Contains 2840 photos
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast across intersection to Army soldiers patrolling Market Street as Call Building burns in background left. Emporium, California Academy of Sciences and Flood Building at 4th and Market in distance.
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Flood Building, gutted by the fire
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to ruins of Temple Emanu-El. Tower of destroyed Grace Church in distance left. Small shack set up in empty lot amid rubble. (AS) [C.D. Vane Photo]
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north from Market St. to remains of the Humboldt Savings Bank office at 626 Market. The bank refurbished that small building and reopened before moving to a large skyscraper to the west, near 4th Street. Horse and Wagon, workers on Oakland Traction Company tower truck work on overhead streetcar wires. Sign for Lacey Saloon to right of bank entrance. East wall of Chronicle Building at left.
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast across Market toward Palace Hotel, Monadnock Building, and Hearst Building in ruins after 1906 earthquake. Most of 7-story ruins of Hearst/Examiner Building have been demolished. [Looking east on Market St. showing Examiner Building, Monadnock Building, Palace Hotel, Photo F.L. Stone 6]
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view southeast across Post to Chronicle Annex, Palace Hotel beyond. Earthquake Ruins [Rear of Chronicle - Palace Hotel in Distance #50 Bushnell Foto Co.]
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake Ruins. View northeast to Temple Emanu-El. Debris lying on Sutter Street. [Jewish Temple - Sutter St. #11 Bushnell Foto Co.]
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake Reconstruction, new wing of St. Francis Hotel under construction, fire damage, tents in Union Square [St. Francis Hotel #50 Bushnell Foto Co.]
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake and fire, [Call building in a maelstrom of flame] View from near Union Square
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north from the St. Francis Hotel, toward Sutter Street, Temple Emanu-El, Grace Church beyond. [16899 Looking toward Telegraph Hill from St. Francis Hotel]
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake Ruins, view east toward Market, Chronicle Building in distance left, Mutual Savings Bank on right, Palace Hotel in distance center. [6843 Where modern day skyscrapers were tossed like a ship at sea, Newspaper Row, Great Earthquake, San Francisco]
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Market St. NE past Call Building after quake
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast across Post St. to earthquake ruins. Monadnock, Mutual Savings Bank and Call Building ruins in background.
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake ruins, Looking south to Kearny & Market showing gutted Call Building and Mutual Savings Bank Building
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on Market, from Powell & Market, Emporium on right, Call Building in background, sightseers
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake ruins, view southeast to Market & 3rd, Ruins of Examiner Building, Monadnock Building under construction, Palace Hotel at left, sightseers. Most of 7-story ruins of Hearst/Examiner Building have been demolished.
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake ruins, View southeast to Mutual Benefit Life and Call Buildings; car in foreground
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake ruins, View South on Stockton Street from Sutter Street to gutted City of Paris and Butler Buildings, Whittell Building, Spring Valley Water Company Building
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east from earthquake rubble on Market to Chronicle Building Annex, Mutual Savings Bank Building, Call Building, Kamm Building; sightseers along Market
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake ruins, View northeast toward ruins of Temple Emanu-El on Sutter Street.
Downtown / Union Square