Nob Hill

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Pine near Jones
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Pine near Jones

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on Pine between Jones and Taylor, Fairmont Hotel in background

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Joice near California
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Joice near California

1906 earthquake and fire. View east from Joice St. near California St. towards ruins of Grace Church. Ferry Building in far distance.

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Flood Mansion
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Flood Mansion

1906 earthquake and fire. Ruins of Flood Mansion on California St. between Mason and Taylor. Worker with pickaxe in street.

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Hyde near California
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Hyde near California

1906 earthquake and fire. View northwest on Hyde at the corner of California. Pacific Heights in the distance. Burned cable cars, stored in hope of escaping the fire.

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Clay near Jones
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Clay near Jones

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view east looking down Clay St. Billowing smoke in distance. Rubble in streets.

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Flood Mansion
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Flood Mansion

1906 Earthquake and Fire, ruins of burned out Flood Mansion on Nob Hill, viewed northwest across intersection of California and Mason Streets. Sightseers on sidewalks and in street.

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California & Taylor
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California & Taylor

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Ruins of Alban Towne Mansion. Entrance columns relocated to Lloyd Lake in Golden Gate Park in 1909 as Portals of the Past.

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Pine near Powell
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Pine near Powell

1906 Earthquake and Fire. View looking southwest from lawn behind Stanford residence over burned area. Portion of wall and turret surrounding Mark Hopkins residence at right. Many chimneys standing. Nearly the same view as wnp70.10084

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View from Nob Hill
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View from Nob Hill

1906 Earthquake and Fire. View looking southwest from lawn behind Stanford residence over burned area. Ornamental iron railing in foreground. Many chimneys standing. Nearly the same view as wnp70.10083

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California & Jones
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California & Jones

1906 Earthquake and Fire, looking east on California St from Jones. Ruins at left of William H. Crocker mansion, present site of Grace Cathedral. Flood Mansion and Fairmont Hotel in distance.

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California & Taylor
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California & Taylor

1906 Earthquake and Fire. Ruins of City Hall framed by entrance columns of former Alban Towne Mansion. Portals moved to Golden Gate Park in 1909 as Portals of the Past..

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Nob Hill ruins
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Nob Hill ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast from Jones between Clay and Washington. Ruins of Fairmont Hotel and Flood Mansion at right. Ferry Building in distance at left.

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View from Nob Hill
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View from Nob Hill

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view south from Nob Hill showing wall of smoke south of Market, City Hall and Hall of Records in background right. Nob Hill buildings still intact before the fire reached them. The view is from the roof of the Tobin mansion at the southeast corner of California and Taylor (1871), now the site of the Huntington Hotel. Immediately left of Tobin's dormer is the five-story Hotel Bella Vista, built in 1883-1884 for Teresa Fair. To its left, at the southwest corner of Bush and Taylor, is a seven-story brick apartment building completed in late 1905. To its left, at the southeast corner of Pine and Taylor (across the street from the Bella Vista) is a five-story wood-framed apartment building built in 1903. (WMK)

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Sacramento near Miller
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Sacramento near Miller

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast across Sacramento Street between Powell and Stockton showing building damaged with front facade fallen into the street.

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California near Powell
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California near Powell

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on California near Powell with Grace Church on the right and the Ferry Building in the distance. [Looking down California St. after fire April 18th 06.]

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View NE from Nob Hill
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View NE from Nob Hill

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Bird's Eye View showing Telegraph Hill and Burned District from Powell Street to Bay.] Taken from approximate location of Fairmont Hotel.

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Stockton near Sacramento
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Stockton near Sacramento

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View from Stockton between Sacramento and Clay at ruins on Nob Hill with the Fairmont Hotel visible on hill. [Fairmont Hotel After Fire and Earthquake.]

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Nob Hill
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View southeast toward Fairmont Hotel and Flood Mansion (in ruins) from about Jones near Clay. [July 4, 1907 Hotel Fairmont, where I am staying]

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Fairmont Hotel
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Fairmont Hotel

Postcard View north east from California and Mason

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California near Mason
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California near Mason

[...of the Celebrated Flood Mansion, S. F. CA. Apr. 8-07] View north across California St. to Flood Mansion; Fairmont Hotel at right; man with star on chest with dog.

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