Open SF History Photos

Twin Peaks Boulevard
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Twin Peaks Boulevard

Looking north, with wooden road barriers

Midtown Terrace
Downtown Ruins
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Downtown Ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake Ruins with soldiers

Unknown Location
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Unknown Location

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake ruins, street filled with debris, partial brick walls, streetcar tracks.

Fire from Buena Vista Park
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Fire from Buena Vista Park

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Looking east to the 'Ham and Eggs Fire' in Hayes Valley

Buena Vista
Gate at Sutro Heights
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Gate at Sutro Heights

Looking out through main gate onto Cliff Road (now Point Lobos Ave). Sutro Railroad streetcar #89 passing by. Two statues of knights holding spears flank the gate.

Sutro Heights
California & Jones
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California & Jones

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Looking northeast to ruins of William H. Crocker mansion at northeast corner of California and Jones, present site of Grace Cathedral

Nob Hill
City Hall Ruins
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City Hall Ruins

View north from 8th & Market to ruins of City Hall. Pioneer (James Lick) Monument in Marshall Square in foreground. People strolling, newly built businesses with awnings along south side of square.

South of Market
Russian Hill
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Russian Hill

View north from Jackson Street during reconstruction. Octagon house on Green street (survived the fire) in the distance.

Nob Hill
Alcatraz Island
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Alcatraz Island

Northeast end of island viewed from Bay.

Kearny near Maiden Lane
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Kearny near Maiden Lane

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view south on Kearny to Examiner Building, burning Call Building, 700 Market Building and Mutual Savings Bank, Raphaels clothiers (Kearny and Maiden Lane)

Downtown / Union Square
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

View north across the Lily Pond ( formerly Quarry Lake)

Golden Gate Park
Market & Grant
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Market & Grant

View north across Market to Union Trust Wells Fargo building; Phelan Building, Savings Union Bank, Zobel's Millinery; I. Magnin & Co., Grant and Market Streets decorated for Christmas with evergreen garlands over and along the sidewalks. Renon Baking Co. truck at left.

Downtown / Union Square
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

Looking east from Sharon Building; Children's playground, donkey rides

Golden Gate Park
View N from Twin Peaks
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View N from Twin Peaks

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view north from lower Twin Peaks (around the hairpin of Twin Peaks Boulevard) above Solari Hill (Kite Hill). Market Street at right, Gray Brothers Brick Factory on Corona Heights (at left). City Hall dome in the background right center.

Clarendon Heights
20th & San Carlos
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20th & San Carlos

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view looking west from Mission District Earthquake Ruins, Tank Hill, Corona Heights, Mission High School, Buena Vista Park (part of Panorama - see wnp27.3376)

Mission
View S from Cliff House
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View S from Cliff House

Looking south from Cliff House along Ocean Beach. Lurline (Olympic) Pier in center.

Sutro Heights
20th & San Carlos
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20th & San Carlos

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view northwest across destroyed portion of Mission District; Basilica of Mission Dolores in background left (part of Panorama - see wnp27.3375)

Mission
Broadway near Baker
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Broadway near Baker

Ulysses S. Grant School Class Photo

Pacific Heights
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

Arizona Gardens next to the Conservatory of Flowers. Woman and child posing, people on steps [3085]

Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

View looking east along Main Drive from Favorite Point near Conservatory of Flowers. Women walking with parasols, children sitting in the grass, people in horse drawn conveyances [744 Perkins]

Golden Gate Park