Contains 2070 photos
1906 Earthquake and Fire. View north from Shreve Building. Telegraph Hill in distance. Ruins of Grace Church in left, Old St. Mary's Church in center distance. Tracks being put in on Sutter. (AS) [Looking up Grant Ave from Shreve & Co. Bldg.]
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Possibly Hamilton Square? Victorian buildings nearby. Tents and kids.
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast to fire south of Market Street after 1906 earthquake. Palace Hotel, Chronicle Annex, Hearst Examiner Building, Mutual Savings Bank Building, Call Building, Shreve Building, Goldberg Bowen sign at left.
Chinatown
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south through arch of Corinthian columns of ruined apartment building to wrecked City Hall and Dome. Hall of Records at left. The building was under construction at the time of the earthquake and fire. Construction had gotten only as far as partial completion of the walls for the first floor and completed later as the Cornelia Apartments, 641 O'Farrell, extant 2018.
Tenderloin
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Adjusters of the San Francisco Fire. San Francisco City Hall. Photo by Shaw & Shaw, Oakland, CA] Insurance adjusters in front of ruins
Civic Center
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view southwest across Market to 3rd and Market Streets. Smoke pouring from upper stories of Call Building, other buildings on south side of Market, including Bancroft History Building, show earthquake damage. 700 Market building on right with Hale Dental Co. and projecting electric "Dentist" sign. Hearst Examiner Building on left. Fire hoses in street, Lotta's Fountain at bottom.
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, 1906 refugee tents in park. Looking west to homes lining Laguna St.. Home on corner of Laguna and Washington is still standing.
Pacific Heights
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Looking southeast. Fairmont Hill. Grace Church. Earthquake ruins. Mailbox.
Nob Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Looking southwest from ruins of Lincoln School to U.S. Mint. 5th Street streetcar passing.
South of Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Ferry Building with scaffolding after 1906 earthquake. Ruins and rebuilding. People walking in street
Financial District
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast between Steiner and Pierce. St. Mary the Virgin Episcopal (1891) and St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church. Street failure repair and track work after 1906 earthquake. Chinn-Beretta Optical Co. sign on fence.
Cow Hollow
1906 Earthquake and Fire, West end of City Hall near Larkin, group of men posing in ruins. [Adjusters of the San Francisco Conflagration July 1906 Photo by Shaw & Shaw Oakland]
Civic Center
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View North toward Mason Street. Admission Day Monument (Native Sons Monument), ruins, Old Poodle Dog, Fairmont Hotel in distance. Reconstruction on right.
Tenderloin
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Mrs. W.H. Crocker Camp. Relief station, Union Square. 1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast across plaza to men lined up for entry. Union-Pacific Club ruins in background on Post Street.
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire - View southeast across 19th Street to Youth Directory ruins on 19th and Linda Streets.
Mission Dolores