Earthquake Refugees
1906 Earthquake and Fire, [2021-A Temporary Home near the City Hall, San Francisco, Cal. Copyright 1906 by American Stereoscopic Co. A-91144] Metal shed with three people and chairs.
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City Hall Ruins
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north across Market St. to Earthquake ruins, City Hall and Hall of Records. Boy poses holding dangling cable. [16857. What an Earthquake can do for a modern city in three minutes, San Francisco.] Streetcar, City Hall and Hall of Records. Pioneer (James Lick) Monument at far right
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Minna near 5th
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest across field of rubble to Old U.S. Mint at 5th and Mission Streets. [8187-United States Mint, surrounded by the ruins of earthquake and fire, San Francisco, Cal. U-91119]
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Earthquake ruins
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest to woman cooking at street kitchen. Earthquake and fire ruins behind. Wagon, horses, barrels. Lick Baths (10th St., between Mission and Howard) and City Hall ruins in background center. [Stereoview card caption 'Making the best of trying circumstances. Cooking [...?] streets of San Francisco]
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3rd & Howard
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north on 3rd Street towards Aronson Building, Mutual Savings Building, Call Building, Chronicle Annex, Palace Hotel (at right). Demolition by dynamiting, probably Hearst Examiner Building. Rubble and ruins from earthquake. Metropolitan Hotel ruins at right center.
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New Montgomery & Jessie
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south on New Montgomery to fire roaring out of windows of Crossley building. Grand Hotel at left. [NE Cor New Montgy & Mission. Copyright 1906. Pillsbury Picture Co. Crossley Bldg.] (Hand colored version wnp59.00046b)
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Flood Building
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view northeast to Powell and Market corner, burned Flood Building, from near 5th and Market.
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Howard near 4th
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest across Howard to Ocean Shore Railway cars and horses moving rubble after the 1906 earthquake on temporary tracks. In background, from left, Fairmont Hotel, Whittell Building under construction, Shreve Building, ruins of Jessie Street Powerhouse and smokestack, steel structure of Kamm Building during reconstruction, Call Building, Chronicle Building Annex, west side of Aronson Building.
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Market near Valencia
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to people in Market street watching fire approach. Hotel Franklin, Burke's Saloon in background
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City Hall
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Ruins of City Hall after earthquake. From about Mission and 9th street.
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6th & Mission
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest on 6th Street from about Mission. Refugees standing in bread line, soldiers, earthquake ruins. Ruins of Hotel Phillips at 6th and Stevenson in the background. Ruins of the Donohoe Building at Taylor and Market in the distance. [71]
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6th & Howard
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Couple smiling. Woman holding forks. Souvenir hunters in Earthquake ruins. Mint and Call Building in background.
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Market & 6th
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view south on 6th Street at approaching fire. Soldier with rifle standing in street. Van Vroom Dental Parlor, Chicago Dental Parlor at right. Original Hewes Building, Hale Bros. Department Store annex at left.[7]
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Downtown Ruins
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Flood Bldg and Emporium, looking north from Mission Street. Fairmont Earthquake Collection Ruins with Scavengers [SC11]
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7th & Mission
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Fairmont Earthquake Collection. Post Office with car [SC11]
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1906 Earthquake and Fire, Refugees eating at long table with City Hall ruins in background, Genthe Photos [SC60] [SC61]
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7th & Market
View south to Grant Building with Market Street Bank, U.S. Post Office and Courthouse. Rubble and sightseers
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Old Mint
View northwest across Mission to Old U.S. Mint at 5th and Mission Streets. [U.S. Mint 5th And Mission Sts.
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Mission & 7th
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Collapsed cobblestone street in front of US Post Office, Street car in background.
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7th & Mission
1906 Earthquake and Fire, US Post Office Building. Men ogling women. People milling about. After earthquake.
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