Second Cliff House
View from Ocean Beach, Sutro's Cliff House burns, late in the fire, building almost entirely consumed, one man facing camera.
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Contains 352 photos
Stockton & O'Farrell
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view south on Stockton from O'Farrell. Army and police on horseback possibly watching building demolition. Ruins of Emporium on Market Street in background right.
Downtown / Union Square
Clay near Stockton
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on Clay toward Stockton. African American family on Clay Street with smoke billowing in the distance downhill. Crowds of people in the distance watching the fire. Cable car tracks at center.
Nob Hill
View From SF Bay
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east From near Black Point toward Meiggs' Wharf and Yerba Buena Island beyond. [The Great Fire, S.F.; Oil Tanks Burning, North Beach]
SF Bay
India Basin
Grass fire near the end of Arelious Walker Drive, seen from across India Basin.
India Basin
View from Corona Heights
1906 earthquake and fire. View northeast from the east slope of Corona Heights toward column of smoke over downtown, German Hospital (later Franklin Hospital, Davies Medical Center, CPMC) under construction at 14th and Castro on left. The future Mint Hill at center. 124 Beaver Street at right. [Burning San Francisco April 18 1906 2:30 P.M. Copyright by Turrill & Miller]
Corona Heights
Clay near Jones
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view east looking down Clay St. Billowing smoke in distance. Rubble in streets.
Nob Hill
1906 Fire
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view east down Grove St from near Laguna. Ham and Eggs Fire approaching. Fire at Octavia intersection. Busch & Nelson Carriage Factory 525 Grove, at right. Image cropped from wnp37.02221. [From Van Ness Ave. East on Grove St. #124]
Hayes Valley
1906 Fire
1906 Earthquake and Fire, distant view of fire and billowing clouds of smoke.
Market & New Montgomery
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest across Market toward the Palace Hotel burning. Grand Hotel at left. Same original image in wnp37.01186. [E.F. Ford Palace Hotel copyright 1906]
Financial District
Mission Aerial
Aerial view of a 3-alarm fire on Duboce across from Woodward Street (Between Mission and Valencia Street), now in the path of the Central Freeway and site of SOMA West Skatepark. View northerly from above 14th Street, Mission Street at right. Central Freeway (under construction) stub at South Van Ness at right (the same day as a major earthquake though determined to be unrelated)
Mission Dolores
Mission Aerial
Aerial view east to a 3-alarm fire on Duboce across from Woodward Street (Between Mission and Valencia Street), now in the path of the Central Freeway and site of SOMA West Skatepark. X-Shaped Mary's Help Hospital in the foreground. Central Freeway (under construction) stub at South Van Ness at center. 150 Otis, built 1916 as Juvenile Detention Home, and in 1957 Department of Social Services offices, to left of smoke plume (SF Landmark # 248). Former Valencia Theatre, converted to a church in 1929, right of center. (Fire was the same day as a major earthquake, though determined to be unrelated)
Mission Dolores
Duboce aerial
Aerial view of a 3-alarm fire on Duboce across from Woodward Street (Between Mission and Valencia Street), now in the path of the Central Freeway and site of SOMA West Skatepark. (the same day as a major earthquake though determined to be unrelated)
South of Market
Duboce aerial
Aerial view of a 3-alarm fire on Duboce across from Woodward Street (Between Mission and Valencia Street), now in the path of the Central Freeway and site of SOMA West Skatepark. (the same day as a major earthquake though determined to be unrelated)
South of Market
Mission Aerial
Aerial view north to a 3-alarm fire on Duboce across from Woodward Street (Between Mission and Valencia Street), now in the path of the Central Freeway and site of SOMA West Skatepark. Land cleared for the extension of the Central Freeway visible on both sides of Valencia.150 Otis, built 1916 as Juvenile Detention Home, and in 1957 Department of Social Services offices, at center above smoke plume (SF Landmark # 248). Freeway onramp at lower right. (Fire was the same day as a major earthquake, though determined to be unrelated.)
Mission