Contains 1085 photos
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Ruins of California Street, view east from above Kearny. Merchants Exchange Building at center, behind Safe Deposit Building before demolition of upper floors. In distance center, Mutual Life Insurance Building at Sansome corner. [G45 SEF-009](GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
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1906 Earthquake and Fire, Ruins of St. Mary's Church viewed from Quincy Street [vertical] [G45 SEF-021](GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
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1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast toward Hall of Justice. Man (identified as writer Henry Lafler) with typewriter set up on trunk. Temporary graves in Portsmouth Square (many versions of this image exist) [April 19, 1906 on the Plaza] [57F] [F810 EF-024] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
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1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to ruins of old Hall of Justice from Portsmouth Square following 1906 earthquake and fire. Refugee camp in foreground. Published as stereoview with caption 'Hall of Justice and Police Tents'.[Copyright 1906 Clinton Johnson #156]
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1906 Earthquake and Fire Damage, View east on California toward Kearny. Crowds of sightseers and photographers walking in the street.
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1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north on Kearny near Sacramento, Hall of Justice tower on the right, Telegraph Hill in the distance. Portsmouth Square with tents and trees in the left background. People walking and riding in buggies. The street has been cleared, but the sidewalks strewn with rubble.
Chinatown
1906 Earthquake and Fire, elevated view southeast from Pine above Grant, of approaching fire after earthquake. Pacific States Telephone Building at left. In distance along Market St., Palace Hotel, Chronicle Annex, Hearst Examiner Building, Call Building, Mutual Savings Bank Building. Goldberg Bowen & Co., 230 Sutter, Shreve Building. Western turret of California Hotel and Theatre at far left, across from Pacific States Telephone Building.
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1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north to Telegraph Hill past earthquake ruins of Hall of Justice and city water wagon.
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1906 Earthquake and Fire, Four boys in knickers and newsboy-type caps sitting on a bench outside an earthquake shack. The location is assumed, the refugee camp at Portsmouth Square held 37 cottages for Chinese families out of 153 total cottages there.
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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
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on California from Stockton, Old St Mary's Church at left. Kohl Building, Merchants Exchange and Mills building in the distance.
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1906 Earthquake and Fire. [20619 Soldiers served with supper at Portsmouth Square. Princely ruins of San Francisco's splendid Hall of Justine in background.]
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1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north on Kearny from Clay, Hall of Justice at right. Telephone pole leaning into the street. Telegraph Hill in background. [8773 Kearney (sic) and Hall of Justice after the great disaster.]
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1906 Earthquake and Fire. View northeast to ruins of Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Building being demolished. Temporary building and construction. Shack with signage 'Murray Brothers Plumbers, 623 Sacramento' at center.
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1906 Earthquake and Fire, view east down California after the earthquake and fire, Kohl Building, Merchants Exchange Building (during extensive post-fire repairs), Mutual Life Insurance Building beyond. streetcar crossing on Kearny St.
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1906 Earthquake and Fire, view looking south on Kearny Street. Call Building and Mutual Savings Building at center.
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1906 Earthquake and Fire, ruins of old Grace Church on southeast corner of Stockton and California Streets. (Present site of Ritz Carlton Hotel.)
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1906 Earthquake and Fire. View looking east down California Street between Stockton and Grant. Old St. Mary's church at left, Kohl Bulding, Merchant's Exchange under reconstruction at right.
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1906 Earthquake and Fire, view east down Clay Street showing ruins of Chinatown. Tower of old Hall of Justice at left, Ferry Building in distance at end of Clay.
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1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on California near Stockton with Old St. Mary's Church on the left. [The Great earthquake and Fire… Looking down California Street from Nob Hill]
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