Ruins

Contains 2070 photos

3rd & Mission
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3rd & Mission

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north on 3rd. Aronson Building at left, Call Building and Mutual Savings Bank with New York Insurance Live Insurance Co. banner, all burned out. Monadnock Building and Chronicle Annex at right. [3rd St. 8]

South of Market
10th & Natoma
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10th & Natoma

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Ruins of James Lick Baths [Lick Baths 21 Aydelotte Photo]

South of Market
7th & Mission
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7th & Mission

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on Mission. First streetcar after earthquake packed with people. Main Post Office at left. [Kurtz Photo May 5, 1906]

South of Market
Downtown Reconstruction
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Downtown Reconstruction

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view southwest, possibly from Merchant's Exchange. French Savings Bank Building (110 Sutter) Chronicle Annex, Mutual Savings Bank Building, Humboldt Bank Building under construction, City Hall in background. San Francisco Stock and Exchange building in lower foreground (Bush near Montgomery), Pacific Telephone Building (445 Bush) at right, with St. Francis Hotel behind. [DEM]

Financial District
Mechanics' Pavilion
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Mechanics' Pavilion

1906 Earthquake and fire, Injured people being brought to temporary hospital.

Civic Center
Ferry Building
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Ferry Building

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view east from Market to repairs to earthquake damaged Ferry Building clock tower, with repair scaffolding. Streetcar and street repair work.

Financial District
City Hall Ruins
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City Hall Ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View of City Hall Ruins from Larkin and Grove

Civic Center
Geary & Market
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Geary & Market

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast from Geary near Kearny across Market toward Palace Hotel, Monadnock Building under construction, and Hearst Building ruins. Lotta's Fountain at center.

Downtown / Union Square
7th & Mission
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7th & Mission

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View Northerly toward U.S. Post Office ( U.S. Court of Appeals) at 7th Street and Mission

South of Market
City Hall Ruins
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City Hall Ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View of City Hall Ruins. Northwest towards Marshall Square from 8th and Market

Civic Center
Mason & Market
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Mason & Market

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View East on Market from Mason, Native Sons (Admission Day) Monument at left, Damaged Flood Building at Powell, Call Building in the distance, and The Emporium on right. Sepia duplicate of wnp15.739.

Tenderloin
Spreckels Mansion Ruins
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Spreckels Mansion Ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest across Van Ness toward Clay to Claus Spreckels mansion. Cropped from image at wnp71.0089.

Polk Gulch
St. Dominic's Church
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St. Dominic's Church

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Bush near Steiner, horse and wagon. Taken after April 18, 1906 earthquake and before May 14, 1906, when south tower was pulled down. Cropped detail of wnp4.1581

Lower Pacific Heights
Market near Laguna
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Market near Laguna

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest toward temporary refugee camp at Market near Buchanan, Protestant Orphan Asylum Schoolhouse, Nightingale House 201 Buchanan, and Protestant Orphan Asylum in background

Mint 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]. Cropped version of image at wnp26.453

Lower Nob Hill