Downtown / Union Square

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Market & Grant
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Market & Grant

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to earthquake ruins and rubble, Mutual Savings Bank Building.

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Geary & Stockton
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Geary & Stockton

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Looking east over rubble and earthquake ruins, Mutual Savings Bank Building

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Stockton & O'Farrell
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Stockton & O'Farrell

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south on Stockton towards approaching fire on Market Street. Mannie's Loan Office (32 Stockton), J. Cooper Shirts. The Pup Restaurant on left, just beyond Mannie's Loan office. Old 1887 Flood Building, California Academy of Sciences, Emporium on Market. [14]

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Powell near Ellis
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Powell near Ellis

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [18] View south on Powell toward Market Street and crowds gathering to see the approaching fire after the earthquake. Novelty Theatre and Flood Building, with S.N. Wood & Co. store, at left. Transient rooms for rent at right, St. Ann's Building in distance.

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O'Farrell near Stockton
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O'Farrell near Stockton

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east toward Market Street and the Call Building. Ruins and rubble after the earthquake. Ruins of Alcazar Theater, 116 O'Farrell, and Delmonico Restaurant, 110 O'Farrell, on left, Orpheum Theater, 119 O'Farrell, on right. In distance, Call Building, Call Building Annex, Kamm Building on Market Street. [Call Bldg, Looking down O'Farrell St.] Same image as 27.0130 with different cropping.

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5th & Market
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5th & Market

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View East of earthquake Ruins: Flood Building, Call Building, Mt. Tamalpais Lunch Room Kiosk.

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Union Square
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Union Square

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake refugees shaving. Burned out St. Francis Hotel in background.

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Union Square
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Union Square

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake refugees ruins, Dewey Monument, St. Francis Hotel in background.

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Union Square
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Union Square

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [#76] Earthquake refugees ruins, Dewey Monument, St. Francis Hotel in background. Relief Kitchen.

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O'Farrell St ruins
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O'Farrell St ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view east toward burned-out Call Building. Ruins of Fischer's Theater (Fischer's Concert Hall), 122 O'Farrell; Alcazar Theater, 116 O'Farrell; and Delmonico Restaurant, 110 O'Farrell, on left. Some temporary buildings and reconstruction underway. In distance, Call Building, Call Building Annex and Kamm Building (under reconstruction) on Market Street. Sign for Arcade Building construction.

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Eddy near Taylor
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Eddy near Taylor

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on Eddy toward Mason, with Market Street beyond. From left ruins of Old Poodle Dog, Flood Building, Emporium on Market, Tivoli Opera House. Fairmont Earthquake Collection [SC11][F3216]

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Market near 4th
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Market near 4th

1906 earthquake and fire damage, View west on Market toward Emporium, California Academy of Science ruinss

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Kearny near Post
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Kearny near Post

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake and fire, View south on Kearny toward Call Building and Mutual Savings Bank Building on Market Street.

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Montgomery near Bush
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Montgomery near Bush

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to earthquake damage, safe in street, narrow path cleared through rubble. Mills and Kohl buildings. [Mills Building, Montgomery and Bush. -- with flag flying is the Kohl Building Montgomery and California]

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Ruins of Alcazar Theater
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Ruins of Alcazar Theater

1906 Earthquake and Fire, North side of O'Farrell between Powell and Stockton. Towers of Temple Emanue-El visible through window openings at center.

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Kearny & Market
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Kearny & Market

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Fires in progress. Palace Hotel, Lotta's Fountain, Grand Hotel

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Kearny near Post
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Kearny near Post

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Dynamiting the Examiner Building] View south to Palace Hotel at left, Chronicle, Call and Mutual Savings Bank Buildings at right.

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St. Francis Hotel
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St. Francis Hotel

Looking from Union Square. Undergoing reconstruction post-earthquake

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Market near 4th
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Market near 4th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to crowds in street viewing approaching fire after 1906 earthquake. Call building in distance. At right, Flood Building (site of present Pacific Building) at 4th and Market.

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Geary near Stockton
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Geary near Stockton

View east on Geary between Stockton & Powell [Geary street before the fire. Copyright 1906 Pillsbury Picture Co. No. 121] Union Square, Geary cable car and Whittell building under construction. Lengfeld's Pharmacy.

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