Downtown / Union Square

Contains 2840 photos

Market near 5th
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Market near 5th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Temporary lunch stand with earthquake ruins in background. Postcards of the earthquake for sale.

Downtown / Union Square
Market & Grant
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Market & Grant

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view southeast across market to Monadnock Building under construction, Hearst Examiner Building, Call Building, Bancroft History Building, with Young's Restaurant sign and billiard parlor, F.W. Spencer Pianos. Goldstein & Co. theatrical supplies at far right. [Call Building the day before the fire. Copyright 1906 Pillsbury Picture Co. No. 134]

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Union Square
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Union Square

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view north from Dewey Monument [2195. A Water Station in Business District, San Francisco] Earthquake refugees and Temple Emanu-El Ruins in background.

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Grant & Market
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Grant & Market

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view west from middle of street to police and crowd gathered to watch approaching fire and firefighters spraying water on buildings in the distance. On left, Emporium department store on fire. In distance right, Flood Building. Phelan Building on far right, as yet undamaged. [Emporium on Fire. Copyright 1906. Pillsbury Picture Co. 150] Same original image as wnp59.00081.

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Market near 4th
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Market near 4th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Market St near Ellis, Eiler's Music Co.] Call Building, earthquake ruins.

Downtown / Union Square
Grant near Market
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Grant near Market

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north on Grant from Market, people walking in the street. Ruins of the Shreve Building at Post and Grant. [Grant Ave & Shreve Building. Copyright 1906 Pillsbury Picture Co. No. 177.]

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Eddy & Mason
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Eddy & Mason

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east across intersection to the Poodle Dog Restaurant, burnt out Flood and Emporium buildings in background. [#24 Poodle Dog Restaurant. Western Photographic Co. LA Cal.]

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Stockton & Market
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Stockton & Market

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Cor Stockton and Market Sts.] Panoramic view east. Whittell, Mutual, and Call Buildings. Written on back: 'The Sunday you was along.' and A. Singmaster, 8470 Sonoma Ave, Sebastopol'

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Stockton & Geary
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Stockton & Geary

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Union Square, St Francis Hotel w/addition being constructed, Dewey Monument. After 1906 earthquake and fire.

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Market & 3rd
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Market & 3rd

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Palace Hotel, Monadnock Building, Examiner/Hearst Building in ruins after 1906 earthquake. Date on photo is questionable since area was still burning on 4-19-06

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Kearny & Market
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Kearny & Market

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Monadnock Building under construction; gutted Palace Hotel; Lotta's Fountain at right

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Stockton & Ellis
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Stockton & Ellis

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south toward the shell of Emporium department store from Stockton near the corner of Ellis and Market; makeshift sidewalk restaurant for hot waffles; piles of lumber [The Emporium, Market St.]

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Market near 4th
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Market near 4th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, 822 Market; New San Francisco Regal Shoes for Men & Women; Earthquake ruins around new store; City of Paris and Whittell Building in background

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Kearny & Post
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Kearny & Post

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [25] View south to Flannery Building, Call Building, Mutual Savings Bank, Chronicle Building in ruins.

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St. Francis Hotel
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St. Francis Hotel

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Copyright 1906 by Clinton Johnson 174] View northwest across Geary to hotel's north wing under construction, after earthquake and fire. Refugee tents in Union Square.

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Mason near Post
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Mason near Post

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Copyright 1906 by Clinton Johnson 108] View southeast to ruins of the First Congregational Church. Back of the St. Francis Hotel and Hotel Alexander at the left. Native Sons of Golden West Building at right.

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Flood Building
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Flood Building

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [A 74 Flood Bldg. Ellis & Powell] Elevated view southeast toward Ellis & Powell, gutted after fire.

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Geary & Market
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Geary & Market

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast from Geary near Kearny across Market toward Palace Hotel, Monadnock Building under construction, and Hearst Building ruins. Lotta's Fountain at center.

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Temple Emanu-El
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Temple Emanu-El

View northeast from Powell to gutted temple building on Sutter Street, after 1906 Earthquake. Ruins of Grace Church in background left. Billboard at right also seen in wnp14.0850. (AS) [31.Temple Emanuel Aydelotte Photo.]

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Montgomery near Post
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Montgomery near Post

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view south to the Grand and Palace hotels on fire following the 1906 Earthquake. Same image as wnp27.0399.jpg. [Pillsbury Picture Co. No. 7591.]

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