Pine & Stockton
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Looking east over earthquake ruins. Merchants Exchange Building on left, Mills Building on right.
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City Hall
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Ruins of City Hall dome from Larkin and Grove today.
Civic Center
City Hall Ruins
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View looking north from Market street across ruins toward City Hall dome. Pioneer (James Lick) Monument and Hall of Records at right. Taken from about today's Market and Hyde Streets.
Civic Center
Lombard Near Jones
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to Telegraph Hill; earthquake ruins; Presentation Convent Roman Catholic school complex on Powell St. between Greenwich and Lombard at center left. Corner of Washington Square at center right. At upper right, houses around Union and Montgomery Streets that survived the disaster. 3 story brick building ruins at center right is Washington Brewery at Lombard and Taylor. Evidence of rebuilding on many blocks.
Russian Hill
Scott & Filbert
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on Filbert over Cow Hollow toward Russian Hill showing damage from the 1906 earthquake and fire. 2496 Filbert(formerly 2460 Filbert) on the corner, and then home to Brilsford Flint, wool merchant, Grand Commander of the Knights Templar of California, and former president of the Olympic Club, still stands though in slightly modified form. Home of Louis Schultz (1842-1909, brewer and capitalist) with the Mansard (french style) roof at 2426 (later 2466) Filbert built no later than 1875, demolished 1948. [Duplicate wnp37.01484]
Cow Hollow
Howard near 17th
1906 Earthquake and Fire, 2117 Howard Street (now 615 South Van Ness, demolished before 1950) damaged by earthquake; sign saying 'Being restored'
Mission
Washington & Kearny
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Hall of Justice damaged; refugee tents; horse in Portsmouth Square
Chinatown
Unknown Location
1906 Earthquake and Fire, After earthquake; couple posing in front of street kitchen; possibly 3rd Avenue in Richmond District
Dore near Bryant
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north to intersection of Bryant and earthquake-damaged warehouse of Code-Portwood cannery, emergency shoring on wooden building at right, fallen street lamp, subsidence of street. House in intersection at center possibly in process of being moved.
Showplace Square
California near Powell
View east towards Ferry Building; Sing Chong Co., St. Mary's Church Kohl Building, Merchants Exchange Building; giant ad for Portola festival on Yerba Buena Island at background left.
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California & Stockton
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Ruins of Grace Church; people walking up brick-strewn street
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Kearny & Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Monadnock Building under construction; gutted Palace Hotel; Lotta's Fountain at right
Downtown / Union Square
Mission near New Montgomery
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north across street to earthquake refugees with makeshift shelters amid ruins, Call Building, Mutual Savings Bank Buildings and Chronicle Annex in background.
South of Market
Front & Pacific
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Fighting fire; Standard Biscuit Company damaged; fire pumper directing water; carriage, pedestrians; cable car tracks
Northern Waterfront
California near Mason
[...of the Celebrated Flood Mansion, S. F. CA. Apr. 8-07] View north across California St. to Flood Mansion; Fairmont Hotel at right; man with star on chest with dog.
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