Contains 352 photos
1906 Fire and Earthquake. View northeast with Old St. Mary's Cathedral at center. Fire is engulfing area east of Sansome to the waterfront. Appraisers Building, Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Building, San Francisco Savings Union, Kohl Building.
Chinatown
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast to Grand and Palace Hotels on fire, Lotta's Fountain, Monadnock Building under construction.
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Refugees in Columbia Square During Fire] South of Market Refugees with their possessions watching approaching fire. View north across park to houses on north side of Folsom St. At far left, Little Sisters Infant Shelter on Sherman. All buildings destroyed in course of fire.
South of Market
View west to Fort Mason (Black Point), Fort Point and Golden Gate, Selby Smelting Works. [213. Golden Gate and Bay from Telegraph Hill; Waters Nickel Series]
Telegraph Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to people watching approaching fire after 1906 earthquake, from hilltop. Same image as wnp37.01225. [Van Ness Ave burning. Postcard mailed 09/08/1906]
Cathedral Hill
Elevated view from Nob Hill looking east. Goldberg Bowen & Co. Grocers at 426-432 Pine St., Merchants Exchange and Mills Building in background [Fire near Western Union office.] Photo postcard. [Pillsbury Picture Co. No. 113]
Chinatown
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast toward Nob Hill from about Cedar Street between Polk & Van Ness, 1906 Earthquake damage, Smokestack of Sutter Street Cable Railway Powerhouse at center (Polk & Sutter. Photo postcard [Ruins of San Francisco's earthquake. M.K.]
Lower Nob Hill
View northwest to Fisherman's Wharf, Mt Tamalpais in distance, Alcatraz Island at right. Gasometer (gas holding tank).
Telegraph Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, burning buildings with billowing smoke; with soldier on horse, view east down Sacramento with fire approaching, Pacific Mutual Life Insurance building and Italian American Bank building on east side of Montgomery at intersection. Jack's Restaurant, barber shop, sign shop, cable car tracks.
Chinatown
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Embarcadero (then East) at Market. 1906 Earthquake and Fire, Italianate Victorian collapsing while burning, Magnolia Cafe, Naval Recruiting Office. Water pumped on structure.
Financial District
View east looking down 15th Street from Corona Heights showing city burning
Corona Heights
From Bay, ferries in bay traveling near Ferry Building. Piers south of Ferry Building, Pacific Telephone Building, Call Building,
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast from Mint Hill of 1906 earthquake and approaching fire. St. Ignatius Church, Fairmont Hotel and City Hall in distance. Valencia Street Cable Car Powerhouse and smokestack at right
Mint Hill
Elevated view southeast from near Market and 4th toward Bay. Aronson Building (J.B. Crowley, Arnstein Simon & Co. woolen goods signage), Pacific Telephone Building under construction. Rialto Building, Sunset Terminal in background left. At right, M.A. Gunst Building aka Rochester Building (Lansburgh and Joseph, Architects) with Boss of the Road Overalls signage, southwest corner of Mission and 3rd, built 1907.
South of Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast to Earthquake and Fire, [20615. The Call Building in a Maelstrom of Flames. The Great San Francisco fire completing the devastation of the famous Spreckels' structure ] Mutual Savings Bank Building at left
South of Market