Contains 2840 photos
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on O'Farrell, people watching approaching fire on Market. Call Building, Call Building Annex, Kamm Building and Bancroft History Building on Market in distance, Phelan Building on right. Facade on building at left, Shiels apartment building containing Oberon Music Hall 38 O'Farrell, has collapsed into the street. Belvedere Music Hall just beyond.
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, Looking south from center of Powell towards Flood Building after earthquake and fire, chimneys of U.S. Mint in background right.
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Flames Visible in Call Building, Elevated View southwest across Market from Montgomery toward 3rd St. intersection, Palace Hotel, Monadnock Building, Hearst Examiner Building , photo by C.F.G. Companion photo to wnp27.0134.
Downtown / Union Square
View east from center of busy Market Street. At left, original Phelan Building, Mutual Savings Bank (1902), Ferry Building, Palace Hotel, Hearst Examiner Building, Call Building and Annex, Kamm Building (1906), Bancroft History Building, Midway Theatre.
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on Post to west side of Crocker Building in distance, ruined building held up with long beam at right, stone rubble filling street, downed power line on left. Top story of Chronicle Annex, under construction at time of quake, in distance top center. [13264 - The Once Throbbing Heart of the City Stricken - Market St. After the Great Earthquake and Fire of April 18, 1906.]
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake ruins. View west down Post to Whittell Building at left, First Congregational Church in distance right. Men walk down street filled with rubble. [8706 Post St., once a busy shopping district, now a scene of desolation, San Francisco Disaster, U.S.A. Copyright 1906 by H. C. White Co.]
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast. Crushed Fire Engine. Building rubble, damaged buildings. Left image of stereoview. [8707 A fire engine caught and crushed by a falling wall, Post St., San Francisco Disaster, U.S.A. Copyright 1906 by H. C. White Co.]
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east towards Mutual Savings Bank, Chronicle Building, Call Building People walking, horse drawn carriages
Downtown / Union Square
Looking south from Sutter after earthquake and fire. Left to right, Whittell Building, Spring Valley Water Co. Building/City of Paris, Butler Building
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Looking northeast across Stockton after 1906 earthquake and fire to ruins of Pacific Union Club.
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Native Sons of the Golden West building near the northeast corner of Mason and Geary Streets after the earthquake and fire. To its left, First Congregational Church. At far left, the Fairmont Hotel. At far right Hotel Alexander, 352 Geary.
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest to Tivoli Opera House ruins at Mason and Eddy Streets.
Downtown / Union Square
1906 earthquake and fire ruins of California Theatre
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1906 Earthquake and Fire, After 1906 Earthquake and Fire, view northwest across Grant toward Union Square. Whittell Building under construction
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east from near Powell St. Ruins of Alcazar Theater, 116 O'Farrell, and Delmonico Restaurant, 110 O'Farrell, on left, Orpheum Theater, 119 O'Farrell, on right. Call Building, Call Building Annex and Kamm Building in background on Market Street. Same image as wnp27.4972.
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake and Fire Damage looking east from Market and O'Farrell; Mutual Savings Bank Building at left, Palace Hotel, Monadnock Building, Hearst Examiner Building, Call Building, Call Building Annex, Kamm Building. Eiler's Music Co., Bancroft History Building at right. Many people walking on street. Cropped duplicate of wnp14.0438.jpg. [Call Bld Chas. Bailey L.A. #68]
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south on Kearny to people walking among the ruins. From left, Palace Hotel, Monadnock Building, Chronicle Building and Annex, Call Building, Mutual Savings Bank Building.
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view northeast to Temple Emanu-El, Grace Church (Cathedral) earthquake ruins. At left, five ruined archways of Germania Hall / California Hall at 620 Bush. [#32 Jewish Synagogue, Chas. Bailey L.A.]
Downtown / Union Square
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest across Bush to people gathered at rebuilt headquarters of the San Francisco Stock and Exchange Board (opened August, 1906); crowd walking, possibly watching demolition, Gundlach Bundschu winery wagon at left. Pacific States Telephone Building, 445 Bush, in background
Downtown / Union Square