Market near 3rd
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view southeast across Market toward the the Monadnock Building, which had been under construction at the time of the earthquake and fire. Hearst Building demolished.
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Grant near Geary
1906 earthquake and fire. View southeast toward ruins of the Chronicle Building, Mutual Savings Banks, and Call Building.
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Temple Emanu-el
1906 earthquake and fire. View southeast from corner of Bush and Powell. Ruins of Temple Emanu-el, Call Building in distance, Whittell Building at right.
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Market near Grant
1906 earthquake and fire reconstruction. View east on Market St. with URR (United Railroads) streetcar #1143 in foreground. Mutual Savings Bank at left, Ferry Building in distance.
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Market near Stockton
1906 earthquake and fire. Elevated view northwest towards St. Francis Hotel (left) and Butler Building. Two large temporary buildings on Stockton, two streetcars on Market St. in foreground
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Market near Powell
1906 earthquake and fire. View east towards (left to right) Flood Building, Mutual Savings Bank, Call Building, Emporium.
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Temple Emanu-el
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on Sutter from from Powelltoward ruins of Temple Emanu-el.
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Call Building
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Call Building on fire. [Copyright Whigham. Call Build Apr. 18/06 AM] Elevated view, probably taken from Chronicle Building.
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Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, refugees at water station at foot of Dewey Monument. [A water station in Business District, San Francisco] Spires of Temple Emanu-el on Sutter Street at left.
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Market near New Montgomery
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest across Market towards burned out Chronicle Building and Mutual Savings Bank. Streetcars and pedestrians in street.
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Eddy near Powell
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east along the north side of Eddy between Mason and Powell. Flood Building and Emporium in background.
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Market near 3rd
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on Market towards Mutual Savings Building and Chronicle Building. Freight wagon loaded with rubble in foreground.
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Market near Stockton
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest to ruins looking towards steel framework of Whittell Building. Butler Building under construction at left, rear of City of Paris ruins.
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Market & Mason
1906 Earthquake and Fire. Workers constructing railroad tracks. [20626 Building Provisional Railroad through streets of ruined San Francisco, California] Flood Mansion on Nob Hill in far distance.
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Palace Hotel
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast across Market from Geary toward ruins of the Palace Hotel. [15. Ruins of the Palace Hotel] Debris chute at left leading to Chronicle Building.
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O'Farrell near Powell
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on O'Farrell between Stockton and Powell before the fire. Debris, bricks in the street, Orpheum theatre with round awning at right. People wandering through the street. Original Phelan Building in distance center, portion of Alcazar Theater at far left.
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Union Square
View looking southeast across Union Square towards Butler Building under construction at Geary and Stockton. (with a sign reading 'Newman-Levinson Dry Goods will occupy this building') Dewey Monument at left.
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O'Farrell near Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view east on O'Farrell between Market and Stockton. Crowds assembled on O'Farrell Street watching Call/Spreckels Tower on fire. To its right are the Call Annex and Kamm Buildings. The three-story building on the left is the first Cafe Odeon, 8 O'Farrell St., German Restaurant. It moved to the gore corner of Eddy and Market after the earthquake and fire. The Savings Union Bank was built on the site after the earthquake and fire. The Bancroft History Building can be seen on Market with the damaged Pianos sign of F.W. Spencer. Louvre Restaurant marquee at far right. [No.16R Call Building burning from O'Farrell Street](Same image as wnp37.01187 with handwritten caption.)
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Stockton & O'Farrell
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view south on Stockton from O'Farrell. Army and police on horseback possibly watching building demolition. Ruins of Emporium on Market Street in background right.
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Market near 4th
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast across Market from 4th Street, Call Building in the background, smoke and flames billowing from the south side of 700-block of Market. Police with rifle patrolling, furniture piled in the street. [109 copyright 1906 by Stewart and Rogers]
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