City Hall Ruins
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View from Larkin near Grove, Ruins of City Hall, sightseers in the street.
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City Hall Ruins
1906 Earthquake and Fire. View south on Larkin toward McAllister St. and ruins of City Hall.
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City Hall Ruins
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south on Larkin between McAllister and Grove. Fallen Columns, cable car tracks on Larkin. [West side of City Hall]
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Hayes Valley
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast towards ruins of Civic Center and Old City Hall. Dome of Hall of Records on left. From around Fell and Franklin [25]
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Van Ness & Grove
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Van Ness and Grove, looking northeast.] People standing in ruins with Nob Hill in distance. Fairmont Hotel at right.
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Old Civic Center
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west to workers clearing rubble near Leavenworth and McAllister, next to ruins of Hall of Records and City Hall. Tracks on former City Hall Avenue.
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Golden Gate & Hyde
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Pedestrians walking past partially collapsed buildings on Golden Gate Ave.
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Market near 9th
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Ruins Majestic Theatre 63.] View east towards rear of Majestic on 9th and Stevenson. Theater entrance was 1281 Market near 9th.
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Larkin near Grove
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east from rubble near Larkin to ruins of old City Hall following 1906 earthquake.
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Market near Larkin
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north through ruins and rubble to wagon pulled by four horses. Larkin Street facade of City Hall at right.
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Hayes near Larkin
1906 Earthquake and Fire. View north through ruins. St. Mary's Cathedral in left distance, Larkin St. side of City Hall ruins at right. People walking near Grove and Larkin intersection. Some new or temporary structures at left in area that would later become Civic Center Plaza.
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Larkin near Grove
1906 Earthquake and Fire, looking northeast toward ruins of City Hall at the corner of Larkin and City Hall Avenue. Ruins of St. Boniface Church at far right. Clay sewer pipe sections stacked in street.
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City Hall Ruins
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast from Larkin and Grove, down City Hall Avenue. Earthquake ruins of City Hall
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Market near 8th
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast on Market toward 7th Street. Earthquake ruins, and lumber piled up. Grant Building at 7th and Market at right. Flood and Call Buildings visible in the distance.
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Fulton near Polk
1906 earthquake and fire. View east on Fulton to ruins of City Hall before district burned. Smoke in distance.
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City Hall Ruins
1906 earthquake and fire. View north from Larkin and Grove (City Hall Avenue). Ruins of old Civic Center and City Hall
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Unknown Location
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Dynamite Crew preparing to destroy unsafe walls left standing, probably in vicinity of Van Ness and Golden Gate Ave. View west toward unburned section. St. Paulus (Gough and Eddy) in the distance. [The dynamite crew - destroying unsafe walls left standing by earthquake] [U-91337]
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Larkin near McAllister
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view southeast across McAllister to City Hall ruins after the 1906 earthquake
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Larkin near McAllister
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view southeast across McAllister to City Hall ruins after the 1906 earthquake
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City Hall Ruins
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeasterly from Larkin & Grove, down City Hall Avenue. Ruins of City Hall at left.
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