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South Van Ness near 18th
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South Van Ness near 18th

1906 Earthquake and Fire Damage on South Van Ness (Then Howard Street). 2163-2171 Howard Street, between 17th and 18th. It was built in 1904. View east to earthquake damaged houses over Mission Creek

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South Van Ness near 17th
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South Van Ness near 17th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Drunken Houses lean against one another on South Van Ness (then Howard), between 17th and 18th. Howard was renamed South Van Ness in 1932.[Between 17 18 on Howard]

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San Francisco Burning
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San Francisco Burning

Earthquake and Fire, View northeast from about 19th and Sanchez. In lower center, Mission Dolores and parish church, Notre Dame Convent and School, Mission High School. Same image as wnp37.01104.

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17th & South Van Ness
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17th & South Van Ness

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake damage, Looking south From 17th & South Van Ness (then Howard), showing a block of wrecked houses, the Drunken Houses. Bernal Heights in the distance

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Capp near 17th
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Capp near 17th

1906 Earthquake and Fire damage. View northwest across Capp Street between 17th and 18th. Subsidence of sidewalk and temporary railroad line laid on Capp by Ocean Shore Railway Company to carry debris.

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18th near Capp
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18th near Capp

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view northeast toward collapsed houses on South Van Ness (then Howard) between 17th and 18th. (Drunken Houses) from 18th and Capp

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South Van Ness near 17th
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South Van Ness near 17th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Drunken Houses on South Van Ness (then Howard) between 17th and 18th, 2119 Howard in state of deconstruction. Clayton St Family Collection [SC90]

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18th near Shotwell
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18th near Shotwell

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on 18th to cobblestone street split by earthquake damage. Street Kitchen. St. Charles School on left, Krug & Zimmerman malt warehouse, Townley Bros. planing mill on right.

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South Van Ness near 21st
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South Van Ness near 21st

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Collapsed Home of Julius E. Peters, 2522 Howard (now South Van Ness), west side, near 21st Street. Neighboring house to left has Red Cross sign on pillar and still stands at 1060 South Van Ness. Stove in street. Front yard with palms.

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S. Van Ness near 17th
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S. Van Ness near 17th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Tilting houses on S. Van Ness, then Howard Street. Boy standing in front looking into open door of center house.

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Valencia & 19th
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Valencia & 19th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view northwest across Valencia to collapsed Valencia Street Hotel between 18th and 19th Streets before fire burned the block. Many people in street. Cropped from image wnp27.4951.

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South Van Ness near 18th
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South Van Ness near 18th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Drunken Houses on South Van Ness (then Howard) between 17th and 18th

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South Van Ness near 18th
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South Van Ness near 18th

View southeast across South Van Ness (then Howard)[No. 205. Effects of Earthquake, Howard St. Near 18th. May 2, 1906. Turrill & Miller, Photographers, San Francisco, Cal.]

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South Van Ness near 17th
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South Van Ness near 17th

1906 Earthquake and Fire -Drunken Houses, South Van Ness (then Howard) between 17th & 18th

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South Van Ness near 17th
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South Van Ness near 17th

1906 Earthquake and Fire - View northeast to Drunken Houses, South Van Ness (then Howard) between 17th & 18th

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Valencia & 18th
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Valencia & 18th

[8729 Valencia St., which sunk four feet, breaking a great water main, San Francisco Disaster, U.S.A. Copyright 1906 by H. C. White Co.] View south to men strolling around earthquake desolation and giant hole between cable car tracks. Bernal Heights in background.

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Capp near 17th
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Capp near 17th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View North on Capp Street near 17th, Buckled Sidewalks [8714 Great cracks in street and settling sidewalks, Capp Street, San Francisco Disaster, U.S.A. Copyright 1906 by H. C. White Co.] Broken sidewalks, sunken street, automobile, wagon, ruins.

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South Van Ness near 18th
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South Van Ness near 18th

View east to earthquake damaged drunken houses along South Van Ness (then Howard) between 17th and 18th. Victorian homes tipped from earthquake, groups of people on sidewalk. Same image as 37.02121, different cropping. [192. Earthquake wrecked buildings on Howard St.]

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Mission High School
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Mission High School

1906 Earthquake and Fire, 18th and Dolores, food distribution breadline following 1906 earthquake

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Capp near 17th
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Capp near 17th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View North on Capp Street near 17th, Man stands next to buckled and subsided sidewalk. Temporary railroad tracks laid by Ocean Shore Railway Company to carry debris. [Earthquake cracks No. 388]

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