Market & Embarcadero
1906 Earthquake and Fire, People walking across horsecar tracks near horsecar terminal in front of Ferry Building, with ruins in background.
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Montgomery & California
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View looking west towards Nob Hill from the top of the Kohl Building located at Montgomery and California, showing Kearny and California with Old St. Mary's Church, Old Grace Cathedral, and Fairmont Hotel. "5010. A view of the ruins of the Nob Hill District, looking up California Street...after the disaster of April 18-20, 1906. Fairmont Hotel at the crest of the hill."
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2nd & Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest up Market Street at the Grand Hotel, Palace Hotel, and the Call Building in ruins. [Ruins of the Palace and Grand Hotels after the earthquake and fire April 18, 1906.]
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2nd & Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest showing the Palace Hotel, Monadnock, Examiner and Call Buildings after the fire. [218. Palace Hotel, Monadnock, Examinr and Call Buildings afgter the fire.]
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New Montgomery & Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Sightseers on Market Street. Palace Hotel, Call Building. [Palace Hotel after Earthquake and Fire of April 18, 1906.]
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View from Nob Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to downtown. Kohl Bldg at left, Ferry Building in distance with repair scaffolding. Merchants Exchange at center with structural repairs underway.
Nob Hill
Donahue Statue
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to people sitting around Donahue (Mechanics) Monument, Market Street Earthquake Damage, temporary shack. [Donohue (Sic) Statuary on Mkt. St. Chas. A. Bailey L.A. #22]
Downtown
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].
Downtown
Mission & Beale
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view northwest to single standing corner wall from building. Behind, Merchants Exchange Building. At right, Board of Trade (Union Block) ruins across Market at Pine. Sign for Pacific Heating and Ventilating Co., which had been located at 310 Mission prior to the catastrophe.
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Market & New Montgomery
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest across Market to Grand and Palace Hotel Ruins [McIntosh stereopticon co. Chicago / Palace Hotel, SF, Ca.] Monadnock and Call Buildings at right
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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.
Downtown
Lower Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east towards Ferry Building. Tower repair scaffolding only partially installed.
Downtown
Market Street on fire
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east from center of Market Street near Fremont to Ferry Building. Union Block (Board of Trade Building) on Pine / Davis / Market gore corner, at left.
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California near Sansome
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view west up California Street. Fairmont Hotel, Old St. Mary's Cathedral Grace Church in distance. Kohl Building, Parrott Block. Bank of California under construction at Sansome corner at right. Fireman's Fund Building across Sansome at left reduced to 2 stories and partially restored. At far left, Mutual Life Insurance Building. In distance left, Merchants Exchange Building. Beyond Bank of California construction at right, London & San Francisco Bank Building with flag on roof, showing earthquake damage to exterior, but occupied by Otis, Mc Allister & Co. coffee importers starting in late June, 1906. Just beyond, 3 story building with light granite facade is Mercantile Trust Co. building (Albert Pissis, Architect, 1903)
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Market & Embarcadero
Elevated view east over construction of Ferry Building Loop. Scaffolding on Ferry Building tower. United Railroads [U01007] [Market & East Sts 10-22-06]
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Market & Embarcadero
Elevated view east toward Ferry Building Loop. Temporary Streetcar tracks and Ferry Tower being repaired from scaffolding (with Pacific Construction Co., 17 Spear St. sign). Ferry Drug Co. Southern Pacific Railroad office at far right. United Railroads [U01009] [Market & East Sts. looking east 10-25-06]
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Market & New Montgomery
Grand & Palace Hotels burning. View south across Market from Montgomery. 9. Pillsbury Pictures
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Palace Hotel on Fire
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view southwest across New Montgomery from Market, roof and tower of Grand Hotel in foreground. [Copyright 1906 by C.F.G.]
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Market at Embarcardero
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake-damaged Ferry Building. Building rubble, buckled street, horse drawn carts, people walking.
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Palace Hotel Ruins
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west on Market Street with Monadnock Building and Call Building in distance, people walking, horse drawn cart. ["8703. Palace Hotel, undamaged by earthquake. Interior burned out. San Francisco Disaster, U.S.A."]
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