1906 downtown ruins
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [8701 General view of burned area, Market St. on left) from Ferry Tower, San Francisco Disaster, U.S.A. Copyright 1906 by H. C. White Co.] Earthquake ruins
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Ruins from Ferry Building
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view west from Ferry Building tower scaffolding over wholesale district, Nob Hill Fairmont Hotel, Appraiser's Building in distance, earthquake ruins and early reconstruction.[8280-Fairmount Hotel and Nob Hill, west from Ferry Bldg. Tower over miles of ruins, San Francisco, Cal. Copyright 1906 by Underwood & Underwood. U-91730]
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California near Sansome
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west on California to people on street, earthquake ruins, Nob Hill, Grace Church, Fairmont Hotel, Kohl Building. Ruins of Wells Fargo Bank (Friedlander's Building) on right. At left across Sansome, Fireman's Fund building. [8722 California St., to Fairmount Hotel, Great Merchant's Exchange on left, San Francisco Disaster, U.S.A. Copyright 1906 by H. C. White Co.]
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Palace Hotel On Fire
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest across Market to New Montgomery intersection. Fire at the Palace Hotel, smoke pouring down street beside Grand Hotel at left. Same original image as postcard at wnp70.1233.
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Market & Battery
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest to information kiosk set up in front of the Donahue Monument after 1906 earthquake and fire, with woman selling buttermilk for 5 cents a glass and signs promoting buttermilk for health and longevity. Merchants Exchange in background.
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Market & Steuart
1906 Earthquake and Fire, People standing in street watching great fire after 1906 earthquake. Hotel Terminus.
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Sacramento near Leidesdorff
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake ruins and fire . View east on Sacramento. Rubble in street, people watching fire in distance. Owen H. Smyth, printer, 511 Sacramento at right. Old What Cheer House.
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2nd and Jessie
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west down Jessie. Large number of rescuers at the Wilcox House, collapsed rooming house on southwest corner of 2nd & Jessie. North side of Crossley Building and south side of Grand and Palace Hotels in background.
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Montgomery Block
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Washington and Montgomery Streets. Ferry Building in background. Earthquake rubble. Wagons, horses. Present site of Transamerica Pyramic
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Market near Drumm
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Ferry Building with scaffolding after 1906 earthquake. Rubble still in streets and groups of people huddled. duplicate of wnp37.04328
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Mills Building
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Mills Building at 220 Bush with earthquake ruins on all side. View towards the east from Nob Hill
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California & Kearny
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west up California at earthquake ruins, tourists. Grace Church, Old St. Mary's Church, Fairmont Hotel. Tent on corner with signage for Safes Opened, Rebuilt, Moved and Stored.
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Sansome near California
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Pulling Down Walls Sansome Street near California Street]
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Market near Battery
1906 Earthquake and Fire, somewhere on Market Street. [Gussie, Tom, Mayme, Joe, Gladys, George]. People drinking out of bottles. Earthquake ruins in background. Postal Telegraph tent in background. (3 couples, Frances Augusta 'Gussie' Luce, Thomas F. Rogers, Mayme, Joe, Gladys VanDyke, George W. Luce) (Postal Telegraph Company only had one location in the city immediately after the 1906 earthquake: 534 Market St.)
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Embarcadero & Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Looking west. Earthquake ruins and people milling about.
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Market & 2nd
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Couple walking up street. Call Building in distance.
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Market & Bush
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Fairmont Earthquake Collection. Mechanic's Monument / Donahue Monument with car [SC11]
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Battery & Bush
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast towards fire raging on south side of Market Street in Lachman Block next door to Excelsior Glove Co. (415 Market). Donahue Mechanics Monument, fire pumper engine. Sheldon Block at 1st St. corner. [Showing SE corner 1st Market April 18th 1906 EF-21 61 F] [F810 EF-021] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
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Market & New Montgomery
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Stereoview west to Palace Hotel, Monadnock Building and Call Building. People walking with suitcases, Horses and wagons. [8703 Palace Hotel, undamaged by earthquake, Interior burned out, San Francisco Disaster.] [F810 EF-039] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
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View SW from Ferry Bldg.
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view southwest to Steuart St. with some small buildings completed and under construction. Smith's Cash Store. [From Ferry Bldg. Tower S.W. over great burned district of destroyed San Francisco, Cal. Underwood U-91732 EF-96] Steuart St. between Market & Mission [stereo] [F810 EF-096] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
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