Contains 352 photos
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view southwest to approaching fire from South of Market. From left, Crocker Building, Mondadnock Building, Chronicle Building and Annex, Mutual Savings Bank Building. At lower left Masonic Temple with partially collapsed north wall. At lower center, Mechanics Institute, 31 Post built 1866, showing earthquake damage to east wall. [No. 28. Fire. Third and Mission]
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast down California from Nob Hill grounds of Mark Hopkins Insitute of Art. Crowd gathered at Powell intersection to watch. Fairmont Hotel, Stanford stable at left, Old St. Mary's in distance, Stanford Mansion at right. Fire approaching. #507
Nob Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest from corner to west side of First. Buildings collapsed from quake. Michael O'Brien Mill Machinery, 140-44 First at Minna #508
South of Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast across Market toward south side of Market at Fremont. Liquor wholesalers building burning
Financial District
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view east on California toward Sansome. Pumper truck in middle of California., Mutual Life Insurance Company Building (corner of Sansome) in flames.
Financial District
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view east on California toward Sansome. Pumper truck in middle of California., Mutual Life Insurance Company Building (corner of Sansome) in flames at right. Friedlander building at left.
Financial District
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Burning on April 18, 1906. View southwest across Market to New Montgomery intersection and Palace Hotel, with Grand Hotel at left. Same original image as wnp37.01186. [E.F. Ford, Palace Hotel, Copyright 1906, 'Sunday July 6, 1906, With best wishes from Jack, wife and little daughter, J. Edwards']
Financial District
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Panoramic view east from the roof of the Merchants Exchange (431 California, between Montgomery and Sansome). Fire burning April 18th, 1906 [ View from the Merchants Exchange Pillsbury Pictures 100]
Financial District
1906 Earthquake and Fire, unknown location fire burning (hand colorized)
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View West on Howard toward New Montgomery, fire burning at the corner of Hawthorne and Howard, Brode & Clark Iron Works 623 Howard on left. [Fire Coming up Third St.] (Hand colorized)
South of Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east from center of Market near McAllister, to damaged buildings and fire burning. Flood Building in distance on left. Hale Bros. store near 6th Street in distance left of center. [Down Market St. from 5th (sic)] (hand colorized)
Tenderloin
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest across Second toward Mission (slide incorrectly marked Sansome) , fire burning at 2nd & Mission, Thumler and Rutherford bookbinders, 609 Mission, southwest corner of 2nd & Mission, Steinberger & Kalisher kid gloves, E.J. Robinson Hardware, 64 2nd. Wells Fargo Express Office at left. Bourdette Building at right. (hand colored) [Sansome St.]
Financial District
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View South on New Montgomery toward Crossley Building in flames, Grand Hotel at left, fire burning (hand colorized)
South of Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on Market from Mason, From left Donahoe Building, Flood Building. Native Sons (Admission Day) Monument, Call Building in distance. [View of Market St. from Mason Pillsbury Picture Co. No. 27?]
Tenderloin
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view South on Kearny near Sutter toward Call Building in flames, fire burning. Raphael's at Maiden Lane corner, M.A. Gunst opposite. Street clock reads 10:40. 700 Market Building, Mutual Savings Bank Building. (hand colored version of differently cropped image at wnp27.0398)
Downtown / Union Square