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1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south on Kearny toward Market Street, Fire burning South of Market Call Building and Hearst Buildings not yet on fire. Raphael's (Maiden Lane intersection) and Roos Brothers (27-37 Kearny) on right
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south on Grant toward Market, Crowd watching fire;City of Paris Department Store on left at Geary corner, Hammam Baths, 11-13 Grant, on right. Phelan Building corner tower beyond.
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Market looking east to Flood Building with two ladies shopping plates and cups for sale by street merchants
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east down Market Street toward 3rd. Sightseers. From left Mutual Savings Bank, Palace Hotel, Monadnock Building, Call Building, Call Annex, Kamm Building.
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south on Montgomery to east side of street. Union Trust Building in center (with debris chute down side of building), ruins of the Palace Hotel in the distance. Reconstruction inside first floor ruins of former three story Central Trust Company building at southeast corner of Sutter & Montgomery. Collection of Grahame Hardy
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Looking northwest, Flannery Building, Shreve Building, at right Pacific States Telegraph Building, Lotta's fountain.
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast to gutted temple after earthquake. Site of later 450 Sutter Street Building. Whittell Building under construction.
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view southwest across Market to 3rd and Market Streets. Smoke pouring from upper stories of Call Building, other buildings on south side of Market, including Bancroft History Building, show earthquake damage. 700 Market building on right with Hale Dental Co. and projecting electric "Dentist" sign. Hearst Examiner Building on left. Fire hoses in street, top of Lotta's Fountain at bottom. Cropped version of image at wnp37.03403.jpg.
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to refugees at base of the Dewey Monument as fire approaches. Lengfeld's Pharmacy. Whittell Building under construction. Marchands Building on corner of Geary and Stockton. Call Building dome, City of Paris, and Butler Building on far right under construction.
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake and fire, Lotta's Fountain looking north
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake and fire, Montgomery Street looking north to Mills Building, Kohl Building (with flag). Telegraph Hill in distance. Safes at left. Debris in street indicates taken close in time to disaster. Bekins Van and Storage signs.
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest over ruins, Whittell Building in background right. [#113. Post - Kearny Sts. S.F. Rhea]
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Post between Grant & Kearny. View looking east on Post Street to the dynamiting of the ruins of the Masonic Temple center left, Union Trust building beyond, West side of Crocker Building at right. Duplicate of wnp37.00483
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake and fire, View south down Kearny to Chronicle Building, Call Building, Mutual Savings Bank
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west down center of Market, City Hall ruins in background right; workmen repairing streetcar tracks and roadway, woman laughing. Far background, Grant Building, Twin Peaks, Admission Day Monument [Scene on Market St. Western Photographic Co. 45]
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake and Fire. View southeast across Market to Call Building on fire in distance. California Academy of Sciences, Emporium, Red Front Store. Armed soldiers. [April 18, 1906 Emporium on Fire] (T.E. Hecht copy TEH)
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view east on Market; Call Building on left; Kodak building on right
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake ruins, Two soldiers walking past Flood Building. View east on Market. Call Building; Mutual Savings Bank
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Looking down Market Street after the fire] Call Building at right
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Slightly elevated view southwest across Market to Call Building and adjacent buildings on south side of Market St. [Burning of Call Building 33]
Downtown / Union Square