Open SF History Photos

Liberty St
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Liberty St

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north toward Dolores Park with refugee tents, Mission High School and Mission Dolores parish church beyond, downtown, earthquake damage.

Dolores Heights
Ferry Building
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Ferry Building

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Water Line for refugees [Water line at the Ferry] People line up for water from barrels in back of wagon.

Financial District
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake refugees being fed in the park.

Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Refugee camp [Society Camped in Golden Gate Park No. 7607] McLaren Lodge in background. Duplicate of wnp27.2911.jpg

Golden Gate Park
Union Square Refugees
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Union Square Refugees

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Beds in Union Square, Pillsbury Pictures no. 48]

Downtown / Union Square
Market & Post
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Market & Post

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest across Market to Crocker Building, built 1892, demolished 1966. Ruined and burned buildings after earthquake and fire, Chronicle Building, with Annex, Mutual Savings Bank building at left. Temporary refreshment stands in street. Streetcars running.

Downtown / Union Square
Grant & Greenwich
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Grant & Greenwich

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View NE to Telegraph Hill, fire damage

Telegraph Hill
U.S. Life Saving Station
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U.S. Life Saving Station

View northeast. Lifeboat on carriage outside boathouse.

Ocean Beach
Washington Square
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Washington Square

1906 Earthquake and Fire, People and possessions in Washington Squrare [Washington Square Camp, Copyright 1906 Pillsbury Picture Co. No. 44]

North Beach
Alamo Square
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Alamo Square

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake Refugee Camp. 1198 Fulton St. in background. Caption wrong: [Flag Camp Golden Gate Park Pillsbury Pictures No. 36]

Alamo Square
Jefferson Square
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Jefferson Square

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Jefferson Square Camps] Pillsbury Picture Co. no. 35

Cathedral Hill
Ferry Building
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Ferry Building

view from bay, City burning behind it

Financial District
View from Liberty
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View from Liberty

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view northeast over earthquake and fire damage. Collapsed brick chimney in foreground left. Ruins of City Hall at left, Nob Hill, Flood Mansion and Fairmont Hotel in background left. Main U.S. post office, Union Square buildings and Call Building background right. Some temporary buildings in Mission, a few more than in wnp15.289 and wnp15.288.

Dolores Heights
Stanyan near Frederick
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Stanyan near Frederick

Rainy day view north on Stanyan from Frederick, Golden Gate Park at left.

Cole Valley
Kearny & Washington
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Kearny & Washington

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Hall of Justice ruins, from Portsmouth Square

Chinatown
7th & Mission
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7th & Mission

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view NE to main Post Office

South of Market
15th & Folsom
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15th & Folsom

1906 Earthquake and Fire, ruins Illinois Pacific Glass Company after 1906 Earthquake

Mission
Market & Sacramento
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Market & Sacramento

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view from Ferry Building, earthquake damage

Financial District
Great Highway
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Great Highway

Great Highway and Fulton St. Left to right: Dutch Windmill, U.S. Life Saving Station, Golden Gate Park, Gjoa, Murphy Windmill. Lots of autos with flags and pedestrians

Richmond
Sansome & Halleck
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Sansome & Halleck

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest from inside excavation site. In distance left, ruins of Hayward's Building at Leidesdorff corner, 3rd Merchants Exchange Building with extensive repairs well underway. In distance center, London & San Francisco Bank Building (426 California) showing earthquake damage to exterior wall decorations, but occupied by Otis, McAllister & Co. (coffee importers), Kohl Building beyond. Overland Freight Transfer Co. wagon with driver and horses to right of center.

Financial District