Contains 352 photos
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west down Jessie. Large number of rescuers at the Wilcox House, collapsed rooming house on southwest corner of 2nd & Jessie. North side of Crossley Building and south side of Grand and Palace Hotels in background.
Financial District
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast with smoke and fire in distance. Alhambra Theater, cable car on Eddy. The sign on the Alhambra Theater advertises the play Queen of Highbinders. The Alhambra was built as the Republican Wigwam in 1890, and was remodeled into the Alhambra Theater in 1899. The four-story brick building down the block is The Lexington lodging house at 212-214 Eddy, built in 1893. The six-story brick building across Eddy Street from The Lexington is another lodging house, The Colonnade, at 219 Eddy, built in 1905. (PF)
Tenderloin
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to people in Market street watching fire approach. Hotel Franklin, Burke's Saloon in background
South of Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west from center of Market to possible looters looking through boxes of shoes. Empire Theatre (1133 Market) and Miles Brothers studio (1139 Market) on left. Dome of Central Theatre (1177 Market) in distance left. In distance right, giant top hat that advertised Lundstrom Hats store.
Civic Center
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [33] View east on Golden Gate Ave. to man pulling trunk, people milling as fire burns South of Market. Marks Bros. with Carrolton Hotel behind, Golden Gate Theatre barely visible. O'Kane Harness, 26 Golden Gate.
Tenderloin
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south on Mason towards Market Street, people watching fire South of Market. Admission Day Monument. (Native Sons)
Tenderloin
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake refugees escaping fire after 1906 earthquake passing Jefferson Square. The Hotel Jefferson (SE cor. of Gough & Turk) corner turret can be seen in the distance. Building construction underway in foreground, with sign for W.G. Hind, Architect, 210 Starr King Building.
Western Addition
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view south on 6th Street at approaching fire. Soldier with rifle standing in street. Van Vroom Dental Parlor, Chicago Dental Parlor at right. Original Hewes Building, Hale Bros. Department Store annex at left.[7]
South of Market
Wide Aerial northeast over Westwood Park and Sunnyside, Diamond Heights and Mt. Davidson at center. The south side of Mt. Davidson is partially developed, Diamond Heights is completely undeveloped, and development of Midtown Terrace and the south side of Twin Peaks in progress. Smoke from a 3-alarm fire on Duboce between Mission and Valencia Street (the same day as a major earthquake though determined to be unrelated)
Glen Park
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View South on Franklin at Locust. National Shoeing Co, Firemen hosing flames, Genthe Photos [SC59]
Civic Center
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake and Fire, View southeast from Russian Hill, city burning in background, giggling girls, Genthe Photos. Hall of Justice on Portsmouth Square at left. Major Montgomery St. buildings. [SC59]
Russian Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on Clay toward Stockton. African American family on Clay Street with City burning downhill. Crowds of people in the distance watching the fire. Smoke billowing in the distance. [SC59] [SC60]
Nob Hill
Elevated view east from Cosmo (Lewis) Pl. near Trader Vic (Agate) Alley. Central background, left to right, Whittell Building under construction, St. Francis Hotel annex under construction, top of Call Building over St. Francis Hotel, spire of First Congregational Church, top of Temple Sherith Israel (Taylor and Post) , Genthe Photos [SC60]
Lower Nob Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Fire approaching Chinatown, view from Sacramento Street near Powell. Chinese in foreground, Genthe Photos [SC60]
Nob Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire. View east from top of Corona Heights to fire. 15th Street in middle of photo, the future Mint Hill in the distance on left. Site of McKinley School at Castro and 14th (with tents and refugees), and German Hospital (later Franklin, CPMC Davies) under construction at far left. Inferior version of image at wnp27.0110, in which more details are visible.
Corona Heights