jones

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Hibernia Bank Building. Earthquake refugees.

Tenderloin
6th & Howard
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6th & Howard

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Couple smiling. Woman holding forks. Souvenir hunters in Earthquake ruins. Mint and Call Building in background.

South of Market
Market near Battery
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Market near Battery

1906 Earthquake and Fire, somewhere on Market Street. [Gussie, Tom, Mayme, Joe, Gladys, George]. People drinking out of bottles. Earthquake ruins in background. Postal Telegraph tent in background. (3 couples, Frances Augusta 'Gussie' Luce, Thomas F. Rogers, Mayme, Joe, Gladys VanDyke, George W. Luce) (Postal Telegraph Company only had one location in the city immediately after the 1906 earthquake: 534 Market St.)

Financial District
U.S. Sub Treasury
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U.S. Sub Treasury

1906 Earthquake and Fire, North side of Commercial near Montgomery after 1906 earthquake. [sign says Sub Treasury Guard and a list of names]. Soldiers posing with rifles.

Chinatown
Embarcadero & Market
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Embarcadero & Market

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Looking west. Earthquake ruins and people milling about.

Financial District
Portsmouth Square
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Portsmouth Square

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west to scene at refugee camp w/deputies wearing badges. Earthquake ruins in background. Police Camp [19]

Chinatown
Market & 2nd
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Market & 2nd

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Couple walking up street. Call Building in distance.

Financial District
Market & 6th
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Market & 6th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view south on 6th Street at approaching fire. Soldier with rifle standing in street. Van Vroom Dental Parlor, Chicago Dental Parlor at right. Original Hewes Building, Hale Bros. Department Store annex at left.[7]

South of Market
View of Telegraph Hill
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View of Telegraph Hill

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake ruins. St Francis of Assisi Church. From California & Powell roughly.

Nob Hill
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Ruins of Sweeny Observatory on Strawberry Hill after 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
City Hall Ruins
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City Hall Ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Looking northeast from Larkin near Market to City Hall, Hall of Records [Ruins of City Hall Lipman Photo]

Civic Center
City Hall Ruins
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City Hall Ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [City Hall From Van Ness Avenue Lipman Photo] View east down Fulton St.

Civic Center