Russian Hill

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View From Russian Hill
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View From Russian Hill

City View toward Telegraph Hill and North Beach. View northeast from about Vallejo and Taylor. Washington Square in center behind trees at center. Original Ss. Peter & Paul Church at Filbert and Grant, St. Peter's Protestant Episcopal Church to left of Washington Square at Stockton and Filbert. Stulz Bros. Grocery, Union and Columbus (then Montgomery Ave.). Duplicate of wnp27.3771.

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View E from Russian Hill
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View E from Russian Hill

Elevated view east, photo postcard of Washington Square, North Beach, Telegraph Hill and Layman's Castle. Layman's Castle was destroyed by fire in July, 1903. Yerba Buena Island in background. Original Ss. Peter & Paul Church at Filbert and Grant, St. Peter's Protestant Episcopal Church to left of Washington Square at Stockton and Filbert. Stulz Bros. Grocery, Union and Columbus (then Montgomery Ave.).[Arthur Livingston, publisher, NY 106. San Francisco, Cal. From Telegraph Hill (Sic)]

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Taylor & Broadway
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Taylor & Broadway

Russian Hill. Looking north. Charles Homer house, demolished. The retaining wall, built in 1867, contributed to the survival of much of Russian Hill's summit in the 1906 fire.

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Francisco St. Reservoir
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Francisco St. Reservoir

View northeast from Larkin toward Bay Street, Fisherman's Wharf, Meiggs' Wharf in background [858-D]

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Francisco St. Reservoir
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Francisco St. Reservoir

View easterly from approximately Larkin and Fracisco, toward Hyde Street. Fisherman's Wharf in left distance. [859-D]

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View W from Russian Hill
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View W from Russian Hill

[From Lombard & Larkin] Looking northwest past houses on west side of Larkin over gas works undeveloped Harbor View towards Presidio and Golden Gate.

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View NW from Russian Hill
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View NW from Russian Hill

Looking northwest past houses on west side of Larkin over gas works undeveloped Harbor View towards Presidio and Golden Gate. Same image as wnp37.03661 with different cropping. [SC42 ]

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Mason & Union
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Mason & Union

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view easterly from about Mason near Union toward Telegraph Hill. Washington Square (with trees) at center. Filbert and Union streets are notable in the background. [Towards Telegraph Hill across Washington Square]

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Fire from Russian Hill
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Fire from Russian Hill

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Around 4:00 pm. View southeast from Russian Hill, Appraisers Building, Columbus Tower (Sentinel Building), Hall of Justice on Portsmouth Square, Kohl Building, Merchant's Exchange [San Francisco In Flames. Copyrighted 1906 by A.L. Murat S.F. Cal.]

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View From Taylor & Green
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View From Taylor & Green

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Keystone View Co. Alcatraz Island from Russian Hill. DeMartini House on the left with the turrets is still there today at the end of Macondray Lane.

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Union near Leavenworth
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Union near Leavenworth

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east across North Beach to Telegraph Hill from Russian Hill. All ruins, cable car tracks, Washington Square and men walking.

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Polk & Bay
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Polk & Bay

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [8730 Fort Mason, where thousands of destitute sufferers found relief, San Francisco Disaster, U.S.A. Copyright 1906 by H. C. White Co.] View northwest towards Fort Mason of tents, earthquake refugees on site of today's Galileo High School.

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View of Russian Hill
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View of Russian Hill

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake damage, View from Jackson and Van Ness looking north-north east. (part of a panorama with wnp37.01291)

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View N from Russian Hill
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View N from Russian Hill

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View over ruins of North Beach and north waterfront. Columbus Ave crossing left to right. Ships at anchor, Alcatraz & Angel Islands in distance [EF-69] [F810 EF-069] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

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Mason near Green
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Mason near Green

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to Telegraph Hill and ruins after earthquake and fire. St. Francis of Assisi church at center, Appraisers Building and Ferry Building (with scaffolding on tower) in right distance. [SF May 1906 EF-62] [F810 EF-062] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

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Polk near Bay
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Polk near Bay

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest from future Galileo High School over refugee tents towards Fort Mason. Post Hospital at center (still extant 2018 as GGNRA headquarters) [8730 Fort Mason, where thousands of destitute sufferers found relief EF-72] [stereo] [F810 EF-072] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

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Chestnut & Jones
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Chestnut & Jones

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake Ruins, Russian Hill in distance, looking Southeast

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Powell & Pacific
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Powell & Pacific

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake Ruins, Looking northeast from Powell & Pacific, Telegraph Hill, Surviving buildings at Union and Montgomery

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Green & Powell
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Green & Powell

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake Ruins, view northeast from Green & Powell to Telegraph Hill, Powell streetcar tracks. Washington Square at left. Grahame Hardy collection.

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Fire from Russian Hill
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Fire from Russian Hill

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake and Fire, View southeast from Russian Hill, city burning in background, giggling girls, Genthe Photos. Hall of Justice on Portsmouth Square at left. Major Montgomery St. buildings. [SC59]

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