Contains 2070 photos
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on Eddy toward Mason, with Market Street beyond. From left ruins of Old Poodle Dog, Flood Building, Emporium on Market, Tivoli Opera House. Fairmont Earthquake Collection [SC11][F3216]
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south on Mason from between California and Pine. Mark Hopkins mansion wall on left, First Congregational Church ruins at Post Street intersection in distance. Fairmont Earthquake Collection [SC11] [F3225]
Nob Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast toward Nob Hill, Jones Street Tank, Fairmont Hotel. Chimney at center is portion of Sutter Street Cable Railway Power House. 1906 Earthquake and fire ruins [No. 246 Nob Hill from Van Ness & Geary May 22, 1906] DPW Map [SC28]
Tenderloin
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Ruins of Grace Cathedral, [Down California St. from Stockton St., May 21, 1906] [SC30 ]
Nob Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Sweeny Observatory in ruins, Golden Gate Park, The observatory was a gift to the park from Thomas U. Sweeney (Sweeney's name was misspelled on the observatory.) [SC31]
Golden Gate Park
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view southeast across 19th St. to Youth Directory ruins, [SC32 ] [No. 228 Youth's Directory, May 16th, 1906]
Mission Dolores
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Unknown building burning, [SC44 ]
1906 Earthquake and Fire, unknown location, [SC49]
1906 Earthquake and Fire, unknown location, [SC49]
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View South on Franklin at Locust. National Shoeing Co, Firemen hosing flames, Genthe Photos [SC59]
Civic Center
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south to night view of ruins with 'stairway to the sky' in foreground, Old City Hall dome and Hall of Records in silhouette. Numerous outdoor fires glowing in distance. Cable car tracks on cross street. Probably Leavenworth near California.Genthe Photos [SC59]
Nob Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake and Fire, View southeast from Russian Hill, city burning in background, giggling girls, Genthe Photos. Hall of Justice on Portsmouth Square at left. Major Montgomery St. buildings. [SC59]
Russian Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake Damage, Octagon House near Union Street, distribution of free clothing, Arnold Genthe Photos. [SC59]
Union Street
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on Clay toward Stockton. African American family on Clay Street with City burning downhill. Crowds of people in the distance watching the fire. Smoke billowing in the distance. [SC59] [SC60]
Nob Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Fire approaching Chinatown, view from Sacramento Street near Powell. Chinese in foreground, Genthe Photos [SC60]
Nob Hill