Downtown

Contains 190 photos

Sutter near Powell
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Sutter near Powell

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to south side of Sutter, to billboards on side of brick building for Fischer's Vaudeville Theatre, Novelty Theatre, both destroyed. See also wnp37.03027. (AS)

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Bush & Sansome
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Bush & Sansome

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest to ruins of First National Bank on corner. Mills Building on left, Merchants Exchange on right McIntosh stereopticon co. Chicago /Pacific Coast States, First National Bank, SF Ca.

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Sutter near Mason
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Sutter near Mason

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north to couple walking down Sutter St. among earthquake ruins. Flood Mansion and Fairmont Hotel in background.

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North on 3rd Street
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North on 3rd Street

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Aronson, Call and Mutual Savings Bank buildings

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Post near Kearny
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Post near Kearny

1906 Earthquake and Fire, West from Kearny St., W.&J. Sloane & Co. Bldg. R.J. Waters & Co. photographer

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Geary & Grant
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Geary & Grant

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View toward 3rd and Market. Chronicle Building (left), Mutual Savings Bank (center), and Call Buiding (right).

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California & Stockton
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California & Stockton

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Ruins of Grace Church following 1906 fire and earthquake

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Market near Fremont.
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Market near Fremont.

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east toward the face of Samuel Lachman, which fell from the top of Lachman's Block, a large building at Market and Fremont Street.[Image of Mkt. St. Chas. Bailey L.A. # 43].

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Kearny near Fresno
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Kearny near Fresno

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Looking south toward earthquake ruins downtown.

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View toward 3rd & Folsom
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View toward 3rd & Folsom

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Panorama looking northwest to City Hall and Old Mint, Flood Building at center in distance. Elliott Brothers grocery at 3rd and Folsom, California Electrical Works at right, Folsom and Hawthorne, 3rd Street

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Marshall Square
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Marshall Square

1906 Earthquake and Fire, A closer look at City Hall in ruins

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Earthquake Devastation
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Earthquake Devastation

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Downtown ruins, looking uphill.

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Earthquake Ruins
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Earthquake Ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View from Market Street. S.N. Wood Billboard. (S.N. Wood Company was established by A.L. Peyser, brother of photographer David Peyser)

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Golden Gate & Market
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Golden Gate & Market

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west down Golden Gate to earthquake damage to Siminoff Building on the north side of Golden Gate and St. Boniface Church on south side. Police officer monitors onlookers of the damage. [Golden Gate Ave. & Market St.]

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Burned Cable Cars
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Burned Cable Cars

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest to remains of cars of the California Street Cable Car Line at Polk and California. Ruins of Claus Spreckels mansion at right. Lafayette Park in center distance.

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3rd & Market
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3rd & Market

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [231. Examiner Building, Monadnock and Palace Hotel…after the fire.]

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Union Square
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Union Square

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Refugee tents in Union Square near Dewey Moneument after fire and earthquake with St. Francis Hotel in ruins in background. [221. Union Square and St. Francis.]

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Market & Mason
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Market & Mason

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east. Earthquake Damage. Flood Building in background, Admission Day/Native Sons Monument on left, Call Building, Emporium. duplicate of wnp4.1569

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Powell Street
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Powell Street

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view northeast to Earthquake Damage, Chinatown, Telegraph Hill in the distance. [Telegraph Hill & Chinatown, Chas. Bailey LA #99]

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Ferry Building from Bay
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Ferry Building from Bay

View west [Frisco from the Bay Chas Bailey L.A.] Some time after the earthquake. Ferry Building tower is being repaired using scaffolding. Fairmont Hotel is visible on Nob Hill. Merchants Exchange Building in distance center.

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