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After 1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south from Nob Hill, approximately Taylor and Pine. Hall of Records and City Hall to right, reconstruction in progress. Post Office & Court of Appeals, St. Boniface Church in middle distance, center. Potrero Hill, Bernal Heights, Mt. San Bruno in background. Jones St. Cable Car at intersection, lower right.
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View northwest from Nob Hill toward the summit of Russian Hill. Smokestack of cable car barn at Washington & Mason at right center.
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Post 1906 Earthquake and Fire, view southeast from Crocker Mansion grounds on California Street between Taylor and Jones Streets. Reconstruction in progress. Buildings around Union Square at left, including Whittell Building, Butler Building, St. Francis Hotel with annex construction in progress, Flood Building. Ruins of A. N. Towne mansion on California Street at far left center. The building's portico was moved to Lloyd Lake in Golden Gate Park in 1909 and became known as Portals of the Past.
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View southeast toward Fairmont Hotel and as-yet-unrestored Flood Mansion / Pacific Union Club, still surrounded by ruins of 1906 fire and earthquake
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Post-earthquake ruins, view toward Bay. Powell near Clay.
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Night view east from Nob Hill to illuminated ships at anchor in bay, the 'Great White Fleet'. Ferry Building visible at left with lights on tower and giant electric stars and stripes shield decoration in front. Kohl Building, Alaska Commercial Building (1907), Merchants Exchange, Clunie Building, Mills Building. Pagoda of Sing Fat Building (1907) outlined with electric lights. Sacramento & Powell intersection at lower right.
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Nob Hill, Elevated view northwest across intersection of Powell and California, unrestored Flood Mansion (restored 1910 for Pacific-Union Club) at left background, 1906 ruins of Stanford Mansion at left. United Railroads Powell Street cable car
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View east towards Ferry Building; Sing Chong Co., St. Mary's Church Kohl Building, Merchants Exchange Building; giant ad for Portola festival on Yerba Buena Island at background left.
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View southeast from ruins on lot of Tobin house towards Call Building. Whittell Building finished. Rebuilt steeples of Temple Emanu-el at center. Detail of broader view at wnp71.0112.
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View over rebuilt North Beach towards Telegraph Hill. Clay and Wetmore Street in foreground.
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View from near Powell and Clay over rebuilt North Beach towards bay and Yerba Buena Island. Columbus Tower / Sentinel Bldg. at center
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View southeast from ruins on lot of Tobin house over Union Square district to reconstruction well underway. Rebuilt Temple Emanu-el with shorter towers, Chronicle Annex, Shreve Building , Call Building, Whittell Building, Butler Building, Humboldt Bank Building, St. Francis Hotel annex under construction, Flood Building, rebuilt First Congregational Church (far right) See wnp4.1587 for cropped detail. [G810 EF-133] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
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Somerset Apartments, 1111 Pine between Jones and Leavenworth, built 1909, C.O. Smith architect. View south from across the street. Cable car tracks. J. Allec dyeing and cleaning rig with horse, early automobile.
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Fairmont Hotel, northeast corner of California and Mason Streets. Two California Street Cable Railway cars at right.
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Nighttime view. Admission Day Celebration 1910. Ferry Building and ships Illuminated.
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View northeast to Fairmont Hotel and Flood Mansion, California Street Cable Car. Flood Mansion has been reopened as the Pacific Union Club, with major renovations and additions by Willis Polk.
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View northeast toward Telegraph Hill, North Beach in middle distance. Rebuilt St. Francis of Assisi Church at center.
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View northeast from Nob Hill to Telegraph Hill. St. Francis of Assisi Church at center. Duplicate of wnp37.01504
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View Northeast from Fairmont Hotel toward bay, Donaldina Cameron House at Sacramento and Joice street in foreground
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View southwest from Nob Hill to Twin Peaks, Mt. Sutro, Buena Vista Park, Lone Mountain and cemeteries in distance. Southmayde Apartments (1909), southwest corner of Bush and Taylor at lower left. Nearby, Hotel Arthur at Post and Jones with large Owl Cigar sign on side. To left of center, large two story building is temporary Palace Hotel at northwest corner of Post and Leavenworth, beyond is Goldberg Bowen Warehouse, Sutter & Leavenworth, to its right Hotel Reich at 1000 Bush (Jones Corner). St. Mary's Cathedral and nearby churches in distance center.
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