Ruins

Contains 2070 photos

View from Nob Hill
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View from Nob Hill

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east from Nob Hill, earthquake ruins. Telegraph Hill at left, Yerba Buena island at right. Published as stereoview with caption 'Looking East From Nob Hill'. [Copyright 1906 by Clinton Johnson 140]

View from Nob Hill
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View from Nob Hill

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast from Nob Hill toward Telegraph Hill. Earthquake ruins and refuse in foreground. To left of center, top of ruins of St. Francis of Assisi Church. Published as stereoview with title 'Telegraph Hill From Nob Hill' [Copyright 1906 by Clinton Johnson 141]

Nob Hill
View from Nob Hill
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View from Nob Hill

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Copyright 1906 by Clinton Johnson 145] View southeast from near Sacramento and Powell to the ruins of Grace Church and Mills Building (at left). [Grace Episcopal Church and surroundings]

Nob Hill
Sacramento near Powell
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Sacramento near Powell

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Copyright 1906 by Clinton Johnson 146] View east on Sacramento St. between Powell and Stockton. [East on Sacramento St. from Fairmont Hotel]?

Nob Hill
California near Taylor
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California near Taylor

[No 165 San Francisco rising from Ruins April 18 1907] View southeast to ruins of Alban Towne Mansion and Portals of the Past portico, later moved to Golden Gate Park. California St cable car tracks in street. Chronicle Annex, Shreve Building, Mutual Savings Bank, Temple Emanu-el with shorter reconstructed towers, Call Building, Whittell building, Humboldt Savings Bank Building, Butler Building. Flood Building, St. Francis Hotel annex under construction.

Nob Hill
Grove & Laguna
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Grove & Laguna

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view east down Grove St. Ham and Eggs Fire approaching. Fire at Octavia intersection. City Hall dome in distance left. People and possessions in street. wnp27.2523 is cropped from this image. Busch & Nelson Carriage Factory 525 Grove, at right.

Hayes Valley
South Park
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South Park

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Camp 28 South Park] Multiunit earthquake houses in South Park.

South Beach
Kearny & Post
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Kearny & Post

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [25] View south to Flannery Building, Call Building, Mutual Savings Bank, Chronicle Building in ruins.

Downtown / Union Square
1906 Fire
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1906 Fire

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south of skyline. Mutual Bank building, Call building possibly on fire.

St. Francis Hotel
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St. Francis Hotel

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Copyright 1906 by Clinton Johnson 174] View northwest across Geary to hotel's north wing under construction, after earthquake and fire. Refugee tents in Union Square.

Downtown / Union Square
Mason near Post
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Mason near Post

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Copyright 1906 by Clinton Johnson 108] View southeast to ruins of the First Congregational Church. Back of the St. Francis Hotel and Hotel Alexander at the left. Native Sons of Golden West Building at right.

Downtown / Union Square
Children's Playground
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Children's Playground

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake damaged Sharon Building

Golden Gate Park
Flood Building
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Flood Building

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [A 74 Flood Bldg. Ellis & Powell] Elevated view southeast toward Ellis & Powell, gutted after fire.

Downtown / Union Square
Maket & Larkin
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Maket & Larkin

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [23 Market and Larkin Streets] City Hall ruins

Civic Center
Nob Hill Ruins
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Nob Hill Ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [26 Nob Hill Aydelotte] View uphill from Sutter near Mason St. to Fairmont Hotel

Lower Nob Hill