Sansome & Washington
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north on Sansome after 1906 earthquake, Appraiser's Building (U.S. Custom House)
Financial DistrictWagon
Contains 274 photos
Polk & Union
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Polk and Union after 1906 earthquake, looking west towards the line of the fire's furthest advance at Van Ness Ave. Presidio and Golden Gate at a distance. [Cor. Polk and Union looking West - Golden Gate in distance, 436]
Polk Gulch
Fillmore near Bush.
Reconstruction post quake. Geo. Spalding & Co. store at 1838 Fillmore Street near Bush St, c.1906
Lower Pacific Heights
Market near Pine
Looking east on Market toward Ferry Building. Decorative foliage and flags, electric lights strung above street.
Financial District
Carl & Cole
Looking west on Carl, meat market, fruit and vegetable store. Buildings in view extant 2020. 1001 Shrader in distance. - United Railroads [U03577 from property line on Cole st. looking S.W. A/R. 3???]
Cole Valley
Market near Drumm
Ferry Building, buggies, horses. During streetcar strike? Alameda Cafe Building at right [M-378]
Financial District
Cole & Carl
Peters Bros Groceries at 901 Cole [Looking southwest 25 ft. from property line A.R.3145] - United Railroads [U03578]
Cole Valley
Market St near 4th St
Elevated view to south side of street between 3rd and 4th Streets, with stores and goods on sidewalk. Terry & Co., furniture 747 Market; R. F. Osborn & Co., hardware; L. Girard & Co. Boot and Shoe Manufacturers; American Tract Society; W. R. Allen & Co., plumbers goods 761 Market; J. O'Kane Saddles & Harness 767 Market; G.S. Dean, Dentist; Will & Finck Cutlers & Bell Hangers, Razors & Shears 769 Market. From Taber business album.
Downtown / Union Square
California & Market
View north across Market toward the intersection of Drumm & California. California Wire Works and other businesses on the site of today's Hyatt Regency Hotel. California Wire Works was established in 1852 and acquired by Andrew Hallidie in 1876. In 1895 Hallidie sold out to Washburn and Moen Company. This was Hallidie's business office, at 6 California St., and the manufacturing was in North Beach. H. P. Gregory & Co., Pacific Machinery Depot; Berry & Place Machine Co. (moved to this location in January, 1883), Geo. A. Davis Agricultural Implements. Mariners' Church visible in the background.[102]
Financial District
Market & Jones
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north across Market up Jones to Hibernia Bank ruins [Hibernia Bank Chas. Bailey L.A. #84]
Tenderloin
Bush near Montgomery
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest across Bush to people gathered at rebuilt headquarters of the San Francisco Stock and Exchange Board (opened August, 1906); crowd walking, possibly watching demolition, Gundlach Bundschu winery wagon at left. Pacific States Telephone Building, 445 Bush, in background
Downtown / Union Square
Market near Powell
1906 Earthquake and Fire, The Emporium Building [Pillsbury Picture Co. No. 310, EMPORIUM 59], ruins of California Academy of Sciences. Same image as wnp59.00033.
South of Market
Near Powell & Market Sts.
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to earthquake and fire ruins of Flood Bldg.,hundreds of sightseers, Mutual Savings Bank Building, Emporium, Call Bldg. [Powell and Market St. #69, Pillsbury Picture Co. No.260]
Downtown / Union Square
Grant near Commercial
View northwest across Grant Avenue. Man carrying basket approaching. Hang Far Low (sometimes Hung Far Low) Restaurant and Tea Garden at left (Albert Pissis, architect, built 1907). American and Chinese (Blue Sky with a White Sun design, later Republic of China or Taiwanese) flags on buildings.
Chinatown
Market & Geary
Elevated view southeast from intersection of Market, Geary and Kearny. Old Chronicle Building, Grand Hotel, Palace Hotel. Hand-colored Lantern slide.
Downtown / Union Square