Open SF History Photos

Unknown Location
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Unknown Location

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Woman cooking on outdoor stove (street kitchen) following 1906 earthquake. People were not allowed to cook in their kitchens until chimneys had been inspected. Crate on ground is from Wellman, Peck & Co. wholesale grocers.

Stanyan & Oak
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Stanyan & Oak

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Refugees lining up for supplies at Young Men's Hebrew Association on Page Street

Haight Ashbury
de Young Museum
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de Young Museum

Museum Entrance - Golden Gate Park. Pool of Enchantment in foreground with statue of boy playing flute. [dpwbook35 dpw9899]

Golden Gate Park
Oak & Stanyan
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Oak & Stanyan

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Refugees lining up for supplies at Young Men's Hebrew Association on Page Street

Haight Ashbury
Unknown ruins
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Unknown ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Man standing among rubble

Hayes near Van Ness
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Hayes near Van Ness

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west on Hayes to ruins of St. Ignatius Church and College. Present site of Davies Symphony Hall.

Civic Center
Spreckels Mansion
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Spreckels Mansion

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest from Van Ness near Sacramento. Fire and quake damage

Polk Gulch
Bush near Montgomery
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Bush near Montgomery

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to Mills Building's fire and quake damage

Downtown / Union Square
View from Parnassus
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View from Parnassus

St. Ignatius Church, Kezar Pavilion, Golden Gate Park

Parnassus Heights
Russian Hill from the Bay
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Russian Hill from the Bay

View of future Aquatic Park from bay. Ghirardelli factory and rowing clubs at center. Foot of Polk Street and Fontana Warehouse at right.

California near Pierce
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California near Pierce

View East [Constructing cable road in San Francisco] Cyanotype

Lower Pacific Heights
View from SF Bay
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View from SF Bay

View northeast from ferry boat toward downtown SF and Ferry Building. Pacific Telephone Building, Shell Building (completed 1929) under construction, Russ Building (1927). 57 sign, Wellman Coffee sign. [Home San Francisco's tug line 102]

SF Bay
18th near Shotwell
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18th near Shotwell

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on brick street split by earthquake [View of one of the gaps torn in the streets.]

Mission
de Young Museum
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de Young Museum

Golden Gate Park. Elevated view of the de Young Memorial Museum taken from the top of the Music Stand (Spreckles Temple of Music.) [A923 1928 Museum, Golden Gate Park] [DPW A923]

Golden Gate Park
Postcard view of fire
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Postcard view of fire

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to people watching approaching fire after 1906 earthquake, from hilltop. Same image as wnp37.01225. [Van Ness Ave burning. Postcard mailed 09/08/1906]

Cathedral Hill
Downtown Burning
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Downtown Burning

Elevated view from Nob Hill looking east. Goldberg Bowen & Co. Grocers at 426-432 Pine St., Merchants Exchange and Mills Building in background [Fire near Western Union office.] Photo postcard. [Pillsbury Picture Co. No. 113]

Chinatown
Filbert near Columbus
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Filbert near Columbus

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Ruins of the Palace Baths, Alonzo Trueworthy, Proprietor. North Beach. Ten bathtubs in foreground. Ruins of Russian Church, back left. In the far distance, spire of St. Francis Church. [Postcard, A typical scene in the burned district.]

Russian Hill
Unknown location
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Unknown location

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [A sample of the temporary shelters erected by the fugitives.]

Sports Center Fire
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Sports Center Fire

View from about Eugenia and Winfield, Sports Center Bowling Alley on the east side of Mission between 29th and Virginia. 1 of 4.

Bernal Heights
Sports Center Fire
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Sports Center Fire

View from about Eugenia and Winfield, Sports Center Bowling Alley on the east side of Mission between 29th and Virginia. 2 of 4.

Bernal Heights