Ruins

Contains 2070 photos

View from Nob Hill
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View from Nob Hill

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View from Nob Hill, Leavenworth & California. Earthquake ruins, looking south east to Union square [Leav(enworth) Calif Looking South east]. Temple Emanu-el at far left, First Congregational Church and Flood Building far right.

Nob Hill
View from Nob Hill
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View from Nob Hill

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view south from about Jones & California toward ruins of City Hall and Hall of Records. Ruins of St. Boniface Church on Golden Gate Ave. at center left. Post Office & Court of Appeals at far left. Bernal Heights in background. [Jones Calif. South Lipman Photo]

Nob Hill
Mason & Geary
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Mason & Geary

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Fairmont Hotel in background, First Congregational Church, and Native Sons of the Golden West Building. [Mason Str North From Geary Lipman Photo] (Inferior cropped copy of wnp70.10067)

Lower Nob Hill
California & Powell
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California & Powell

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Powell Looking East Lipman Photo] Looking east on California. 1906 ruins. Grace Church at right. Ferry Building in center.

Nob Hill
Powell & California ruins
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Powell & California ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Looking East on California. Old St. Mary's, Merchants Exchange Bldg and Grace Church. Image cropped from wnp37.00190

Nob Hill
Geary & Fillmore
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Geary & Fillmore

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Temple Beth Israel ruins. (Cropped inferior copy of wnp70.10062)

Western Addition
View from 21st & Guerrero
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View from 21st & Guerrero

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Post earthquake view north from about 21st Street near Guerrero. (estimated) City Hall and Fairmont in center

Dolores Heights
View from 21st & Guerrero
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View from 21st & Guerrero

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Post earthquake view north from about 21st Street near Guerrero. (estimated) City Hall and Fairmont in center

Dolores Heights
California near Kearny
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California near Kearny

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view east from center of California to electric streetcar crossing on Kearny. Kohl Building at center left, Merchants Exchange Building under reconstruction at center right, Mutual Life Insurance Building in distance beyond. At Montgomery corner, Safe Deposit building lower stories under reconstruction. Behind streetcar, The Old Corner saloon.

Chinatown
Site of the Palace Hotel
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Site of the Palace Hotel

View North from Palace Hotel construction site to Crocker Building, Market and Montgomery, Wells Fargo Union Trust Building, Mills Building in background. Metropolis Bank Building under construction.

South of Market
View from Nob Hill
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View from Nob Hill

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Kohl Building, Merchant Exchange

Nob Hill
Liberty near Valencia
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Liberty near Valencia

View northeast from a rooftop on Liberty Street near Valencia. William Third & Son, Importers of Dry Goods 930 Valencia. Victorians in the foreground 929 & 933 Valencia, as well as the white Victorian at center (3561 - 3565 20th at Lexington), still stand. 1906 fire line is evident along the north side of 20th Street.

Mission
O'Farrell St ruins
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O'Farrell St ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view east toward burned-out Call Building. Ruins of Fischer's Theater (Fischer's Concert Hall), 122 O'Farrell; Alcazar Theater, 116 O'Farrell; and Delmonico Restaurant, 110 O'Farrell, on left. Some temporary buildings and reconstruction underway. In distance, Call Building, Call Building Annex and Kamm Building (under reconstruction) on Market Street. Sign for Arcade Building construction.

Downtown / Union Square
Nob Hill ruins
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Nob Hill ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to Flood Mansion and Fairmont Hotel, from Pine near Taylor.

Lower Nob Hill
City Hall Ruins
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City Hall Ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Ric's Scrapbook] City Hall ruins [SC8]

Civic Center