California near Mason
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View SW over ruins after 1906 earthquake and fire to City Hall ruins and Twin Peaks in distance. [Copyright 1906 by W. E. Worden]
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California near Mason
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Southeast view over ruins after 1906 earthquake and fire. Field of chimneys in foreground, background: Shreve Building, Mutual Savings Bank, Call Building, Temple Emanu-El, Whittell Building, Butler Building under construction, Union Square, St. Francis Hotel, annex under construction. At far left near bottom, five ruined archways of Germania Hall / California Hall at 620 Bush. Ruined stairways and foundations on Pine Street at bottom left. (AS) [Copyright 1906 by W. E. Worden]
Nob Hill
Earthquake ruins
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Sign on brick building seems to say Sam Barman & Co, and 'The American'. Possibly 200 block of Larkin? Cable car rails in street.
Russian Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest toward the intersection of Taylor and Broadway and the Russian Hill summit. Top of Russian hill with surviving houses behind. San Francisco Landmark #46 House of the Flag at upper right. Earthquake ruins in foreground.
Russian Hill
Sweeny Observatory
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Ruins in Golden Gate Park by earthquake 1906 (Lookout Tower)] Man posing with Observatory. The observatory was a gift to the park from Thomas U. Sweeney (Sweeney's name was misspelled on the observatory.)
Golden Gate Park
US Mint
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Bear Photo S.F. 309] View northwest across 5th and Mission intersection to earthquake refugees camped around 5th and Mission street. Carriages loaded with possessions.
South of Market
Van Ness & O'Farrell
Elevated view southeast, probably from St. Mary's Cathedral, to crowded scene showing mostly retail stores which had relocated to Van Ness Avenue after the earthquake and fire. Joe Rosenberg The Price Cutter Corsets, Charles Brown & Sons Restaurant and Hotel Supplies 950-952 Van Ness, The Big Trunk Store, Korn The Hatter, Rucker Desk Co., City Hall ruins in distance left. Delbert Block (1906-1910) at right. [Van Ness Ave from O'Farrell St. 1907]
Cathedral Hill
Market near 6th
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast to ruins of Hale Bros. Department store, Wilson Building. Full streetcar passing on Market.
South of Market
Mission Dolores
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view west to damaged building and cemetery after 1906 earthquake
Mission Dolores
Dolores Park
View NE from Church near Cumberland to downtown past Mission High School; City Hall dome in distance
Dolores Heights
Unknown location
Chinese American boy stands in rubble
View SE from Nob Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake ruins from Stockton and Pine; Pacific States Telephone & Telegraph Building, Crocker Building, Palace Hotel, Chronicle Annex, Mutual Savings Bank Building and Call Building in distance
Nob Hill
Presidio Main Post
Old barracks on Lincoln Blvd between Graham and Keyes. Sign reads 'Quartermaster Detachment.' [8]
Presidio
California & Stockton
View east on California from Stockton. During reconstruction, some ruins still present. Sing Chong and Sing Fat Buildings on either side of California. Old St. Mary's Church, Kohl Building, Alaska Commercial Building (completed 1907), Merchants Exchange, Clunie Building. Fife Building (opened 1909) under construction in center distance. [Down California St. from Stockton St. S. F. 1908]
Chinatown
Vallejo near Grant
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west past St. Francis of Assisi Church to Nob and Russian Hills after 1906 fire; lots of ruins
North Beach