Contains 352 photos
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake and Fire. View southeast across Market to Call Building on fire in distance. California Academy of Sciences, Emporium, Red Front Store. Armed soldiers. [April 18, 1906 Emporium on Fire] (T.E. Hecht copy TEH)
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view east from Market near Guerrero, near the future Mint Hill. Many refugees, wagons moving. Same original image as wnp37.00172. [From 17th & Market Sts. Frisco- April 18th 06.5 P.M.(Sic)]
Mint Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast Same image as wnp37.03457. [136] [glass copy negative]
Pacific Heights
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [The burning City] 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.
Corona Heights
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Slightly elevated view southwest across Market to Call Building and adjacent buildings on south side of Market St. [Burning of Call Building 33]
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Firemen fighting fire with water near 408 Pacific and Marconi Hotel (419)
North Beach
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Looking east to the 'Ham and Eggs Fire' in Hayes Valley
Buena Vista
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view south on Kearny to Examiner Building, burning Call Building, 700 Market Building and Mutual Savings Bank, Raphaels clothiers (Kearny and Maiden Lane)
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view north from lower Twin Peaks (around the hairpin of Twin Peaks Boulevard) above Solari Hill (Kite Hill). Market Street at right, Gray Brothers Brick Factory on Corona Heights (at left). City Hall dome in the background right center.
Clarendon Heights
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Looking northwest; Produce district burning in background.
Financial District
Park-Presidio Bypass construction? Smoldering fire near unpaved and graded area
Golden Gate Park
View west on Brannan from waterfront to street work, small trash fires. [dpwbook3 dpw478] Rosenberg Bros. Dried Fruits Warehouse; Oriental Warehouse on left; H.S. Crocker on right, Weston Basket and Barrel Co. (built 1912) in far right background, 60 Federal.
South Beach
View northwest to rear of Brooklyn Hotel 369 1st St., Joseph Gutradt Co. Soap Manufacturers, 350-356 Fremont, American Can Co. Top of Call and Hobart Buildings in background. [Fremont west side from Harrison dpwbook24 dpw5784]
Rincon Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, During earthquake and fire, City Hall [The Doomed City, San Francisco in Flames.]
Mint Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on O'Farrell to 1906 earthquake damage, with fire approaching from south of Market, debris in street, men on rooftops and crowds gathering to watch. At left Alcazar Theater, 116 O'Farrell, with sign for current attraction, 'Are You A Mason'. At right, awning for Orpheum Theater at 119 O'Farrell. In distance across Market, Call Building, Kamm Building, Bancroft History Building. Sign visible in distance on side of Belvedere Music Hall, 30 O'Farrell, as well as sign for Oberon Concert Hall on tower at Stockton St. corner.
Downtown / Union Square